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BSPSourceC2
Java map decompiler that turns Source engine .bsp map files back into .vmf files that can be loaded in Hammer.
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Reviewed ata4/bspsrc@eaac417
Curated reverse engineering resources
5,191Evidence class
- C0full software reconstruction
- C1partial scope or analysis entry
- C2code & docs, no demo or download
- C3notes only
- ?Source unavailable or unreadable at review time
Games
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PKHeXC2
PKHeX is a C# Windows Forms editor for Pokémon core-series save data.
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Reviewed kwsch/PKHeX@0660d1e
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nxnativeC2
nxnative is a tool that packages Nintendo Switch games as apps that run their code natively on Apple hardware, with graphics translated to Metal.
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Reviewed seedds/nxnative@88c7e03
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UE5 BINKA to WAVC2
Rejoins UE5 BINKA audio exported by FModel and calls an external Bink decoder to produce WAV files, with a Windows GUI, batch CLI and paired-asset metadata warnings.
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PsyZC2
C porting library that replaces the API of PSY-Q, Sony's PlayStation runtime library, with native implementations, so decompiled or original PlayStation source can be compiled for Linux, macOS, iOS, Windows, WebAssembly and PSP while still building for the console.
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Reviewed Xeeynamo/psyz@559adc7
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GCRecompC2
GCRecomp is a static recompiler that translates GameCube PowerPC DOL binaries into Rust and then into native executables.
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GBA-RecompC2
GBA-Recomp is a Rust static-recompilation toolkit and runtime for Game Boy Advance cartridges.
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Reviewed JRickey/gba-recomp@de4edf5
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KappaC2
Kappa is a Visual Studio Code extension for decompilation work.
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Reviewed macabeus/kappa@679ac38
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Panda3DSC1
High-level Nintendo 3DS emulator written in C++.
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Reviewed wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS@92e53d2
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Xbox XBE RecompC2
Xbox XBE Recomp creates native PC ports of original Xbox games by statically recompiling an XBE's x86 code to C++ and implementing Xbox kernel and XDK libraries on Windows, with Direct3D 12 rendering and XAudio2 playback.
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Reviewed TGP482/XboxXBERecomp@26236d5
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ModernGekkoC2
ModernGekko is a runtime for GameCube and Wii recomps.
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Reviewed ExpansionPak/ModernGekko@a2e4e2b
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Retro LauncherC1
Retro Launcher catalogs and installs recomps that compile on the user's machine.
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DSLuaDecompilerC2
DSLuaDecompiler decompiles Lua scripts from FromSoftware games for modding.
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Reviewed katalash/DSLuaDecompiler@c27340a
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BalamodC2
Balamod is a mod loader, injector, and decompiler for the game Balatro.
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Reviewed balamod/balamod@6333213
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SRC2
SR statically recompiles DOS and Windows game executables into Windows, Linux, or macOS builds.
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Reviewed M-HT/SR@ac690dd
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NESRecompC1
NESRecomp is a beta static-recompilation framework for NES and Famicom games.
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Reviewed mstan/nesrecomp@79b332f
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SNESRecompC1
SNESRecomp is a beta static-recompilation framework for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom.
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ndsrecompC1
ndsrecomp is a pre-alpha static recompiler for the Nintendo DS.
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Genesis RecompC1
Genesis Recomp is a beta static-recompilation framework for the Sega Genesis, Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Mega-CD.
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Reviewed mstan/segagenesisrecomp@9c0a0ce
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Decomp BuddyC1
Decomp Buddy is a Mac, Windows, and Linux application that sets up decompilations, recompilations, and native PC ports from the player's own game files.
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Reviewed TanookiStudios/decomp-buddy@a7cbd2b
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yukatoolC2
yukatool works with the Yuka System visual novel engine used by Hooksoft, Smee, PeasSoft, and feng.
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Reviewed AtomCrafty/yukatool@db06e24
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goreC2
gore recovers a Godot game into a project that opens in the Godot editor.
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Reviewed figurophobia/gore@cc48e7f
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Warband module decompilerC2
This decompiles Mount & Blade: Warband modules.
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Reviewed cuellius/decomp@a5fc4e7
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MiiJSC2
MiiJS reads, writes, converts, and renders Nintendo Mii data in JavaScript.
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Reviewed Stewared/MiiJS@de10c3c
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psprecompC2
psprecomp is a C11 toolkit that statically recompiles PlayStation Portable Allegrex MIPS binaries into C.
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Reviewed sp00nznet/psprecomp@5ca18fa
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Silver SCT toolC2
This tool reads and writes .sct script files from Silver, the 1999 action RPG.
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THPS2 toolsC2
These tools read Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 files and overlapping Neversoft Big Guns formats.
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Reviewed JayFoxRox/thps2-tools@e78065a
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SaturnRecompC2
SaturnRecomp is a Sega Saturn research toolkit with a disc CLI, an SH-2 execution core, and a Windows SDL2 runner.
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Reviewed sonsegajp/SaturnRecomp@26c9715
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YukaToolC1
YukaTool reads archives from the Yuka System visual-novel engine.
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Reviewed AtomCrafty/yukatool2@fd8f445
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bnGBC2
bnGB is a Binary Ninja plugin that loads Game Boy ROMs and disassembles Sharp LR35902 bytecode.
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Reviewed icecr4ck/bnGB@f098d79
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RecompOneC2
RecompOne statically translates PlayStation 1 MIPS instructions into C# and supplies a runtime for BIOS calls, MMIO, GPU commands, and CD-ROM access.
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Reviewed BlackLabelHQ/RecompOne@a13d8f9
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Rusted PackFile ManagerC1
Rusted PackFile Manager is a Rust and Qt6 reimplementation of PackFile Manager.
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Reviewed Frodo45127/rpfm@576f397
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PSXRecompC1
PSXRecomp translates PlayStation 1 MIPS binaries into C and links them with a hardware runtime.
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PoryscriptC2
Poryscript compiles a higher-level script into the script bytecode used by pokeemerald, pokefirered, and pokeruby.
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Reviewed huderlem/poryscript@c324811
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OverPyC1
OverPy is a Python-like language for the Overwatch Workshop.
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Reviewed Zezombye/overpy@e349a32
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homm3 unpackerC2
homm3 unpacker parses Heroes of Might and Magic III LOD archives, DEF animations and PCX images in Node.js or modern browsers.
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Reviewed neunato/homm3-unpacker@4b51558
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LEGO Dimensions Save ConverterC2
LEGO Dimensions Save Converter translates game saves among Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and Wii U formats and into a ReXGlue layout.
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pureikyubuC1
pureikyubu emulates Nintendo GameCube hardware to study the console and technologies used by its games.
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Reviewed emu-russia/pureikyubu@69572aa
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GiiBiiAdvanceC2
GiiBiiAdvance is a GB, GBC and GBA emulator with debugger windows for inspecting game execution.
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Reviewed AntonioND/giibiiadvance@ccb40c3
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Space Invaders EmulatorC2
Space Invaders Emulator models the arcade game's Intel 8080 CPU, graphics and sound and includes tools for inspecting its ROM code.
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WoW.tools but localC2
WoW.tools but local inspects a local World of Warcraft installation through a browser interface.
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Reviewed Marlamin/wow.tools.local@a9586fa
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DemoInfoC2
DemoInfo reads Counter-Strike: Global Offensive demo files through a C# library for replay analysis.
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Reviewed StatsHelix/demoinfo@052f7a6
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DemoparserC2
Demoparser analyzes Counter-Strike 2 replay files with a Rust parser exposed through Python, JavaScript and WebAssembly packages.
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Reviewed LaihoE/demoparser@314a253
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MesenC2
Mesen is an NES/Famicom emulator with tools for inspecting game execution and graphics.
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Reviewed SourMesen/Mesen@e118095
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D2sC2
D2s is a Go parser for Diablo II .d2s character saves.
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Reviewed nokka/d2s@426ae71
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w3gjsC2
w3gjs parses Warcraft III .w3g replay files in TypeScript for game analysis.
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Reviewed PBug90/w3gjs@8ccf546
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ZenKitC2
ZenKit is a C++ library for parsing ZenGin file formats used by Gothic and Gothic II.
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Reviewed GothicKit/ZenKit@e1c1044
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wow_chunkyC2
Parses World of Warcraft chunked game files in Rust, including WDT and ADT maps and DXT-compressed BLP images.
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Reviewed bigglesss/wow_chunky@c3ed372
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dungeon-siege-reC2
dungeon-siege-re analyzes asset formats used by Dungeon Siege and Legends of Aranna and supplies C++ extraction and conversion tools.
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Reviewed glampert/dungeon-siege-re@04f4756
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PacmanRecompC3
PacmanRecomp currently loads Pac-Man's arcade ROM files, concatenates the program chips and writes a Z80 assembly listing.
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Reviewed Wilson-Flores/PacmanRecomp@910c9ae
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SilentHillToolkitC3
SilentHillToolkit contains a C# routine that decrypts Silent Hill overlay code files by XORing successive 32-bit words with a generated key stream.
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Reviewed nikita600/SHDecompilation@62b348d
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StoicGooseC1
StoicGoose emulates Bandai WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color games and includes a separate Dear ImGui interface for debugging and disassembly.
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Reviewed xdanieldzd/StoicGoose@e6a7c93
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reGMLC1
reGML inspects GameMaker game packages, disassembles their bytecode, and runs supported games from data.win files.
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Reviewed TimGoTheCreator/reGML@af1a632
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FortniteReplayDecompressorC2
FortniteReplayDecompressor parses Fortnite replay files with a C# library and example reader.
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mgzC2
mgz parses Age of Empires II recorded games into Python structures and summaries.
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Reviewed happyleavesaoc/aoc-mgz@2592a1b
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sky-reenigneC2
sky-reenigne extracts and analyses resource files from the 1994 DOS game Beneath a Steel Sky.
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Reviewed codeberg.org/zhmu/sky-reenigne/src/commit/ff4bc1d5…
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DSHBAC1
DSHBA emulates Game Boy Advance games and provides an ImGui debugger for examining memory, registers, and execution.
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Reviewed DenSinH/DSHBA@bc1bbfc
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MantaC2
Manta parses Dota 2 replay files from the Source 2 engine in Go.
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Reviewed dotabuff/manta@d4e4647
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Mobiclip DecoderC2
Mobiclip Decoder decodes Nintendo game video formats using a Mobiclip implementation the author attributes to disassembly.
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Reviewed Gericom/MobiclipDecoder@c88b67d
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Mesen-SC2
Mesen-S is an SNES emulator with facilities for examining game execution and graphics.
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Reviewed SourMesen/Mesen-S@1768b4f
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OpenCity2kC2
OpenCity2k provides Python parsers and utilities for SimCity 2000 game data.
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Reviewed OpenCity2k/OpenCity2k@938d7c7
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faf-scfa-replay-parserC3
faf-scfa-replay-parser reads Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance replay files into headers, command messages and timing data.
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Rocket League Replay ParserC2
Rocket League Replay Parser decodes Rocket League replay files into C# objects that can be serialized to JSON.
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GBFRDataToolsC2
GBFRDataTools extracts and converts Granblue Fantasy: Relink archives and data files, including data.i, .tbl tables, textures and several structured UI formats.
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Reviewed Nenkai/GBFRDataTools@aff3383
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demoinfocs-golangC2
demoinfocs-golang parses Counter-Strike 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive replay files in Go.
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Reviewed markus-wa/demoinfocs-golang@4c79f7b
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SSF2T DecompC2
SSF2T Decomp provides Python tools and documentation for examining the CPS2 ROM layout of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo.
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Reviewed nikodindon/ssf2t-decomp@042591b
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ReevengiC2
Reevengi inspects game data from several PlayStation and PC releases of Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3.
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Reviewed pmandin/reevengi@8130d5f
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DX-Ball: reconstruct sound panningC3
Recover one sound-pan function from instructions and constants; upstream cites 3,205 cases and a 63-byte match.
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Reviewed morluto/rea@808339f
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TH04: recover a DOS bullet-ring helperC3
Inspect a 16-bit PC-98 DOS helper and relate its angle calculation to a pinned reconstruction and historical compiler checks.
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Reviewed morluto/rea@808339f
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Super Mario 64 DS: matching decompilation with relocation checksC2
Reconstructs Super Mario 64 DS functions as C/C++ and permitted assembly primitives, comparing compiled output with a user-supplied cartridge dump.
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Reviewed tangosdev/sm64ds-decomp@af8636d
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GoldenEye 007: an agent-assisted native port from a decompilationC1
Builds a native PC port on the existing GoldenEye 007 decompilation, with a host platform layer and assets extracted from the user’s ROM.
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ssbu-recomp: static recompilation with explicit mode limitsC1
Translates Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.4 AArch64 code ahead of time and supplies a Windows runtime with Vulkan/OpenGL rendering.
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Reviewed Denkishi/ssbu-recomp@938e66b
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KartPad: platform integration for a Mario Kart Wii recompilationC2
Builds Apple and Android integration around WiiCompiled’s ahead-of-time translation of Mario Kart Wii, with native graphics, input and optional Retro Rewind support.
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Reviewed chrissotraidis/kartpad@7e99c67
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BattleShip: an AI-assisted Super Smash Bros. native portC2
Ports the existing Super Smash Bros. N64 decompilation using libultraship and Torch.
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Reviewed JRickey/BattleShip@39e978f
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Agent decompilation: a byte-matching retrospectiveC2
Maurice Heumann describes replacing plausible-looking agent output with compiler-based checks of reconstructed functions, relocations, data and types.
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Snowboard Kids 2: an LLM-assisted N64 matching decompilationC2
A public matching decompilation of the N64 game Snowboard Kids 2, begun in 2024 with community decompilation tools.
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IsaacRecomp: translating Flash game bytecode to native C++C1
Translates The Binding of Isaac’s Flash AVM1 bytecode into C++ functions and supplies a native rendering/input runtime.
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Reviewed whylurking/IsaacRecomp@7736f3d
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Nanolathe: a documented Total Annihilation engine reimplementationC1
Reimplements a Total Annihilation-compatible strategy-game engine in Go, with public file-format research and separate gameplay profiles.
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Reviewed nanolathe-gg/nanolathe@5007ba7
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TH08: exact-source reconstruction and separately tested portsC1
Reconstructs the original Japanese Touhou 8 version 1.00d against its binary and original compiler, then adapts the recovered code for other platforms.
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Reviewed N0zoM1z0/th08@08c7f00
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Zelda 64: Recompiled — a native Majora’s Mask port without a full source decompilationC1
Uses N64Recomp to translate Majora’s Mask into a native application and RT64 for rendering.
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Reviewed Zelda64Recomp/Zelda64Recomp@b65c482
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OpenGOAL: recovering GOAL code and rebuilding the Jak gamesC1
Reconstructs readable GOAL code from the original Jak binaries and compiles it with a new GOAL compiler for modern PCs.
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Reviewed open-goal/jak-project@32c3cf7
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LEGO Island: source reconstruction with separately reported exact rebuildsC1
Reconstructs the English LEGO Island 1.1 source for its original 32-bit Windows target.
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Reviewed isledecomp/isle@8119bd0
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Snowball War: a bounded REA-assisted minigame reconstructionC2
The author uses REA’s Ghidra workflow to investigate the DOS Ski or Die binary, document Snowball War rules and rebuild that one minigame in Rust with SDL2.
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SpaceCadetPinball: decompiled game logic adapted to SDL2C2
Converts the reverse-engineered Space Cadet pinball game into compilable C++ for desktop platforms.
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Reviewed k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball@cb9b7b8
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Super Mario 64: ROM reconstruction with explicit comparison gatesC2
Reconstructs Super Mario 64 source for Japanese, North American, European, Shindou and iQue releases.
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Reviewed n64decomp/sm64@9921382
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Unleashed Recompiled: translating Xbox 360 game code and shadersC2
Builds an unofficial Sonic Unleashed PC port by statically recompiling Xbox 360 PowerPC code with XenonRecomp and Xenos shaders with XenosRecomp.
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Reviewed hedge-dev/UnleashedRecomp@cf829a9
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OpenMW: replacing Morrowind’s engine while reusing original contentC2
Provides an independent engine for playing Morrowind and an alternative editor, OpenMW-CS.
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Reviewed OpenMW/openmw@5fdc0f1
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REDRIVER2: reconstructing Driver 2 through a PlayStation compatibility layerC1
Translates reverse-engineered Driver 2 MIPS routines into C/C++ and uses Psy-X/Psy-Cross to adapt PlayStation interfaces for desktop systems.
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Reviewed OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2@b2d8857
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DevilutionX: porting Diablo’s reconstructed engineC1
Builds a modern Diablo and Hellfire port on the Devilution reconstruction, with platform support, bug fixes and optional quality-of-life features.
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Reviewed diasurgical/DevilutionX@9443306
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Touhou reconstructions: an agent-driven method across three gamesC2
An essay published on REA’s site, with pinned evidence notes, describes one author’s agent-driven reconstructions of TH08, TH095 and TH04.
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Reviewed morluto/rea@c12d9ed
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TicTacToe-AI: a bounded REA-fork reconstruction of one game methodC1
The author’s REA fork, posted as rea-engine and since renamed RE-Agent, decompiles the shipped .NET executable of the GPL-licensed TicTacToe-AI game, recompiles the recovered C# and resources, and repairs one decompiler error against the original IL.
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Reviewed heaven-hm/re-agent@a84c61e
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UltraSunnyMoon: a partial, REA-led Pokémon Ultra Sun reconstructionC2
The author uses a pinned REA build with Ghidra to analyze a user-supplied Pokémon Ultra Sun base executable, rebuild it byte for byte from split objects, and swap in two small compiled C runtime routines.
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Reviewed tylergraydev/UltraSunnyMoon@913eed4
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DX-Ball: an REA-guided function-level reconstruction with CodexC2
The author has Codex use REA’s Ghidra tools to inspect the English DX-Ball 1.07 executable and recover it as typed C/C++, then compiles each function with the original-era Visual C++ 4.0 and compares it byte for byte with the original after mapping relocations.
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Reviewed N0zoM1z0/dx-ball@d1251ea
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re2ds: a native Nintendo DS engine for Resident Evil 2C2
Reimplements Resident Evil 2’s PS1 game rules in a native Nintendo DS engine, with converters that turn data from the user’s own disc into DS formats.
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Reviewed eray1605/re2ds@f1e120e
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Horizon: a Rust rewrite of Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 with REA bytecode queriesC1
Rewrites Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 as a native Rust client, dedicated server and launcher that prepare their resources from the user’s own copy of the game.
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Reviewed ludovic111/horizon@d500f28
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Untangle: a browser rebuild from REA and Ghidra evidenceC2
An author-documented REA/Ghidra investigation of the shipped Untangle Windows binary produces a single-page playable rebuild and a claim-by-claim grading receipt.
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Reviewed az9713/untangle-rebuild@6e99251
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OpenBattlefield2: an unfinished Refractor 2 engine reimplementationC2
A C++20 reimplementation of Battlefield 2’s Refractor 2 engine reads original game data and documents menu rendering, level loading and server interoperability.
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Reviewed Moxnatiy/OpenBattlefield2@1486ef1
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keen-clone: a Commander Keen 1 C/SDL2 portC2
A native Linux and browser port of Commander Keen Episode One is documented as a function-by-function REA/Ghidra reconstruction of KEEN1.EXE.
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Reviewed carlhako/keen-clone@9c6ac72
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samp-client-re: a partial SA-MP client reconstructionC2
A documented REA/Ghidra investigation maps SA-MP 0.3.DL-R1 client subsystems to a new C++ DLL, loader and smoke-test executable.
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- Binary
Reviewed NathanKanaeru/samp-client-re@6efde5d
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Desktop Games Nostalgia: a macOS and browser portC1
A Swift/macOS and JavaScript/browser port recreates the Desktop Games screen-smashing toy from a captured image.
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