# Forza Horizon 2 Recompiled: an experimental Xbox 360 static recompilation

> Forza Horizon 2 Recompiled uses a vendored ReXGlue SDK to translate the Xbox 360 game's XEX code into C++ for a native Windows build. Game-specific hooks address two boot crashes; the author reports that the current build stalls at the loading screen while waiting on a kernel semaphore.

- 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/fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp/blob/00edb0b2b10e02af6e97d1361b4b9e474dc5df45/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/forza-horizon-2-recompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/forza-horizon-2-recompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/forza-horizon-2-recompiled-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Windows AMD64, Git, CMake 3.25+, Ninja, Clang and an extracted Xbox 360 game copy are required.
- **Limits:** The current build stalls at the loading screen; gameplay has not been reached.
- **License:** The project's own source and vendored ReXGlue SDK are BSD 3-Clause licensed.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/fabioap-cpu/Forza-Horizon-2-Recomp/blob/00edb0b2b10e02af6e97d1361b4b9e474dc5df45/README.md>

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