# Shadow of the Colossus: running the PS4 game natively on Windows

> Shadow of the Colossus-PC runs the PS4 version of Shadow of the Colossus on Windows 10 and 11 using the user's game dump. Its loader runs the game's x86-64 code on the host CPU, supplies needed PS4 system functions and translates graphics to Vulkan. The author reports playing from the last colossus through the ending and credits.

- 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/AjncSystem/ShadowOfTheColossus-PC>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/AjncSystem/ShadowOfTheColossus-PC/blob/1fe46aa3ff6aea23d8d5b3cd1b1477c394259481/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-of-the-colossus-pc-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-of-the-colossus-pc-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/shadow-of-the-colossus-pc-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Requires Windows 10 or 11, the user's own PS4 game dump and two console modules for sound.
- **Prerequisites:** An SSD is recommended for game data because area transitions stream large amounts of assets.
- **License:** Licensed under GPL-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/AjncSystem/ShadowOfTheColossus-PC/blob/1fe46aa3ff6aea23d8d5b3cd1b1477c394259481/README.md>

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