Descent 3

Descent 3 (PC, 1999) has an official source code release, DescentDevelopers/Descent3, and 1 other public project, including a source port.

Data checked 2026-10-12 · unbaked registry

Projects

Descent3

Source releaseC++ (CMake), SDL23,016 starspushed 2026-09-16GPL-3.0 licenserelease v1.5.0

Descent 3 by Outrage Entertainment

Wikipedia: open-source code, proprietary assets; source released 2024 by/for Outrage Entertainment. Source released 2024-04 (MIT initially, relicensed GPL-3.0). On April 16, 2024, Kevin Bentley (one of the programmers of the game) released…

Piccu Engine – Descent 3 PC port

Source portDescent 3 engine based on official source release160 starspushed 2026-08-27GPL-3.0 licenserelease v1.2.2

Descent 3: Piccu Engine, a version of the game Descent 3 focused on quality-of-life improvements.

Latest release v1.2.2 (2024-09-12); runs on Windows; by InsanityBringer; listed in Quiver Launcher catalog

What you need

You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.

More on PC

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

PCMindustrySource releaseAgent environment201929k2026-10-11 PCosu!Source releaseReadable bytecode+1200719k2026-10-12 PCCommand & Conquer Remastered CollectionSource release202021k2025-01-16 PCRollerCoaster Tycoon 2ReimplementationAgent environment200216k2026-10-12 PCDune 2000Reimplementation199818k2026-10-11 PCAge of Empires IIReimplementation199914k2026-10-03 PCCataclysm: Dark Days AheadSource release201313k2026-10-12 PCCivilization VSource releaseReimplementation201011k2026-10-12

Found via en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_g, gamedeveloper.com/business/descent-3-s-source-co, news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40048177, quiverlauncher.com/apps/descent-3-piccu-engine

GitHub data checked 2026-10-12. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.