# Far Cry Instincts Recomp: a static recompilation of the Xbox game for Windows

> Far Cry Instincts Recomp translates the original Xbox game's x86 code from a user's default.xbe into C++ and compiles it into a Windows x64 DLL. Its runtime replaces Xbox kernel, Direct3D 8 and DirectSound services, with graphics rendered through Direct3D 11.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/bassobr/Far-Cry-Instincts-Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/bassobr/Far-Cry-Instincts-Recomp/blob/3f3e171e69261e767581b42bc9d6a1f244dd5a42/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/far-cry-instincts-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/far-cry-instincts-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/far-cry-instincts-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally obtained original Xbox copy of Far Cry Instincts is required; the documented addresses target the USA/Europe release, and other builds are untested.
- **Prerequisites:** Playing requires Windows 10 or 11 x64, or Linux or Steam Deck with Proton, and a Direct3D 11 feature level 11_0 GPU.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/bassobr/Far-Cry-Instincts-Recomp/blob/3f3e171e69261e767581b42bc9d6a1f244dd5a42/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/bassobr/Far-Cry-Instincts-Recomp/blob/3f3e171e69261e767581b42bc9d6a1f244dd5a42/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md>
3. <https://github.com/bassobr/Far-Cry-Instincts-Recomp/blob/3f3e171e69261e767581b42bc9d6a1f244dd5a42/LICENSE>

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