# Re47: a partial Hitman: Codename 47 decompilation

> Re47 reconstructs source from the executable and DLLs of Hitman: Codename 47, using IDA Pro and the GOG game release as a reference. The author reports partial progress across modules, aims for a compilable game build, and states that byte-accurate matching is not currently pursued.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary · Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/0danny/re47>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/0danny/re47/blob/e5a15bb85a38417e84466d50584131d137910fe0/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/re47-hitman-codename-47-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/re47-hitman-codename-47-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/re47-hitman-codename-47-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The GOG release of Hitman: Codename 47 is the documented reference; original game assets are needed to use built files.
- **Prerequisites:** Building calls for CMake and Visual Studio 6 SP2.
- **Limits:** The author states that development has stopped and the decompilation is partial.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/0danny/re47/blob/e5a15bb85a38417e84466d50584131d137910fe0/README.md>

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