Case study

PE2PC: a native Parasite Eve II port from decompiled C

PE2PC compiles decompiled C code from the US PlayStation release of Parasite Eve II as a native PC game. A Rust runtime replaces console graphics, sound, disc, controller and memory-card services, while game data is read at runtime from the user's two original disc images.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 83
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

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: Unmodified USA disc dumps SLUS-01042 and SLUS-01055 in CHD or CUE format are required to play.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11 and Vulkan or OpenGL 3.3 graphics are required; Linux use is documented through Proton.
Limits: The README calls mod support experimental.
License: CC0-1.0 for the project's own code; bundled fonts retain their own licences.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{pe2pc-parasite-eve-ii-port-case,
  title = {{PE2PC: a native Parasite Eve II port from decompiled C}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Snaity-CORE/pe2-pc-port}},
  url = {https://github.com/Snaity-CORE/pe2-pc-port},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pe2pc-parasite-eve-ii-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

PE2PC: a native Parasite Eve II port from decompiled C. https://github.com/Snaity-CORE/pe2-pc-port (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pe2pc-parasite-eve-ii-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · Snaity-CORE/pe2-pc-port · Revision 79ca6f3
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md GitHub · Snaity-CORE/pe2-pc-port · Revision 79ca6f3