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 Shadow of the Colossus
A decompilation rebuilding Shadow of the Colossus's Preview Version executable from its original PS2 ISO.
Sporadic
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Original game imageClone of Space Station Silicon Valley
A native port of Space Station Silicon Valley made by static recompilation, with widescreen and high framerate.
Stars99
Updated6 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Super Metroid
A static recompilation of Super Metroid (SNES) to native C with experimental widescreen; you supply your own ROM.
Stars99
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
A work-in-progress hand decompilation of Phantom Hourglass targeting the EU and US versions, requiring a legally owned copy to build.
Platforms:DS
Stars98
Updated3 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2023
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Kingdom Hearts
An in-progress decompilation of the PS2 Kingdom Hearts, currently supporting the Japanese and Final Mix versions.
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario Strikers
A work-in-progress decompilation of Super Mario Strikers for GameCube, reconstructing source code that compiles to an executable…
Stars96
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: Sports
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Original game imageClone of Super Paper Mario
A partial decompilation of Super Paper Mario targeting the PAL versions; needs your own disc image.
Stars96
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2020
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
C2C is a project to reverse engineer Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and eventually have a complete port to C.
Stars94
Updated6 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Pokémon Snap
A native PC port of Pokémon Snap (N64, US) made with static recompilation; you supply your own ROM.
Stars94
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Shooter
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario Galaxy
An in-development matching decompilation of Super Mario Galaxy, in which all code compiles 1:1 to the original game when using the original…
Stars94
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Mischief Makers
A native PC static recompilation of the N64 game Mischief Makers (US 1.1) with widescreen support; you supply your own ROM.
Stars91
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Need for Speed: Most Wanted
A static native recompilation of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Xbox 360) on the ReXGlue SDK; playable with rough edges.
Stars88
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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Clone of Pizza Tower
A near-accurate Pizza Tower decompilation that opens as a GameMaker project, for modders; needs a Steam copy of the game.
Stars88
Updated9 months ago
LicenseCC-BY-4.0
Release2023
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A work-in-progress decompilation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl that rebuilds the game's source without including any original assets.
Platforms:Wii
Stars86
Updated2 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2024
Genre: Fighting
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Original game imageClone of Kirby Air Ride
A work-in-progress decompilation of the US/Korean GameCube release of Kirby Air Ride, built with devkitPro and Codewarrior.
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Original game imageClone of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Translates the PlayStation game Crash Bandicoot 2 to native code that you build locally from your own disc image.
Stars83
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Mega Man X4
A static recompilation of the PS1's Mega Man X4 into a native PC executable, currently an early playable v0.0.5-alpha preview.
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A work-in-progress decompilation of the 2011 3DS remake of Ocarina of Time, currently rebuilding only its code.bin/oot3d.axf binaries.
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Original game imageClone of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A work-in-progress decompilation of Ocarina of Time that recreates source code; it is not a PC port.
Stars83
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Original game imageClone of Sonic Advance 3
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of the Game Boy Advance game Sonic Advance 3.
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Clone of Ape Escape
An in-development static recompilation of Ape Escape (USA) to a native PC executable using PSXRecomp.
Stars81
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
A decompilation of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for PSX, built from a prototype executable with debugging symbols.
Stars81
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: Fantasy
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Original game imageClone of Dr. Mario 64
A matching decompilation of Dr. Mario 64 with US, iQue and Gateway build targets.
Stars79
Updated2 months ago
LicenseMIT
Release2022
Genre: Puzzle
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Original game imageClone of Yoshi's Story
A work-in-progress decompilation of Yoshi's Story (US).
Stars78
Updated6 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Pilotwings 64
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Pilotwings 64 for the North America release; bring your own ROM.
Stars77
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2025
Genre: Simulation
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Battle Revolution
A community decompilation of the Wii game Pokémon Battle Revolution, part of the pret project family.
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Original game imageClone of Wave Race 64
An unofficial native PC port of Wave Race 64, made by static recompilation; you supply your own ROM dump.
Stars77
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
A native Windows port of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball made by static recompilation of the Xbox executable.
Stars75
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Sports
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Original game imageClone of Hitman: Codename 47
An abandoned decompilation of Hitman Codename 47 (2000) for game preservation; not byte-accurate.
Stars75
Updated3 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: Action
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Clone of Black & White
A work-in-progress decompilation of Lionhead's Black & White (2001) covering Windows v1.00 to v1.20.
Stars74
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2022
Genre: Simulation
Theme: Fantasy
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Original game imageClone of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
A matching decompilation of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for Nintendo DS; all EU ARM9 functions are matched.
Stars74
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
A decompilation of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes covering GameCube and Wii versions; you supply your own disc image.
Stars74
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2022
Genre: Action
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Clone of Mega Man X6
A static recompilation of Mega Man X6 (PS1) into a native Windows program, with experimental widescreen and opt-in mods.
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Original game imageClone of Mischief Makers
An in-progress matching decompilation of Treasure's Nintendo 64 platformer Mischief Makers.
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.