.RES file extension

How to open file with .RES extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.RES is the file extension developed by for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .RES extension belong to the "Game Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Game Resource. Files with the .RES extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .RES extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Game Resource

Ads OS Software
WINDOWS
Dragon UnPACKer Dragon UnPACKer
System Shock 2 System Shock 2
Half-Life Half-Life
SWAT 3 SWAT 3
Rage of Mages Rage of Mages
Rage of Mages 2 Rage of Mages 2
Laser Light Laser Light
WorldCraft WorldCraft
Fuzzys World of Miniature Space Golf Fuzzys World of Miniature Space Golf
Evil Islands Evil Islands
Championship Bass Championship Bass
FlyFF FlyFF
Electranoid Electranoid
Xatax Xatax

Microsoft C, C++ Compiled Resource

OS Software
WINDOWS
Resource Hacker Resource Hacker
Visual C++ Visual C++

Delphi Resource

OS Software
WINDOWS
Delphi Delphi

Steam Client Resource

OS Software
WINDOWS
Steam Steam

Microsoft Linker Resource Compiler Input

OS Software
WINDOWS
Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio

SHELX Output

OS Software
WINDOWS
SHELX SHELX

SWAT Reservoir Input

OS Software
WINDOWS
SWAT SWAT

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .RES extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .RES extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .RES extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.