# King's Field 2: a PS1 static recompilation for PC

> King's Field PC ports King's Field 2 from PlayStation to PC through PS1Recom MIPS-to-C static recompilation. Its game-function sources run with a PsyX-based PlayStation compatibility layer, CD handling and keyboard, mouse and gamepad input.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/snzhkhd/King-s-Field-PC>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/snzhkhd/King-s-Field-PC/blob/4ded6c0c52e35237bbd956783afaf239ca50607f/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kings-field-2-pc-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kings-field-2-pc-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/kings-field-2-pc-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The PAL game copy.
- OpenAL-soft 1.21.x or newer and SDL2 2.0.16 or newer.
- Menu rendering and water sound have unresolved issues.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/snzhkhd/King-s-Field-PC/blob/4ded6c0c52e35237bbd956783afaf239ca50607f/README.md>

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