Case study

hl2-recomp: statically recompiling Xbox Half-Life 2

hl2-recomp translates the Xbox Half-Life 2 XBE to C with xboxrecomp and links it to a native Windows runtime. Its game-specific tools recover RTTI classes, function boundaries and datamaps, while technical notes trace boot, controller and NV2A rendering paths; the author reports a title screen and partial level loading.

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: 7
Last commit: 2026-10-17
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The Xbox Half-Life 2 game files and xboxrecomp runtime are required.
Limits: The author reports title-screen rendering and partial level loading; gameplay and controller input remain incomplete.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{half-life-2-xbox-recomp-case,
  title = {{hl2-recomp: statically recompiling Xbox Half-Life 2}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/sp00nznet/hl2-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/sp00nznet/hl2-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/half-life-2-xbox-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

hl2-recomp: statically recompiling Xbox Half-Life 2. https://github.com/sp00nznet/hl2-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/half-life-2-xbox-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · sp00nznet/hl2-recomp · Revision b62d2b5
docs/boot.md GitHub · sp00nznet/hl2-recomp · Revision b62d2b5