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.
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
A static recompilation of the Xbox 360 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 that runs natively on Windows; you supply the game files.
Stars142
Updated5 months ago
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Release2026
Genre: Fighting
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of Ninja Gaiden II
A Windows static recompilation of Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) with a Direct3D 12 renderer; needs your own copy of the game.
Stars137
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Xenoblade Chronicles
A work-in-progress decompilation of Xenoblade that builds the JP, EU and US executables.
Stars137
Updated4 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2022
Genre: action role-playing game
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of New Super Mario Bros. Wii
A decompilation of New Super Mario Bros. Wii based on the PALv1 binaries that rebuilds the original files byte-for-byte.
Stars136
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Platform
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Active
An experimental static recompilation of Initial D Arcade Stage 3 (NAOMI 2) for Windows PCs; you supply your own game files.
Stars135
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
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Clone of Mega Man X
A static recompilation of SNES Mega Man X into native code, fully playable with an experimental widescreen mode.
Active
Clone of Tekken 3
A static recompilation of Tekken 3 (USA, PS1) to native x64 with a CD audio fix and HD scaling; you supply your own disc.
Stars133
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Fighting
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
A work-in-progress recompilation of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness aimed at stable gameplay, with a settings overlay.
Stars130
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Active
Clone of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A work-in-progress decompilation of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for GameCube.
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
A Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD recompilation made with the ReXGlue SDK.
Stars129
Updated8 months ago
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Release2026
Genre: fighting game
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Spider-Man
A decompilation project for the 2000 PlayStation game Spider-Man, currently with no public details.
Platforms:Windows
Stars129
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Halted
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Original game imageClone of Undertale
A decompilation of the Xbox One version of UNDERTALE ported to GameMaker Studio 2, with optional enhancements.
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Bomberman Hero
Bomberman Hero: Recompiled uses N64: Recompiled to statically recompile Bomberman Hero into a native port, with RT64 as the rendering…
Stars125
Updated6 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Action
Theme: —
Active
Clone of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
Forbidden Memories (PS1, USA) rebuilt from its decompilation as a native PC game with HD options.
Stars124
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Strategy
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Silent Hill 2
An early-stage byte-matching decompilation of Silent Hill 3 for the PS2, including the Silent Hill 2 engine it builds on.
Active
Clone of Namco System 22
Namco System 22 arcade games (Prop Cycle, Rave Racer, Tokyo Wars, Dirt Dash, Time Crisis) rebuilt to run on Linux and Windows.
Stars123
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: —
Theme: —
Active
Clone of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
A static recompilation of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (USA) that has moved to a new repository and is no longer updated.
Stars123
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Strategy
Theme: —
Archived
Clone of Pokémon Stadium
A native PC static recompilation of Pokémon Stadium (US v1.0) with Transfer Pak support; no longer maintained.
Stars121
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Fantasy
Active
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Original game imageClone of Eternal Sonata
A static recompilation of the Xbox 360 version of Eternal Sonata that runs natively on Windows and Linux from your own game dump.
Stars119
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: RPG
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Fatal Frame
Himuro is a decompilation project targeting Fatal Frame's US, EU, and JP PS2 releases, aiming for a modern port.
Active
Clone of Rock Band 3
A decompilation of Rock Band 3 (Build 100901_A) that requires your own copy of the game.
Stars119
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: music video game
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Paper Mario
A fork of the Paper Mario decompilation designed as a base for creating romhacks.
Active
Active
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Original game imageClone of Resident Evil
A decompilation of the 1997 PC Resident Evil with Windows and Linux builds; you supply your own game files.
Stars114
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
Active
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Original game imageClone of Daytona USA
A static recompilation of Daytona USA (Sega Model 2) to native C++ with no emulation core, built from your own ROM set.
Stars111
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Donkey Kong Country 3
A work-in-progress native recompilation of Donkey Kong Country 3 for SNES with widescreen; needs your own ROM.
Stars111
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
Halted
Clone of Super Mario 3D Land
RedPepper is a decompilation of the EU version of Super Mario 3D Land.
Stars108
Updated1 year ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2022
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of F-Zero X
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of F-Zero X that builds the US and JP ROMs from your own copy.
Active
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Original game imageClone of Perfect Dark
A complete matching decompilation of Rare's Perfect Dark for N64 that rebuilds a byte-identical ROM from your own copy.
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Sonic the Fighters
A work-in-progress decompilation of Sega's 1996 arcade fighter Sonic the Fighters, requiring the original ROM files to build.
Platforms:Arcade
Stars107
Updated8 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: Fighting
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of Super Bomberman
A disassembly and rebuildable build system for SNES Super Bomberman, requiring the original ROM to compile.
Platforms:SNES
Stars107
Updated4 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
Genre: Action
Theme: —
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Original game imageClone of Grand Theft Auto 2
A GTA 2 decompilation project with MSVC 6 build scripts that needs your own GTA2 installation.
Stars106
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: Action
Theme: Crime
Active
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Snap
A work-in-progress decompilation of Pokémon Snap that tracks matched code and matched functions for the US version on decomp.dev.
Stars106
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Shooter
Theme: —
Active
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Original game imageClone of Serial Experiments Lain
A byte-matching decompilation of Serial Experiments Lain (PlayStation, 1998) with a native client for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Stars106
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: —
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Original game imageClone of Wave Race 64
An early, ~66%-complete decompilation of Wave Race 64 for the Nintendo 64, requiring your own USA ROM.
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Original game imageClone of Wave Race 64
A fan-made Windows recompilation of Wave Race 64 with widescreen, ray traced reflections and local multiplayer options.
Stars106
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
Theme: —
Active
Clone of Super Mario World
A static recompilation of Super Mario World (SNES) to native C on snesrecomp; the README calls it believed fully playable.
Stars104
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
Theme: —
Active
Clone of Valkyrie Profile
A work-in-progress native PC recompilation of the USA PlayStation release of Valkyrie Profile.
Stars103
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
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.