# 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.

- 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/Gh0stBlade/KAIN2>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Gh0stBlade/KAIN2/blob/e9fa662a02ab597af1e2b2b8e4d1a6af02c180ef/README.MD>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kain2/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kain2/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/kain2/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The build steps in CONTRIBUTING.MD at the reviewed commit.
- The README does not name a license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Gh0stBlade/KAIN2/blob/e9fa662a02ab597af1e2b2b8e4d1a6af02c180ef/README.MD>

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