Jazz Jackrabbit
1994Windows, macOS, LinuxPlayable
Runs natively on PC through OpenJazz.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- PC
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser
- Method
- RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
- Status
- Playable
- Latest release
- 20260301 ↗
- Last update
- Mar 2026
Listing updated .
About Jazz Jackrabbit
Devan Shell, the leader of the turtle terrorists, has kidnapped the beloved rabbit princess, Eva Earlong, and has inhabited the galaxy with his looting goons! Is all hope lost for the galactic rabbits? The fate of planet Carrotus is in the hands of one lone rabbit! It's up to you to rescue Eva Earlong and prevent Devan Shell from financing his maniacal plot of turtle domination by swiping the goods out from under his slimy beak.
- Released
- 3 Jul 1994
- Genre
- Shooter, Platform, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Comedy
- Modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Epic Games
- Publisher
- Epic Games
- Rating
- 82/100 from 58 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
Jazz Jackrabbit port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Jazz Jackrabbit?
- Yes. OpenJazz needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Jazz Jackrabbit port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Mar 2026, and the latest release is 20260301.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. OpenJazz is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.
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