Case study

Perfect Dark on Android: porting the decompilation-based game

Ports the decompilation-based Perfect Dark game to Android through a platform layer, on-screen controls and a Gradle build. It builds on an existing desktop port and requires the player's own Perfect Dark ROM. The Android guide describes touch input, landscape orientation and a launcher that imports mod folders.

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: 6
Last commit: 2026-10-26
Language: C

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: A supported Perfect Dark ROM supplied by the user is required.
Prerequisites: Android 7.0 or newer on arm64-v8a or armeabi-v7a is supported.
Limits: The source reports minor graphics and gameplay issues and possible crashes.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{perfect-dark-android-case,
  title = {{Perfect Dark on Android: porting the decompilation-based game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Mr4xd3mn/perfect-dark-android}},
  url = {https://github.com/Mr4xd3mn/perfect-dark-android},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/perfect-dark-android-case/}}
}

Plain text

Perfect Dark on Android: porting the decompilation-based game. https://github.com/Mr4xd3mn/perfect-dark-android (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/perfect-dark-android-case/

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android/README.md GitHub · Mr4xd3mn/perfect-dark-android · Revision aae80f5
README.md GitHub · Mr4xd3mn/perfect-dark-android · Revision aae80f5