# flOw: static recompilation of the PS3 game for Windows

> flOw lifts PowerPC functions from the PS3 game's EBOOT.elf to C and links them against ps3recomp host libraries for a Windows executable. The author reports a host-driven frame loop and D3D12 rendering through a host-side scene builder; the game state machine still blocks full gameplay.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/sp00nznet/flow>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/sp00nznet/flow/blob/3163de5ae40c0515c329cc40f2236c5873d6de44/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/flow-ps3-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/flow-ps3-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/flow-ps3-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The PS3 game's EBOOT.elf and game data are required for the documented build process.
- **Scope:** The target is Windows x86-64; Linux is planned.
- **Limits:** Full gameplay remains in progress because the title state machine does not advance.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/sp00nznet/flow/blob/3163de5ae40c0515c329cc40f2236c5873d6de44/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/sp00nznet/flow/blob/3163de5ae40c0515c329cc40f2236c5873d6de44/docs/analysis.md>
3. <https://github.com/sp00nznet/flow/blob/3163de5ae40c0515c329cc40f2236c5873d6de44/LICENSE>

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