# Shadow of the Colossus — native Windows port of the PS4 game

> Shadow of the Colossus runs the PS4 game's x86-64 code directly on Windows 10/11 while translating its graphics to Vulkan. This port supports the named EU 1.01 and US 1.00 releases, loads a user-provided game dump, and implements the system functions the game needs.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: 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/Oussama268/ShadowOfTheColossus-PC>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Oussama268/ShadowOfTheColossus-PC/blob/277e7687726d398a30810eebec302d92af866c79/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-of-the-colossus-oussama-pc-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-of-the-colossus-oussama-pc-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/shadow-of-the-colossus-oussama-pc-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Requires Windows 10/11 and a user-provided PS4 game dump of CUSA08809 EU 1.01 or CUSA08034 US 1.00.
- **Prerequisites:** Sound requires two modules from the user's own console.
- **Limits:** The author recommends an SSD because area transitions stream large amounts of data.
- **License:** Licensed under GPL-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Oussama268/ShadowOfTheColossus-PC/blob/277e7687726d398a30810eebec302d92af866c79/README.md>

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