# reGH2: recompiling Guitar Hero II for Linux

> reGH2 recompiles Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360, USA, to a Linux program with a native Vulkan renderer. The supported default.xex has SHA-1 b90b864487e6291761b207c8d0064e9a0779bdee and title ID 415607E7. Pre-release 0.2.1 has been played in Quick Play and in Career through the fourth venue. Resolutions include 1080p, 1440p, and 4K.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/jillsandwich1998/reGH2>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/jillsandwich1998/reGH2/blob/3c5f75c52c116b49b5f212d403c0e1cccb37f510/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/regh2/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/regh2/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/regh2/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Download reGH2-x86_64.AppImage, select the folder that contains default.xex, and press Install. A Vulkan driver is required.
- License: MIT. The README says ReXGlue, XenosRecomp, SDL3, and Dear ImGui keep their own licenses.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/jillsandwich1998/reGH2/blob/3c5f75c52c116b49b5f212d403c0e1cccb37f510/README.md>

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