# Jazz² Resurrection

> Jazz² Resurrection is an open-source rewrite of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and consoles, with better performance, online multiplayer and support for the shareware demo.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/jazzjackrabbit2/ports/jazz2resurrection/
Page updated: 2026-10-26

- Developer: Dan R. (deathkiller)
- Port type: Reimplementation (The game was rebuilt in new code that plays like the original and loads its data from your own copy.)
- Game: [Jazz Jackrabbit 2](https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/jazzjackrabbit2/index.md)
- AI use: Not stated
- Source code: https://github.com/deathkiller/jazz2
- Runs on: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

What you need: The files of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (the original, The Secret Files, Christmas Chronicles or Holiday Hare '98), or the free Shareware Demo. Windows 7 or later and a graphics card with OpenGL 3.3.

Jazz² Resurrection is a reimplementation of Jazz Jackrabbit 2, the 1998 platformer by Epic MegaGames and Orange Games, completely rewritten in C++ by Dan R. It plays the original's episodes with the player's own files and supports the Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files and Christmas Chronicles, as well as some features of the JJ2+ extension and custom levels made with MLLE.

It runs smoothly at modern resolutions, adds controller support, reworked physics and online multiplayer, and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, with versions for the Switch, PlayStation Vita, 3DS and other systems.

## How to set it up

1. Download the build for your system and unzip it into a folder you can write to (not Program Files). On Windows, install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable if it isn't already.
2. Copy the contents of your Jazz Jackrabbit 2 folder into the `Source` folder inside it.
3. Run `Jazz2`. The first start builds a cache during the intro, so the intro can't be skipped that time.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/jazzjackrabbit2/ports/jazz2resurrection/#download

- for Windows: 3.9.0 (2026-10-17)
- for Linux: 3.9.0 (2026-10-17)
- for Android: 3.9.0 (2026-10-17)
- for macOS: 3.9.0 (2026-10-17)