ABRAMS FAN REMASTER

M1 ABRAMS
BATTLE TANKFAN REMASTER

Back in the commander’s seat.

Dynamix’s classic tank simulation, restored in high resolution. New artwork and audio. The original PC game at its heart.

Original game by Dynamix
Published by Electronic Arts

Get the alpha Watch the trailer

Requires your own copy of the original PC game.

Fan Remastered by Nell Watson

Remastered Abrams Battle Tank box art: an M1 tank charges through a fiery landscape, beneath the original title, by Dynamix and Fan Remaster.
Free fan remastermacOS · Windows · LinuxOriginal PC game required. Genesis optional.

Back in command.

Watch the one-minute trailer. Restored crew, familiar instruments and a new view of the battlefield.

Project trailer · 1 minute
Read the trailer transcript

Four crew. One tank. Your command. Abrams Battle Tank by Dynamix was a revolution for its time. Now, it's back! Scan the horizon, work the terrain, and hold your crew together when the shells start landing. Restored artwork. Reconstructed lettering. A choice of visual styles, including the one you first played. New sound effects and expressive crew voices bring every station to life. [Commander] T-72 destroyed. [Gunner] On the way! [Loader] Up! [Driver] Engine is overheating Underneath, the original game still calls every hit, every loss and every step of the campaign. On top, a tandem remaster in a new engine, linked directly to the old one, gives it a modern spit-shine. Save states mean one bad engagement no longer costs you the whole campaign. Fast-forward functions keep you engaged through the quiet parts. The remaster is free and open. Just bring your own copy of the original PC game, then button up!

A familiar face.
A clearer view.

From the Colonel’s office to the gunner’s instruments, the artwork and lettering keep the character of the originals.

Upscaled graphics: the Colonel in his office, with restored portrait, desk and briefing lettering.
UpscaledThe same original PC briefing, three graphics modes.
See the difference

The remastered artwork in high resolution, with carefully rebuilt lettering. Upscaled is the game’s default graphics mode.

The PC game still runs the show.

The original simulation runs in tandem with Godot. Missions, aiming, damage and vehicle behaviour remain with the PC game, while the remaster handles what you see and hear.

Switch graphics immediately during play, including the experimental Modern mode.

Every station.
Back in service.

Restored crew portraits, gauges and ammunition displays, with an optional Modern battlefield built around the original geometry.

Upscaled gunner station with crisp instruments, ammunition icons and the original PC battlefield.
Gunner stationUpscaled
Modern cupola view: restored tank rails and screws, with a low-poly vehicle, bright terrain and a clouded sky.
Cupola viewModern, experimental
Modern driver station, showing the restored instrument panel and crisp original road geometry.
Driver stationModern, experimental
Sound & crew
Sample-based effects, newly arranged music and expressive generated crew speech.
Save & return
Five save-state slots, quicksave, quickload and undo-last-load.
Your pace
Tap Tab to toggle normal speed and 8× fast forward. Sound is muted during acceleration.
On hand
Keyboard reference, scenario maps and a vehicle field guide, in the app and as printable PDFs.

Eight missions.
Know the ground.

The original scenarios, with freshly refined maps from the manual. Clear lettering, rich river blue and the familiar terrain, ready for your next briefing.

The Mossel Defense

Soviet forces have broken Allied defenses and approach the Mossel River in successive waves.

ObjectiveSurvive and destroy every attacking Soviet vehicle.

Restored map of The Mossel Defense, showing the Mossel river, crossing, M1 base, bridge, roads and hills.
The Mossel DefenseOpen full-size map

Open the illustrated field guide (PDF)

Ready to roll?

The fan remaster is free. Bring your own supported copy of the original PC game. A Genesis ROM is optional; neither game is included.

Download for macOSApple Silicon · Alpha 0.1.0-alpha.2 · 254 MB ZIP Download for WindowsWindows 10+ · x86_64 · 317 MB ZIP Download for Linuxglibc 2.35+ · x86_64 · 327 MB ZIP
Keyboard controls3-page reference · PDF Field guide31 illustrated pages · PDF
macOS release notes macOS checksums Windows & Linux release notes Windows & Linux checksums

macOSApple Silicon, macOS 14+

Windows & LinuxNative x86_64 portable apps, Alpha 0.1.0-alpha.4

The macOS alpha is ad-hoc signed and has not been notarized by Apple. Windows is unsigned. These are early test releases; see each release’s installation notes.

Build, explore, contribute.

Open the GitHub repository or download the source ZIP.

macOS DOSBox-Pure source · Windows DOSBox-Pure source · Linux DOSBox-Pure source

  1. Download & open

    Extract your platform’s ZIP. On macOS, move Abrams.app to Applications. On Windows, open M1 Abrams Battle Tank Fan Remaster.exe. On Linux, run M1 Abrams Battle Tank Fan Remaster.sh. Godot and Python are included.

  2. Import your PC game

    Choose the extracted folder containing ABRAMS.COM, SIM.EXE and the remaining original game files. The importer leaves your originals unchanged.

  3. Add Genesis, if you have it

    Import your Genesis ROM to enable its donor artwork and music. The PC game is still required.

  4. Take command

    Click Play Abrams. The original game supplies the simulation, and the remaster supplies the presentation.

Made by Dynamix.
Remembered with care.

Original game by Dynamix.
Published by Electronic Arts.
Copyright 1988, 1989 Dynamix, Inc.

Director & design
Damon Slye
Simulation
David McClurg
Product shell
Richard Rayl
Greg Volkmer
Artistry
Kobi Miller
Cyrus Kanga
World creation
Jerry Luttrell
Producer
Rich Hilleman

Fan Remastered by Nell Watson

Dedicated to the memory of

David “Ming” Kenny