Case study

devilution-nx: a Nintendo Switch port of reconstructed Diablo

devilution-nx ports the DevilutionX reconstruction of Diablo to Nintendo Switch. It provides Joy-Con and touch controls, Switch homebrew builds and instructions for loading DIABDAT.MPQ from the player's original Diablo disc or GOG copy. Its documentation traces the underlying reconstruction to IDA analysis and recovered C code.

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

Stars: 889
Last commit: 2019-07-26
Language: C++
License (GitHub): Unlicense

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: Provide DIABDAT.MPQ from an original Diablo disc or GOG copy.
Prerequisites: A Nintendo Switch homebrew environment is required; building uses devkitPro and the listed Switch libraries.
Limits: The README reports many remaining bugs.
License: The Unlicense.

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BibTeX

@misc{devilution-nx-case,
  title = {{devilution-nx: a Nintendo Switch port of reconstructed Diablo}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/lantus/devilution-nx}},
  url = {https://github.com/lantus/devilution-nx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/devilution-nx-case/}}
}

Plain text

devilution-nx: a Nintendo Switch port of reconstructed Diablo. https://github.com/lantus/devilution-nx (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/devilution-nx-case/

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README.md GitHub · lantus/devilution-nx · Revision 02c2151
docs/CHANGELOG.md GitHub · lantus/devilution-nx · Revision 02c2151