What is Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation?

Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation is an open-source recompilation of Kartia: The Word of Fate. The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port. The original game ran on PlayStation.

Do I need the original game files to run Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation

RecompilationActive

The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port.

Based on Kartia: The Word of Fate

Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation screenshot

Links, repository & details

About

A static recompilation of Kartia: The Word of Fate built on psxrecomp and recomp-ui, distributed as an owned-input setup kit. You supply your own disc image and BIOS dump, and first-run setup generates and compiles the game on your machine. It targets the USA release (disc serial SLUS-00631).

Getting started

Download the setup ZIP for your platform, extract it into a writable folder and start the launcher. In the setup wizard select your disc image (a Redump CUE/BIN or a CHD) and your SCPH-1001 (USA) BIOS, then run Generate & rebuild; the first run compiles the game and takes several minutes.

Known issues & limitations

Native setup and gameplay on Linux and macOS have not been verified.
Full-game completion, audio fidelity, and multiplayer are not claimed.
Runtime snapshots from older builds are not confirmed compatible.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (PlayStation version).

You must own the original game and supply your own supported disc image.
First-run setup requires your own legally dumped SCPH-1001 BIOS image.

Features

Ordinary memory-card saves are preserved across updates.

How to install

Download the setup ZIP for your platform from Releases and extract it into a writable folder.
Start `Kartia_The_Word_of_Fate` (use the `.exe` on Windows).
In the setup wizard, select your supported disc image and BIOS file.
Choose Generate & rebuild and wait several minutes for the first-run compilation and game startup.

Summarised from the project's README.

Media

Licensing & legal

The kit and its release archives contain no game disc, retail BIOS, generated game code or saved game.

Additional notes

Diagnostic build: Setup produces both a normal and a diagnostic build.

FAQ

What is Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation?: Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation is an open-source recompilation of Kartia: The Word of Fate. The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port. The original game ran on PlayStation.
Do I need the original game files to run Kartia: The Word of Fate Recompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.