Case study
OpenCrown PC: a native Dragon's Crown Pro host for console dumps
OpenCrown PC runs Dragon's Crown Pro from a user-supplied decrypted PS4 or PS5 dump on Windows and Linux. Its native loader executes the game's code while replacing PS4 libraries, rendering, input, saves and online services; the repository includes format readers and a separate Linux host.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C1 partial scope or analysis entry
- Stars
- 102
- Last commit
- 2026-11-06
- Language
- C++
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence

- Observed
- Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
- Scope
- Partial
- Checked
- 2026-11-08
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: A user-supplied decrypted Dragon's Crown Pro CUSA10454 dump is required for Windows and Linux.
- Prerequisites: Windows 10/11 x64 or 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.35 or later is required.
- Prerequisites: The Android beta requires a user-supplied decrypted PS Vita PCSE00019 base game and 1.09 update.
- License: No licence file in the repository.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{opencrown-pc-case,
title = {{OpenCrown PC: a native Dragon's Crown Pro host for console dumps}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Nezara/OpenCrown-PC}},
url = {https://github.com/Nezara/OpenCrown-PC},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opencrown-pc-case/}}
}Plain text
OpenCrown PC: a native Dragon's Crown Pro host for console dumps. https://github.com/Nezara/OpenCrown-PC (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opencrown-pc-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · Nezara/OpenCrown-PC · Revision efbd6df
- linux-port/README.md GitHub · Nezara/OpenCrown-PC · Revision efbd6df
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