# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/gta-reversed/gta-reversed>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/gta-reversed/gta-reversed/blob/afbc26d70675b9138b740b857ffdcaeaa7c5ca7c/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gtasa-reversed/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gtasa-reversed/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gtasa-reversed/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/gta-reversed/gta-reversed/blob/afbc26d70675b9138b740b857ffdcaeaa7c5ca7c/README.md>

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