List Of Compressed Games

Formats That Use Compression

This is a list of game formats that use compression and/or encryption.

Battlefield RFA Compression

• Battlefield 1942 ( *.rfa )

Giants GZP Compression

• Giants Citizen Kabuto ( *.gzp )
• Giants Citizen Kabuto: Reaper ( *.gzp )

LZSS Compression

• Star Trek: 25th Anniversary ( *.dir + *.001 )
• The 7th Guest ( *.vdx )

Maxis DBPF Compression

• The Sims Online ( *.dat type 1 ) ( *.dat type 2 )
• The Sims 2 ( *.package type 1 ) ( *.package type 2 )
• Simcity 4 ( *.dat )

Starforce Protection System

• Bet On Soldier
• Cold War
• Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones
• Ricky Ponting International Cricket 2005
• TrackMania
• TrackMania Sunrise
• TrackMania Sunrise Extreme
• UFO Aftershock

The commercial website for this software product is at http://www.star-force.com

Traffic Giant Compression

• Traffic Giant ( *.jfl )

ZIP (PKZIP) Compression

• See the list of Games that use Zip Archives

ZLib Compression

• Anachronox ( *.dat )
• Arcanum ( *.dat )
• Battle Realms ( *.h2o )
• Battle Strike: The Road To Berlin ( *.dpk )
• City of Heroes ( *.pigg )
• Counterstrike XBOX ( *.sxwad )
• Dawn Of War ( *.sga )
• Dragonshard ( *.h2o )
• Dungeon Siege 2 ( *.ds2map *.ds2res )
• Earth 2150: The Moon Project ( *.wd )
• Earth 2160( *.wd )
• Empire Earth ( *.ssa )
• Empires: Dawn Of The Modern World ( *.ssa ) ( *.aud *.spt )
• Excessive Speed VOL ( *.vol )
• Fallout 2 ( *.dat )
• Fighting Steel ( *.cat )
• Flatout ( *.bfs )
• Forza MotorSport ( *.cab )
• Frontline Attack: War Over Europe ( *.wd )
• GTR: FIA GT Racing ( *.gtr )
• Hellforces ( *.res )
• Hidden Strike 2 ( *.aps )
• Hostile Waters ( *.mng )
• Jazz Jackrabbit 2 ( *.j2b ) ( *.j2d ) ( *.j2l ) ( *.j2v )
• Lagsters ( *.pak )
• Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Ring ( *.h2o )
• Microsoft Train Simulator ( *.ace )
• Nascar SimRacing ( *.mas )
• Neocron ( *.pak )
• Obscure ( *.hvp *.001 )
• Project Earth ( *.dpk )
• Rebels: Prison Escape ( *.pak )
• Settlers: Heritage Of Kings (Demo) ( *.bba )
• Space Interceptor ( *.dpk )
• Starmageddon ( *.dpk )
• Starship Troopers ( *.slak )
• Star Wars Galaxy ( *.pak )
• Star Wars Jedi Academy XBOX ( *.gob )
• SWAT Global Team ( *.wad )
• Terrorist Takedown ( *.dpk )
• The Movies ( *.pak )
• World Of Warcraft ( *.mpq )

Unknown Compression/Encryption

• Absolute Terror ( *.pak )
• Ardennen Offensive ( *.wrs )
• Bleach (PSP) ( *.fpk )
• Case Closed ( *.dsk )
• Descent 2 ( *.sow )
• FilePlanet Download Manager ( *.dlmtheme )
• Gorky Zero: Aurora Watching ( *.zap )
• Heart Of Darkness ( *.paf )
• Heroes Of Might And Magic 4 ( *.h4r )
• House Of The Dead 2 ( *.bin )
• Jets N Guns ( *.dat )
• Madden 2004 ( *.dat type 1 ) ( *.dat type 2 )
• Madden 2005 ( *.dat type 1 ) ( *.dat type 2 )
• Medal Of Honor: Pacific Assault ( *.rez )
• Midnight Club 2 DAT ( *.dat )
• MotoGP Ultimate Racing Technology 3 ( *.ark )
• Project Snowblind R ( *.r## ) ( *.rkv )
• Restricted Area ( *.pak )
• SCAR Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo ( *.mix )
• Settlers: Heritage Of Kings (Full Game) ( *.bba )
• Train Driver 2005 ( *.ja )

Specifications

These are specifications and/or source code on how certain compression and encryption algorithms work

• LZSS Compression
• RLE Encoding