# Rogue Byte: matching decompilation of Sly 2: Band of Thieves

> Rogue Byte reconstructs the USA PlayStation 2 release of Sly 2: Band of Thieves as readable C/C++ through a matching decompilation workflow. It splits a user-supplied executable, compiles recovered functions with the original compiler and checks the linked image byte for byte; the same C is also checked against the optional PAL executable.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Blightwidow/rogue-byte>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Blightwidow/rogue-byte/blob/87f738f4a881669f944fe5ba263ad9c54edd96a5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rogue-byte-sly-2-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rogue-byte-sly-2-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rogue-byte-sly-2-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legitimately obtained USA/NTSC-U Sly 2 copy, executable SCUS_97316.
- **Prerequisites:** The PAL executable SCES_52529 is optional for cross-version checks.
- **Limits:** The work is unfinished; the author reports 76.37% matched USA code, including original assembly retained for blockers.
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Blightwidow/rogue-byte/blob/87f738f4a881669f944fe5ba263ad9c54edd96a5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Blightwidow/rogue-byte/blob/87f738f4a881669f944fe5ba263ad9c54edd96a5/docs/build/progress.md>

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