Gears of War 2 PC Port (Xbox 360, In Development)

This is an unofficial native port of Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360): the retail game is statically recompiled from the player's default.xex to native x64 code with the ReXGlue SDK. It is not emulation and you must own the game. According to the README, Act 1 is already playable with keyboard and mouse or a controller, with internal resolution up to 4K, FSR upscaling, texture packs, mouse aim, the game's own quality options and update checking.

Co-op modes also exist: System Link for up to four players (four copies on one PC or a PC and an Android phone on the same network), split-screen on one PC, and experimental Internet play. An experimental Android APK is attached to every release.

• 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 with a DirectX 12 GPU (the author develops it on an AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT).
• Android: experimental APK build.

1. Extract your ISO to a folder with default.xex and GearGame (the README suggests the xdvdfs tool).
2. Download gow2-recomp-<version>-win64.zip from the releases page (the "Go to the official project" button), unzip it and run gow2.exe.
3. On first launch, point it to your game folder; it remembers it in gow2_game_path.txt.

• The full campaign is not yet playable from start to finish: it is listed as pending in the project's status.
• The Android build is experimental and not finished.
• The executable is not signed: Windows may show "Windows protected your PC".
• The original game is aimed at an adult audience: check its age rating before playing.

If your computer does not meet the requirements, you do not have the exact version the port asks for, or you prefer the classic route, you can play the original with a Microsoft Xbox 360 emulator: xenia and its install and setup guide.