# Gregory Horror Show: a work-in-progress PS2 decompilation

> Decompiles the PlayStation 2 game Gregory Horror Show through a workflow that unpacks a user-provided ISO, splits its executable, and rebuilds a destination ISO from assembly and C. The repository includes version configuration, build scripts, headers, and source files.

- 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/Nathan-R-Og/ghs>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Nathan-R-Og/ghs/blob/d190969f0cef6e1db51913e1d690e77629e39706/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gregory-horror-show-ps2-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gregory-horror-show-ps2-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gregory-horror-show-ps2-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally obtained Gregory Horror Show ISO is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Python and Linux or WSL are required for the documented workflow.
- **Limits:** The decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Nathan-R-Og/ghs/blob/d190969f0cef6e1db51913e1d690e77629e39706/README.md>

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