Case study

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds — an Xbox static recompilation for PC

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds — PC Port turns the 2003 Xbox game's code into a native Windows program with xboxrecomp. It replaces console graphics and input with Vulkan or Direct3D 11 rendering and XInput support, and provides an Android build. The launcher installs game data from the user's own PAL or NTSC Xbox disc image.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 54
Last commit: 2026-10-02
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-owned PAL or NTSC Xbox disc image in .iso or .xiso form is required; PS2 and GameCube releases are unsupported.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with Vulkan 1.3 or Direct3D 11 graphics is specified for the PC build.
Testing evidence: Linux and Steam Deck use through Proton is described as experimental and untested.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc-case,
  title = {{Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds — an Xbox static recompilation for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/KaikoClanworth1/buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc}},
  url = {https://github.com/KaikoClanworth1/buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc-case/}}
}

Plain text

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds — an Xbox static recompilation for PC. https://github.com/KaikoClanworth1/buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc-case/

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README.md GitHub · KaikoClanworth1/buffy-chaos-bleeds-pc · Revision 3416652