Choose your path
Play the classic. Follow what comes next.
Atrinik Classic is the current playable, actively maintained game. Its software follows one coordinated 5.x release line; the next-generation foundations do not yet form a complete public download.
Release status
Two lines, clearly labeled
Classic and next-generation software have different licenses and different levels of readiness.
Path IPlayable now
Atrinik Classic
The unified atrinik/classic repository is the supported GPL-2.0-or-later software line. Use the verified catalog and release evidence below to confirm the selected package, platform, protocol, and published fixes before choosing an artifact.
- Current playable implementation
- One repository, version, and release notes stream
- GPL-2.0-or-later software
Path IINot yet downloadable
Next generation
The independently released, clean-room MIT Go and Rust repositories provide foundations in development. They do not yet make up a complete game, so no next-generation download is offered here.
- Clean-room foundation repositories
- MIT-licensed software
- No public download
Site-verified immutable release
Atrinik Classic 5.8.2
The supported portable client for Windows x86_64. This exact artifact was deliberately selected from a complete, published, non-prerelease release in its owning repository.
- Version
- 5.8.2
- Platform
- Windows x86_64
- Archive
- ZIP
- Size
- 83.36 MiB (87,406,395 bytes)
- Source revision
6d5932b48a019353955d393f59cdb3fea54dd45d- SHA-256
1a7699f3ea5be50fc83b40dce8097c18cd0a892f98a2b0d462f851c2822689c0
Install and compatibility
Extract the ZIP, keep every packaged file and directory together, and run atrinik.exe from inside the extracted package.
This client uses gameplay protocol revision 1072 and connects only to servers using the same revision; the coordinated Classic 5.8.2 server uses revision 1072.
No supported native Linux or macOS Classic client or editor binary is currently published.
License boundary
Classic software is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later. Bundled sound and authored assets retain their exact per-file terms; inspect the packaged LICENSE.md, ATTRIBUTIONS.md, and any license files accompanying individual assets. Use the SPDX SBOM for dependency and provenance evidence.
The website’s MIT license does not replace the terms carried by files inside this ZIP.
Verify before running
Open PowerShell in the folder containing the downloaded ZIP, or replace the filename below with its full path.
- Run
Get-FileHash .\atrinik-classic-client-5.8.2-windows-x86_64.zip -Algorithm SHA256 and compare its result with the full digest above. - Inspect the release manifest and checksum list for the exact filename, size, revision, and digest.
- Review the SPDX SBOM and release notes. GitHub has a provenance attestation for this artifact; after installing the GitHub CLI, run
gh attestation verify .\atrinik-classic-client-5.8.2-windows-x86_64.zip --repo atrinik/classic.
Before you begin
Check the release that you choose
Check platform support
Published Classic releases include portable Windows x86_64 client and server packages. There is no supported native Linux or macOS client, and no published editor binary. Confirm the exact release notes before installing anything.
Keep licenses distinct
Classic software is GPL-2.0-or-later. Maps, graphics, audio, and other authored content can carry separate, per-file terms.
Watch the roadmap
Next-generation availability will be announced through the project’s public development and release process when it is ready.