Game Decompilations & Recompilations
859 open-source projects that rebuild classic games from their original binaries — matching decompilations that reconstruct the source code, and static recompilations that turn console code into native PC ports.
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Original game imageClone of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
A matching decompilation of the PS2 release of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, with the game's own code fully decompiled.
Platforms:PS2
Stars274
Updated7 months ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Release2024
Genre: Fighting
Theme: —
Halted
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario 64
A full decompilation of Super Mario 64 for the JP, US, EU, Shindou and iQue releases; a prior copy of the game is needed.
Stars8,814
Updated2 years ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2019
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Statically recompiles Majora's Mask into a native PC port with mod support, widescreen, and high framerates.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars7,261
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A work-in-progress decompilation of Ocarina of Time, reconstructed purely from analysis of the game across many original ROM revisions.
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Original game imageClone of Sonic Unleashed
An unofficial static-recompilation PC port of Xbox 360's Sonic Unleashed, requiring your own legally owned copy of the game.
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Original game imageClone of Full Tilt! Pinball
A reverse-engineered, decompiled rebuild of Windows' 3D Pinball: Space Cadet, running on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Clone of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
A native PC port of the Jak and Daxter trilogy, decompiled from the original GOAL code; requires your own PS2 discs.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
A decompilation of Pokémon Emerald that rebuilds a byte-matching GBA ROM from reconstructed source code.
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Original game imageClone of Lego Island
A complete decompilation of LEGO Island 1.1, reproducing its original binaries byte-for-byte as a base for modification, not end users.
Platforms:Windows
Stars3,467
Updated2 months ago
LicenseLGPL-3.0
Release2023
Genre: Action-Adventure
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Super Smash Bros. Melee
A matching decompilation of Super Smash Bros. Melee that rebuilds its executable from source, preserving HAL's original code names.
Platforms:GameCube
Stars2,198
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Fighting
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
An experimental, work-in-progress decompilation of Breath of the Wild for research purposes, containing no game assets and unplayable.
Platforms:Switch
Stars2,127
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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Clone of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
A decompilation of Twilight Princess reproducing a binary identical to the original from your own disc image.
Platforms:GameCubeWii
Stars2,023
Updated4 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2020
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of Banjo-Kazooie
A native N64: Recompiled-based port of Banjo-Kazooie for Windows, Linux, and macOS, requiring your own North American ROM to load.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars1,970
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2025
Genre: Adventure
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
A work-in-progress decompilation of Majora's Mask built purely from analysis, targeting only NTSC-US 1.0, with no PC port planned.
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Original game imageClone of Paper Mario
A work-in-progress decompilation of Paper Mario that builds the US, JP, PAL and iQue ROMs.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
A decompilation of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, rebuilding byte-matching ROMs for six known release variants.
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Clone of Skate 3
An unofficial native recompilation of the Xbox 360 version of Skate 3 for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Stars1,488
Updated3 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: skateboarding video game
Theme: —
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Clone of Animal Crossing
A decompilation of the USA revision of Animal Crossing for GameCube, still in development and requiring your own disc image.
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Original game imageClone of Mario Kart 64
An ongoing decompilation of Mario Kart 64, verified against USA and European ROM revisions, requiring assets from the original game.
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A work-in-progress decompilation of Super Mario Galaxy 1 (Petari); needs your own copy of the game.
Stars1,130
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2019
Genre: —
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
This work-in-progress decompilation aims to rebuild Symphony of the Night's source across PS1, PSP, and Saturn versions, byte-for-byte.
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Original game imageClone of Mario Kart Wii
A native PC port of Mario Kart Wii made with static recompilation; you supply your own PAL disc image.
Stars1,073
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
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Clone of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
This is a work-in-progress decompilation of The Wind Waker for GameCube, aiming for a binary identical to the original disc.
Platforms:GameCube
Stars964
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Active
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
This is a work-in-progress decompilation of The Minish Cap for Game Boy Advance, built from a retail or demo ROM you supply.
Platforms:GBA
Stars894
Updated9 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of GoldenEye 007
A work-in-progress native PC recompilation of the Xbox 360 GoldenEye 007 with online multiplayer and higher FPS.
Stars871
Updated4 months ago
LicenseUnlicense
Release2026
Genre: FPS
Theme: —
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Silent Hill
A human-led, in-progress decompilation of the original PS1 Silent Hill aiming for a byte-identical rebuild, not a port.
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Mario Party 4
Mario Party 4 is a work-in-progress decompilation of the GameCube original, with both USA ROM revisions building byte-for-byte matching.
Platforms:GameCube
Stars842
Updated5 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Party
Theme: —
ActiveOriginal game image
Original game imageClone of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
SymphonyRecomp is an open-beta PlayStation recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for modern PCs.
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Original game imageClone of Sonic Mania
A decompilation of Sonic Mania (Plus) on RSDKv5 with a built-in mod loader; needs assets from an official release.
Stars806
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
ActiveOriginal game image
Original game imageClone of GoldenEye 007
A work-in-progress decompilation of Goldeneye 007 that builds three ROMs and needs a prior copy of the game for assets.
Stars796
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: FPS
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of Sonic Mania
A decompilation of Sonic Mania requiring official game assets, adding a built-in mod loader and support for building past releases.
Platforms:WindowsXbox OnePS4
Stars792
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
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Clone of Super Mario
A C++ decompilation of the original Super Mario Bros. NES disassembly, requiring the original ROM's graphics data to run.
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Clone of Blue Dragon
re:Blue is an unofficial static recompilation of Blue Dragon that runs natively on Windows, Linux and macOS.
Stars742
Updated1 month ago
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Release2026
Genre: RPG
Theme: —
Frequently asked questions
- What is a game decompilation?
- A decompilation project reconstructs readable source code from a game's compiled binary. Contributors compare their code with the original executable until it produces the same result, which makes the game understandable, rebuildable and portable.
- What is a static recompilation?
- A static recompilation translates the original game's compiled machine code ahead of time into a native program for another platform, usually a PC port, instead of emulating the console while you play.
- Do I need the original game to use these projects?
- In most cases yes. These projects ship code only, not the game's art, audio or data, so you supply your own legally obtained copy. Each page states what a project needs to run.
- Are these projects legal?
- The code written by the project's contributors is licensed by them, but the original game's assets and code stay the property of their rights holders. Each page lists who licenses what, as stated in the project's own repository.