Himuro

About

Fatal Frame (released as Project Zero in Europe and Zero in Japan) is a 2001 survival horror game developed by Tecmo for the PlayStation 2, following Miku Hinasaki as she explores the haunted Himuro Mansion searching for her missing brother while fighting ghosts with a mystical camera. Himuro is a decompilation project aiming to produce a matching source decompilation of Fatal Frame across its US, EU, and JP PlayStation 2 releases, with an eventual goal of porting the game to modern hardware. It includes no original game assets — the executable must be extracted from a legally owned copy of the game — and progress toward a full decompilation is tracked live per region.

Getting started

Building it requires a Linux system, Python 3.8 or later, and a PS2-specific compiler toolchain, along with your own copy of the original game disc (US, EU, or JP release) to extract the executable the project decompiles against.

Known issues & limitations

• Porting the game to modern hardware is a future goal; the project currently aims to create a matching source decompilation.

What you need to run it

FAQ

What is Himuro?

Himuro is an open-source decompilation of Fatal Frame. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported. The original game ran on PlayStation 2.

Do I need the original game files to run Himuro?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. Requires game assets from a legal copy of the original PS2 game (Fatal Frame 1/Project Zero/Zero).