Game engine recreations are remade engine interpreters for video games that replace the original engine binary that came with the original game. A notable example of game engine recreation is ScummVM which successfully recreated the SCUMM engine of classical LucasArts' point and click adventures. For further examples, refer to the list of game engine recreations.
Game engine recreations are not video games.
It's definitely correct because game engine recreations are remade engine interpreters, they themselves are not video games. It's difficult because the statement is phrased in the negative and closely resembles the text.