Case study

Knack for PC: running the PS4 game with a replacement runtime

Knack for PC ports the PlayStation 4 game Knack to Windows and Linux by running its original x86-64 code with replacement PS4 system libraries and a Vulkan graphics core. The Knack-specific work covers imported system functions, fixed-address memory, NGS2 audio layouts, and graphics translation. The author reports that the first chapters play from start to end; later chapters remain untested.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 44
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Provide a dump of your own Knack PS4 copy; the development target is CUSA00068 with update 01.10.
Prerequisites: A 64-bit CPU with AVX and a Vulkan 1.3 GPU are required; the Linux build needs glibc 2.39 or newer.
Testing evidence: Later chapters and the listed EU versions are untested; the Linux AppImage has been opened but not played.
License: GPL-2.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{knack-pc-case,
  title = {{Knack for PC: running the PS4 game with a replacement runtime}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/AbdelmoumenDeghbouche/knack_pc}},
  url = {https://github.com/AbdelmoumenDeghbouche/knack_pc},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/knack-pc-case/}}
}

Plain text

Knack for PC: running the PS4 game with a replacement runtime. https://github.com/AbdelmoumenDeghbouche/knack_pc (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/knack-pc-case/

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README.md GitHub · AbdelmoumenDeghbouche/knack_pc · Revision 993a184