# Colin McRae Rally 2005: an Xbox XBE recompilation for Windows

> A Colin McRae Rally 2005 port recompiles the US original-Xbox game for native Windows execution using Xbox XBE Recomp. The bundled runtime supplies Xbox kernel and XDK replacements, Direct3D 12 rendering, audio and controller support, while game code and assets come from the user's own copy. The port adds display settings and rendering fixes.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp/blob/58d178e02386153b3db449445cb2c36a4de5ebbb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2005-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2005-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2005-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The US NTSC Xbox game files, including the specified default.xbe, must come from the user's own copy.
- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 64-bit and a Direct3D 12-capable GPU are required; source builds require Visual Studio 2022 with the listed C++ tools.
- **Limits:** Other Xbox regions and the PC game release are unsupported.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license for the port; the bundled SDK retains its stated MIT terms.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp/blob/58d178e02386153b3db449445cb2c36a4de5ebbb/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp/blob/58d178e02386153b3db449445cb2c36a4de5ebbb/sdk/README.md>

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