Under the hood
The 6 projects behind Halo: Combat Evolved: what each is, its license, how much of its code matches the original, its last commit and the systems it ships for. Then how they connect, and who made them.
Projects
On a narrow screen, the table scrolls sideways.
| Project | Status | License | Code matched | Last commit | Stars | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What brings it back (4) | ||||||
| OpenCEDecompilation | not known | CC0-1.0 | not known | Oct 21, 2026 | 1.7K | Windows, Linux and Android |
| haloDecompilation | not known | not known | not known | Oct 9, 2023 | 457 | not known |
| haloDecompilation | not known | AGPL-3.0 | 28.3% | Oct 17, 2026 | 197 | not known |
| halo-cleanroomGame | not known | not known | not known | not known | not known | not known |
| Crossovers played in it (1) | ||||||
| SMC64 - Mario in Halo: CECrossover | Released | not known | not known | not known | not known | Windows |
| Crossovers that bring it in (1) | ||||||
| Halo / MW2 DirectorCrossover | In progress | not known | not known | not known | not known | macOS |
Code matched is decomp.dev's latest measure, linked to its page. Stars and the last commit are the repository's.
How they connect
Forks, and what each project is built on or needs. Projects in grey are not Halo: Combat Evolved's.
- OpenCE
Used by
People
- punpckhdq · Author of OpenCE and halo
- bnunu · Author of OpenCE
- MrBruh · Author of OpenCE
- halo-re · Author of halo
- Andrew Nakas · Author of halo-cleanroom
- Ben Burns · Author of halo-cleanroom
- KodyJKing · Author of SMC64 - Mario in Halo: CE
- 0xburn · Author of Halo / MW2 Director
From recomp.gg's How to play, read Oct 13, 2026, recomp.gg shelf, read Oct 11, 2026, the mashups list, read Oct 17, 2026, SubmitGame's list, read Oct 20, 2026, GitHub releases, read Oct 20, 2026, the GitHub API, read Oct 21, 2026 and decomp.dev, read Oct 14, 2026. Each project's page names where its own facts come from.