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 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
A work-in-progress hand decompilation of Spirit Tracks, supporting Japanese, European, and USA ROM releases.
Platforms:DS
Stars57
Updated2 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2025
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Ultima VI
A reverse-engineered decompilation of the 1990 MS-DOS Ultima VI, rebuilt via disassembly to match the original executable.
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Original game imageClone of GoldenEye 007
A native PC port of GoldenEye 007 (Xbox 360/XBLA) made by static recompilation, with online multiplayer.
Stars54
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnlicense
Release2026
Genre: FPS
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Original game imageClone of Kameo
A static recompilation of Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360) to native Windows and Linux builds; needs your own ISO.
Stars54
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: action-adventure game
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Original game imageClone of Naughty Bear
A recompilation of the Xbox 360 game Naughty Bear Gold Edition with 60fps and a native renderer, built with the rexglue-SDK.
Stars54
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: TPS
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Original game imageClone of Need for Speed: High Stakes
An attempt to turn the disassembly of Need for Speed: High Stakes into C source code.
Stars54
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Jet Force Gemini
A repository exploring a decompilation of Jet Force Gemini. It uses the US ROM by default and also supports the kiosk ROM, while work on…
Stars53
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: TPS
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Black
A decompilation of Pokemon Black for the Nintendo DS that builds the Version 1.0 USA/EUR ROM.
Stars53
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Tetris (Game Boy)
A disassembly of Game Boy Tetris that rebuilds 1:1 to the official Tetris (World) ROM with RGBDS.
Stars53
Updated2 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2018
Genre: Puzzle
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Clone of Mario Kart Wii
A work-in-progress decompilation of Mario Kart Wii with no game assets included; supports the PAL version.
Stars52
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2025
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Parasite Eve II
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of the PlayStation game Parasite Eve II (USA).
Stars52
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Buckshot Roulette
A full decompilation of the game Buckshot Roulette by Mike Klubnika. The author states they own no assets contained in the repository.
Stars51
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: digital tabletop game
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Original game imageClone of Mega Man 3
A finished disassembly of the NES game Mega Man 3 (NTSC-U) that assembles to a clean ROM.
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Original game imageClone of Rock Band 3
An early, barely playable recompilation of Rock Band 3 (title update 5) that needs rexglue-sdk to compile.
Stars51
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2026
Genre: music video game
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Clone of Kirby's Epic Yarn
A work-in-progress decompilation of Kirby's Epic Yarn, supporting the Rev 0 (USA) version.
Stars50
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2024
Genre: Platform
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Clone of Animal Crossing
afe-decomp is a work-in-progress decompilation of the GameCube game Dōbutsu no Mori e+, tracked on a public match-percentage dashboard.
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Original game imageClone of Chameleon Twist
A native port of Chameleon Twist for N64 via static recompilation, rendered through RT64 with widescreen and Linux/Steam Deck support.
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Original game imageClone of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
A matching decompilation of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance, targeting US, JP and EU versions.
Stars49
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Clone of Sonic Adventure
A work-in-progress decompilation of the GameCube version of Sonic Adventure, covering multiple regions.
Platforms:GameCube
Stars49
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Maniac Mansion
A fully commented disassembly of the Commodore 64 Maniac Mansion engine and disk loaders, made for study.
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Original game imageClone of Rhythm Heaven
A work-in-progress decompilation of the Nintendo DS game Rhythm Heaven (USA, Rev 0).
Stars48
Updated4 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Rhythm
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Original game imageClone of Resident Evil Gaiden
A native static recompilation of Resident Evil Gaiden (Game Boy Color) for Windows and Android with optional extras.
Stars47
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Sonic the Fighters
A disassembly of Sonic the Fighters. The repository holds an assembly source for the game's program ROM data that can be assembled and…
Stars47
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Fighting
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Original game imageClone of Halo: Reach
A work-in-progress decompilation of Halo Reach; you supply your own copy of the game.
Stars46
Updated1 month ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2026
Genre: first-person shooter
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Clone of Mega Man X5
A static recompilation of Mega Man X5 (PS1) into a native Windows program, playable in alpha with widescreen and renderer options.
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Original game imageClone of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
An inactive, read-only branch of the Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade decompilation that builds the fe6.gba ROM.
Stars45
Updated4 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Body Harvest
A decompilation to C of the N64 game Body Harvest. The README links to a progress page and to decomp.me scratches, and asks for help.
Stars44
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Final Fantasy VIII
A work-in-progress decompilation of the PS1 USA release of Final Fantasy VIII, built from your own disc image.
Stars44
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Clone of Snowboard Kids
A matching decompilation of Snowboard Kids for Nintendo 64 that rebuilds an identical ROM; it is not a port.
Stars44
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Digimon World 3
A decompilation of the PS1 game Digimon World 2003 that tracks per-area progress and builds with zbuild.
Stars43
Updated7 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
It builds the ROM fomt.gba, and contributions are welcome.
Stars43
Updated9 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Simulation
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Original game imageClone of Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
A very early matching decompilation of the NTSC release of Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil; needs your own game copy.
Stars43
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Platform
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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.