Chaos Overlords

Godot 4 Recreation of the 1996 Classic
A faithful desktop rebuild of the cult classic gang warfare strategy game by Stick Man Games / New World Computing. Hire gangs, seize territory, and dominate the city in this dark cyberpunk underworld.
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About

Chaos Overlords is a Godot 4 recreation of the 1996 turn-based strategy game where players compete as crime lords vying for control of a dystopian city. Hire gangs with unique abilities, deploy them across city sectors, engage in tactical combat, and expand your criminal empire.

This project faithfully recreates the original game mechanics verified from decompiled source, with updated visuals at 1920x1080 resolution. All game logic — dice pools, combat formulas, AI thresholds, sector control — has been verified against the original executable.

Features

Verified Mechanics

All game mechanics extracted and verified from the original 1996 executable via Ghidra decompilation. Combat, hiring, sector control — all authentic.

Desktop HD

Rebuilt for 1920x1080 with modern UI. All interface elements coded from scratch — no HUD images, fully dynamic layout.

Godot 4 Engine

Built on Godot 4 with GDScript. Open source, cross-platform, no dependencies. Clone and play.

AI Opponents

Computer opponents with verified AI logic — hiring priorities, gang deployment strategies, and combat decisions matching the original game.

Gang Warfare

Recruit from diverse gang types — hackers, thugs, assassins, militia. Each with unique stats, abilities, and combat modifiers.

Open Source

Full source on GitHub. Contribute, fork, mod. The original game deserves to live on.

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