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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver — a decompilation and port

This decompiles Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver by translating its MIPS R3000 code to C, then builds a modern port. The completion badge for SLUS_007.08 reads 78 percent. It uses the Valkyrie emulator layer and SDL2. The listed platforms are Windows 7 through 11, Linux, 64-bit Mac, UWP, Xbox One and Series through UWP, the web through Emscripten, and Android. A WebGL demo is linked from the page. Build steps are in CONTRIBUTING.MD.

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

Stars: 176
Last commit: 2024-04-24
Language: C
License (GitHub): Unlicense

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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The build steps in CONTRIBUTING.MD at the reviewed commit.
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@misc{kain2,
  title = {{Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver — a decompilation and port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Gh0stBlade/KAIN2}},
  url = {https://github.com/Gh0stBlade/KAIN2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/kain2/}}
}

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver — a decompilation and port. https://github.com/Gh0stBlade/KAIN2 (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/kain2/

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README.MD GitHub · Gh0stBlade/KAIN2 · Revision e9fa662