Case study

Gears of War 2: a Windows static recompilation with a console runtime

The Gears of War 2 PC port translates the user's Xbox 360 executable to C++ ahead of time with XenonRecomp and runs it on a Windows runtime with kernel and Direct3D 12 graphics components. Its game-specific notes map executable functions, data layouts and file formats; the author reports scripted coverage of all 29 campaign chapter entry points.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 8
Last commit: 2026-10-15
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A disc image of the supported Gears of War 2 release is required.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11 x64, a Direct3D 12 GPU, a Haswell or Zen class CPU, build tools and about 25 GB free space are required.
Testing evidence: The author reports chapter-entry tests, while complete campaign playthroughs and multiplayer between two PCs remain untested.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{gears-of-war-2-pc-port-case,
  title = {{Gears of War 2: a Windows static recompilation with a console runtime}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/KiltedKernel/gears-of-war-2-pc-port}},
  url = {https://github.com/KiltedKernel/gears-of-war-2-pc-port},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/gears-of-war-2-pc-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

Gears of War 2: a Windows static recompilation with a console runtime. https://github.com/KiltedKernel/gears-of-war-2-pc-port (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/gears-of-war-2-pc-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · KiltedKernel/gears-of-war-2-pc-port · Revision 41c6b7f
docs/REVERSE_ENGINEERING.md GitHub · KiltedKernel/gears-of-war-2-pc-port · Revision 41c6b7f
docs/STATUS.md GitHub · KiltedKernel/gears-of-war-2-pc-port · Revision 41c6b7f