Recently, a user on ITC.UA commented on the new game by Fable creator Peter Molyneux: "It would be better if it were a new Black and White" — and here it is. However, the game is essentially the same, unofficially made on a custom engine.
The newly created open-source Black and White engine, developed by fans of the game Openblack, has been in the works for the past five years. This is version 0.1.0, not a full release of 1.0 — there is still a long way to go in development, and there are bugs. The C++ engine has transformed the original game while supporting modern visualization technologies such as Vulkan. The new Black and White is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as Steam Deck, and it features "experimental support" for Android and iOS.
The game Black and White, like almost all works of the now-defunct Lionhead studio, is not freely available. You cannot simply download Openblack and start playing — you need to add files from the original game for it to function, which means you must own a legal copy of the game.
Given the gradual removal of retro games from stores and the lack of official technical support, such projects help extend the life of these games. Moreover, they adapt them to modern computers and enhance the gaming experience.
Source: PC Gamer
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