diff --git a/pkgs/games/scorched3d/default.nix b/pkgs/games/scorched3d/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..18a86f2d85c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/scorched3d/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, mesa, openal, autoconf, automake, libtool, freealut, wxGTK,
+freetype, fftw, SDL, SDL_net, zlib, libpng, libjpeg} :
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "scorched3d-42.1";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = mirror://sourceforge/scorched3d/Scorched3D-42.1-src.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "0vhhi68ii5ldxbacsiqccsascrn3q033hnaa1ha8r9gxspzcqkl8";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ mesa openal autoconf automake libtool freealut wxGTK
+    freetype fftw SDL SDL_net zlib libpng libjpeg ];
+
+  unpackPhase = "tar xvzf $src ; cd scorched";
+
+  patches = [ ./scorched3d-42.1-fixups.patch ./file-existence.patch ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    set +e
+    aclocal
+    libtoolize --copy --force
+    autoconf
+    automake
+    libtoolize
+    set -e
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://scorched3d.co.uk/;
+    description = "3D Clone of the classic Scorched Earth";
+    license = "GPLv2+";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/games/scorched3d/file-existence.patch b/pkgs/games/scorched3d/file-existence.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35eb63d07022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/scorched3d/file-existence.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+diff --git a/src/common/common/DefinesFile.cpp b/src/common/common/DefinesFile.cpp
+index 6ad803d..022797a 100644
+--- a/src/common/common/DefinesFile.cpp
++++ b/src/common/common/DefinesFile.cpp
+@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #endif
+ 
++namespace {
++    bool fileCanBeStated(const std::string &file)
++    {
++        struct stat buf;
++        memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
++        int result = stat(file.c_str(), &buf );
++
++        return result == 0;
++    }
++}
++
+ std::string S3D::getHomeDir()
+ {
+ #ifdef _WIN32
+@@ -74,12 +85,12 @@ bool S3D::dirMake(const std::string &file)
+ 
+ bool S3D::fileExists(const std::string &file)
+ {
+-	return (S3D::fileModTime(file) != 0);
++	return fileCanBeStated(file);
+ }
+ 
+ bool S3D::dirExists(const std::string &file)
+ {
+-	return (S3D::fileModTime(file) != 0);
++	return fileCanBeStated(file);
+ }
+ 
+ time_t S3D::fileModTime(const std::string &file)
diff --git a/pkgs/games/scorched3d/scorched3d-42.1-fixups.patch b/pkgs/games/scorched3d/scorched3d-42.1-fixups.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36a027cb60cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/scorched3d/scorched3d-42.1-fixups.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+diff -ru scorched.orig/configure-al.m4 scorched/configure-al.m4
+--- scorched.orig/configure-al.m4	2008-03-03 16:17:18.000000000 -0500
++++ scorched/configure-al.m4	2009-02-15 20:43:35.000000000 -0500
+@@ -7,25 +7,9 @@
+ 	[  --disable-openaltest    Do not try to compile and run a test OpenAL program],
+ 		    , enable_openaltest=yes)
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for OpenAL support)
+-AC_PATH_PROG(OPENAL_CONFIG, openal-config, no)
+-if test x$OPENAL_CONFIG = xno; then
+-	echo "*** The openal-config script installed by OpenAL could not be found"
+-	echo "*** Make sure openal-config is in your path, or set the OPENAL_CONFIG"
+-	echo "*** environment variable to the full path to openal-config."
+-
+-	AC_MSG_ERROR([*** Can't find the openal library. Try: http://www.openal.org/])
+-else
+-
+-	if test x"$use_static_openal" = x"yes"; then
+-		AL_LIBS="/usr/local/lib/libopenal.a"
+-	else
+-		AL_LIBS="`$OPENAL_CONFIG --libs`"
+-	fi
+-	
+-	AL_CFLAGS="`$OPENAL_CONFIG --cflags`"
+-
+-	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-fi
++AL_LIBS="-lopenal"
++AL_CFLAGS="-I/usr/include/AL"
++AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ 
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Freealut support)
+ AC_PATH_PROG(FREEALUT_CONFIG, freealut-config, no)
+diff -ru scorched.orig/configure.ac scorched/configure.ac
+--- scorched.orig/configure.ac	2008-03-03 16:17:18.000000000 -0500
++++ scorched/configure.ac	2009-02-15 20:40:30.000000000 -0500
+@@ -13,22 +13,6 @@
+ AC_PROG_INSTALL
+ AC_PROG_RANLIB
+ 
+-LDFLAGS="-L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/X11R6"
+-CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/X11R6"
+-
+-if test `uname` == Darwin; then
+-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lmx"
+-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DFFTW_USE_DOUBLE -D__DARWIN__ -D__MACOSX__"
+-else
+-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/lib"
+-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/include"
+-fi
+-
+-AC_CHECK_LIB(fridge, beer, echo "Hmm?!",[
+-	echo "Warning: No beer found in fridge!";
+-	echo "We highly suggest that you rectify this situation immediately."
+-])
+-
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(serveronly, 
+ 	[  --enable-serveronly Enable server only compilation],
+ 		    , enable_serveronly=no,
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 51d128f63b3e..6b6279fcd059 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9395,6 +9395,11 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv SDL zlib mpeg2dec;
   };
 
+  scorched3d = import ../games/scorched3d {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl mesa openal autoconf automake libtool freealut freetype fftw SDL SDL_net zlib libpng libjpeg;
+    wxGTK = wxGTK28;
+  };
+
   sgtpuzzles = builderDefsPackage (import ../games/sgt-puzzles) {
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk glib;
     inherit pkgconfig;