# retroassembly vs The Battle for Wesnoth

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | retroassembly | The Battle for Wesnoth |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 56/100 | 70/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #5 of 5 in Emulation | #1 of 14 in Gaming |
| GitHub stars | 1 153 | 6 963 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +71 | +79 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v7.260719.1051 · 19 Jul 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

The Battle for Wesnoth scores 70/100 against 56/100 for retroassembly, so it is the safer default.

retroassembly ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for The Battle for Wesnoth.

If you want the quickest setup, retroassembly is easier to run; The Battle for Wesnoth needs more configuration.

## Details

- [retroassembly](https://selfhost.directory/project/retroassembly) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/retroassembly.md)
- [The Battle for Wesnoth](https://selfhost.directory/project/the-battle-for-wesnoth) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/the-battle-for-wesnoth.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/retroassembly-vs-the-battle-for-wesnoth