Case study

gtasa-reversed: reconstructing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas code

This project rewrites Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas function by function. The build is a DLL whose reversed functions replace the ones in the game, with a standalone executable as the stated end goal. The supported executable is the compact exe, 5,189,632 bytes. python setup.py configures a windows-msvc x86 Debug build by default, and python setup.py --build compiles it. The README estimates that about 50 to 60 percent of the code is done.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 1.2k
Last commit: 2026-11-04
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The compact executable of that size, plus Visual Studio 2026, Python 3, Conan 2.x, and CMake 4.2.0 or newer.
The README does not name a license.

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BibTeX

@misc{gtasa-reversed,
  title = {{gtasa-reversed: reconstructing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas code}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/gta-reversed/gta-reversed}},
  url = {https://github.com/gta-reversed/gta-reversed},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/gtasa-reversed/}}
}

Plain text

gtasa-reversed: reconstructing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas code. https://github.com/gta-reversed/gta-reversed (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/gtasa-reversed/

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README.md GitHub · gta-reversed/gta-reversed · Revision afbc26d