Curse of War vs OpenRCT2
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted game servers options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Curse of War OpenRCT2 Category Game Servers Game Servers License GPL-3.0 GPL-3.0 Language C C++ Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 32 MB 512 MB Deployment bare-metal, binary bare-metal, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 361 ★ 16,049 First released 2013 2014 Replaces commercial RTS games RollerCoaster Tycoon
Why pick each one
Choose Curse of War if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Written in C Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM Curse of War details
Frequently asked questions Is Curse of War or OpenRCT2 better? Neither is universally better. OpenRCT2 has the larger community, while Curse of War is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Curse of War and OpenRCT2 free and open-source? Yes. Curse of War is licensed under GPL-3.0 and OpenRCT2 under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Curse of War and OpenRCT2 with Docker? Curse of War: check the project docs for container support. OpenRCT2: check the project docs for container support.