# Drakengard 3: a Windows port through static recompilation

> Drakengard 3 Recompile translates the PS3 release of Drakengard 3 into native Windows x64 code and replaces platform services in a local runtime. It targets NPUB31251 version 1.01 and builds from the user's game files; the author reports intro, audio, menu and story-scene milestones, with controlled gameplay still unconfirmed.

- 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/k1gs/Drakengard3Recompile>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/k1gs/Drakengard3Recompile/blob/5e67013eaf4357699804869c5de64ce224601dce/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/drakengard-3-recompile-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/drakengard-3-recompile-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/drakengard-3-recompile-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Windows x64, original Drakengard 3 NPUB31251 version 1.01 files and locally generated PPU/SPU sources.
- **Limits:** Gameplay with working controls is not yet confirmed; rendering stability and later performance remain in development.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/k1gs/Drakengard3Recompile/blob/5e67013eaf4357699804869c5de64ce224601dce/README.md>

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