Native ports of console games
Community projects that run console games natively, with no emulator. They do not include the game: you need your own original copy. We tell you each one's real status, requirements and where to get it (always from its official page).
Playable
PlayStation Legend of Dragoon PC Port (Severed Chains)
Legend of Dragoon (PlayStation) rewritten as high-level code with a modding API, for Windows, Linux, macOS and Steam Deck. You need your own copy of the game.
Playable
PlayStation Driver 2 PC Port (REDRIVER2)
Driver 2 (PlayStation) disassembled and translated from MIPS to C, running on Windows and Linux, with original bugs fixed. You need your two game CDs.
Beta
PlayStation Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories PC Port (Decompiled Version)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (PS1, USA) rebuilt from its decompiled source as a native game for Windows and Linux, with a macOS source build. You need your USA disc image.
Beta
Microsoft Xbox 360 Blue Dragon PC Port (re:Blue, Xbox 360)
Static recompilation of Blue Dragon (Xbox 360) as a native application for Windows, Linux (including Steam Deck) and macOS. You need the images of your three discs.
Beta
Microsoft Xbox 360 The Darkness PC Port (The Darkness Recomp, Xbox 360)
Native Windows x64 port of The Darkness (Xbox 360), with a Direct3D 11 renderer and no emulation. You need an extracted dump of your own copy.
Playable
Microsoft Xbox 360 Silent Hill: Downpour PC Port (DownpourRecomp, Xbox 360)
Silent Hill: Downpour (Xbox 360) natively on Windows, at 1080p and 60 FPS with keyboard and mouse, with no emulator. You need the ISO of your own copy.
Playable
Microsoft Xbox 360 Deadly Premonition PC Port (Recompilation, Xbox 360)
Native Windows port of Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360) by static recompilation, with no emulator, at 60 FPS. You need your PAL or USA disc.
Playable
Microsoft Xbox 360 Lost Odyssey PC and Android Port (Xbox 360)
Native port of Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android by static recompilation. You need the data from your four discs.
Playable
Microsoft Xbox Def Jam: Fight for NY PC Port (Recompiled Xbox)
Unofficial port of Def Jam: Fight for NY (Xbox) for Windows, macOS and Linux, including the Steam Deck. You need your own USA Xbox dump.
Beta
Microsoft Xbox 360 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 PC Port (Xbox 360)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Xbox 360) rebuilt to run natively on Windows, with 59 fighters, rollback netcode and up to 4K at 60 fps. You need your own disc and Title Update 3.
Beta
PlayStation 2 Burnout 3: Takedown PC Port (PS2, Alpha)
Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2) as a native Windows program, with up to 4x the PS2's resolution and 60 fps. Alpha version; you need your NTSC-U image.
In development
Nintendo Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl PC Port (Wii, In Development)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) statically recompiled as a native program for Windows and Linux, with up to 4K. Work in progress; you need your USA disc.
Playable
Microsoft Xbox 360 Dead Rising 2: Case Zero PC Port (Xbox 360)
Native port of Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (Xbox 360) for Windows, Linux, Steam Deck and Apple Silicon Macs. Finished: 1.1.3 is the final release. You need your own copy.
Playable
Nintendo 64 Conker's Bad Fur Day PC and Android Port (Recompiled)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64, US version) statically recompiled for Windows, Linux and macOS, with a community version for Android. You need your own US ROM.
Playable
Nintendo Wii Super Paper Mario PC Port (Wii, New Super Paper Bros.)
Super Paper Mario (Wii) statically recompiled as a native program for Windows and Linux, with up to 4K and 240 fps. You need your USA or European disc.
How to use a port, step by step
Have your original copy
Each project asks for the exact game version it supports (region and revision). The page tells you which one.
Download from the official source
Use the “Go to the official project” button on the page. Never download ports from sites that bundle the game.
Install and pick your copy
The installer extracts the assets from your copy and leaves the game ready to run on your PC.
Native port vs emulator: what changes
| Native port | Emulator | |
|---|---|---|
| What it runs | The game program rebuilt for the target platform. | The whole console, imitated in software. |
| Enhancements | Often offers higher resolution, higher frame rates and new options. | Depends on the emulator; usually lets you raise the resolution. |
| Compatibility | A single game, almost always one specific version. | Many titles from the same console. |
| Your original copy | Required (the project includes no data). | You need the game in any case. |
| Maturity | Each project differs: playable, beta or in development. | Long-running, well-tested projects. |
Prefer the classic route? See our emulators and setup guides.