# Killzone for Windows: native port of the PS2 game

> Killzone for Windows is a native Windows port of Killzone for the PlayStation 2. The README says the game's code is recompiled to C++ with PS2Recomp and runs with mouse and keyboard aim, high frame rates, higher resolutions, and ultrawide support.

- 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/drakolordx7/KillzoneRecomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/drakolordx7/KillzoneRecomp/blob/b4bfb6b1c597c9e32cc15145c688294cb55e9c3d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/killzone-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/killzone-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/killzone-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, a CPU with SSE4.1, and a GPU with Direct3D 11, Direct3D 12, or Vulkan.
- You need your own disc image: the US version SCUS-97402 or, from v0.1.6, the European version SCES-52893.
- License: GPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/drakolordx7/KillzoneRecomp/blob/b4bfb6b1c597c9e32cc15145c688294cb55e9c3d/README.md>

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