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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Clone of Street Fighter Alpha 3
A static recompilation of Street Fighter Alpha 3 built on psxrecomp and recomp-ui.
Stars72
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Fighting
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Original game imageClone of Banjo-Tooie
An independent alpha recompilation of Banjo-Tooie for Windows PCs, powered by RT64 and made with AI.
Stars71
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of GoldenEye 007
A work-in-progress decompilation of GoldenEye 007 for N64, rebuilding the NTSC-U, Japanese, and PAL ROMs against checksum verification.
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Original game imageClone of Saints Row
An unofficial native Windows port of Saints Row (Xbox 360) with built-in co-op, 60 FPS and a mod loader; build it from your own disc.
Stars71
Updated1 month ago
LicenseApache-2.0
Release2026
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Digimon World
A work-in-progress decompilation of Digimon World for the PS1, built from a dump of the USA disc.
Stars70
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of MediEvil
A work-in-progress decompilation of the US PSX version of MediEvil 1.
Stars70
Updated8 months ago
LicenseMIT
Release2023
Genre: Action
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Clone of Super Mario Galaxy 2
A work-in-progress decompilation of Super Mario Galaxy 2 (USA Rev 0); needs your own copy of the game.
Stars70
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2024
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Ogre Battle 64
A static recompilation of the N64 game Ogre Battle 64 (USA, Rev A) into a native PC executable using N64Recomp; needs your own ROM.
Stars69
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Clone of Star Fox Adventures
A decompilation of Star Fox Adventures for the Nintendo GameCube, built from your own disc image.
Stars69
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario Land
A partial disassembly of Super Mario Land (Rev A) for the Game Boy, with a script that tracks coverage.
Stars69
Updated4 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2018
Genre: Platform
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Clone of SkiFree
A from-original-EXE source reconstruction of 32-bit SkiFree, aiming for byte-identical rebuilding via Visual Studio 6.
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Original game imageClone of Mario Party 3
marioparty3 is a decompilation project aiming for a byte-matching rebuild of the Nintendo 64 original, requiring a US ROM to build.
Platforms:N64
Stars68
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Party
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Original game imageClone of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
A static recompilation of Ace Combat 5 (PS2, NTSC-U) for Windows with a native Vulkan renderer; your own copy is required.
Stars67
Updated1 month ago
LicenseApache-2.0
Release2026
Genre: Simulation
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Original game imageClone of Pilotwings 64
A native Windows and Linux port of Pilotwings 64 made by static recompilation, with widescreen and high frame rate.
Stars67
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Simulation
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Emerald
A disassembly of the Japanese version of Pokémon Emerald. It builds one ROM, pokeemerald_jp.gba, identified by a SHA-1 hash.
Stars67
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Chrono Cross
An in-progress matching decompilation of Chrono Cross for the PlayStation 1, targeting the Japanese release.
Stars66
Updated7 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Metroid Fusion
A work-in-progress decompilation of Metroid Fusion. The README lists 3147 of 3607 functions decompiled (87.24%) and builds the US ROM…
Stars66
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2023
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Dark Cloud
It produces 100% matching text and data sections for the main executable of the NTSC 1.02 and PAL review versions, plus 100% matching title…
Stars64
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Mario Kart: Super Circuit
An experimental static recompilation of Mario Kart: Super Circuit for Windows and Linux with link-cable netplay.
Stars64
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Space Station Silicon Valley
A work-in-progress decompilation of the N64 Space Station Silicon Valley, requiring a legally owned ROM.
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Original game imageClone of Castlevania
A work-in-progress decompilation of Castlevania for the Nintendo 64. It aims to rewrite C code that compiles to the assembly found in the…
Stars63
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
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Original game imageClone of Castlevania
A work-in-progress decompilation of Castlevania for the Nintendo 64 that needs your own legally obtained ROM.
Stars63
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
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Original game imageClone of Super Monkey Ball
A work-in-progress disassembly/decompilation of the program code of the NTSC-U version of Super Monkey Ball (GMBE8P).
Stars63
Updated3 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
Genre: Arcade
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Original game imageClone of New Super Mario Bros.
An early-stage decompilation of New Super Mario Bros. that cannot yet be compiled into a full ROM.
Stars62
Updated2 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2025
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Tomba!
A static recompilation of the PS1 game Tomba! into a native PC executable, using your own legally obtained disc.
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Original game imageClone of Persona 3
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Persona 3 FES (USA) that aims to decompile the whole game.
Stars61
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: role-playing video game
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Clone of Sonic Free Riders
An unofficial static recompilation of Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360) for Windows, Linux and Android; your own disc is required.
Stars61
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Frogger: He's Back!
This is a decompilation-based restoration of Frogger: He's Back!'s PlayStation source, byte-matched to the retail NTSC executable.
Platforms:PS
Stars59
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Star Wars Episode I: Racer
A partial decompilation of Star Wars Episode 1 Racer that re-implements game functions to support modding and an HD replacement mod.
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Original game imageClone of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
A decompilation of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly that aims for a fully playable PC port.
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Clone of Need For Speed II
A static recompilation of Need for Speed II SE and III: Hot Pursuit into portable C++ that runs natively on Linux.
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Original game imageClone of Mario Kart Wii
A native PS5 port of Mario Kart Wii (PAL), made by statically recompiling the Wii game; requires your own disc data.
Stars57
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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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.