openra ☆
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Description:
Real-time strategy game engine for Westwood games
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 20250330@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @OpenRA  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: rts gaming open-source strategy modding
Install: brew install --cask openra
About:
OpenRA is a real-time strategy game engine that modernizes classic Westwood titles like Command & Conquer, Red Alert, and Dune 2000. It provides cross-platform multiplayer support, enhanced spectating tools, and a fully moddable Lua-based scripting environment. The engine separates game logic from data, allowing the community to create new rules, units, and total conversions.
Key Features:
  • Modernized multiplayer with matchmaking and spectator tools
  • Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux)
  • Extensible Lua scripting for custom game modes
  • Reimagined UI and quality-of-life improvements
  • Open-source engine with active modding community
Use Cases:
  • Playing classic RTS games with modern online features
  • Creating custom mods and total conversions
  • Learning game development via open-source engine code
  • Spectating and analyzing competitive matches
Alternatives:
  • Warzone 2100 – 3D RTS with similar open-source philosophy but different setting and mechanics
  • Zero-K – Open-source RTS focused on large-scale battles and physics-based weapons
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:21pm 20250330 0 VERSION_BUMP 574bf368
Oct 10, 2023 9:39am 20231010 0 VERSION_BUMP 8b5b535b
Feb 26, 2023 6:53am 20230225 0 VERSION_BUMP f040d920
Jan 22, 2023 1:07pm 20210321 0 VERSION_BUMP 42ace044
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