Case study

Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix: an in-progress PS2 main-ELF decompilation

Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix reconstructs C++ source for the PlayStation 2 game's main ELF. Contributors add function symbols and implementations, rebuild with the project's compiler setup, and compare objects in objdiff. The author reports recovering class definitions and file layout from an E3 kiosk demo PS3 port of Kingdom Hearts 2.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2026-05-24
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A copy of SLPM_666.75 from Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix is required at the repository root.
Prerequisites: Python 3, Docker, Git LFS, and a Unix shell are required; the author reports Linux and macOS support.
Limits: The decompilation is unfinished; the nonmatchings directory is outside the build.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{kingdom-hearts-2-final-mix-decomp-case,
  title = {{Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix: an in-progress PS2 main-ELF decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/GovanifY/kh2}},
  url = {https://github.com/GovanifY/kh2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/kingdom-hearts-2-final-mix-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix: an in-progress PS2 main-ELF decompilation. https://github.com/GovanifY/kh2 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/kingdom-hearts-2-final-mix-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · GovanifY/kh2 · Revision 8b5bc47