Case study

Soul Reaverse: reconstructing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Soul Reaverse reconstructs Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver’s PlayStation MIPS code as C from a prerelease executable with debugging symbols. Its source covers the main executable and gameplay overlays, with build and comparison configuration for matching reconstructed functions against the original.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 89
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the user-obtained 1999-07-14 build’s SLUS_007.08 executable and BIGFILE.DAT in the game folder.
Prerequisites: Linux or WSL setup uses MIPS binutils and Python; macOS setup uses Docker.
Limits: The reconstruction is in progress.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{soul-reaverse-case,
  title = {{Soul Reaverse: reconstructing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/fmil95/soul-re}},
  url = {https://github.com/fmil95/soul-re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/soul-reaverse-case/}}
}

Plain text

Soul Reaverse: reconstructing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. https://github.com/fmil95/soul-re (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/soul-reaverse-case/

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README.md GitHub · fmil95/soul-re · Revision 59d1ee8
docs/INSTALL.MD GitHub · fmil95/soul-re · Revision 59d1ee8
docs/CONTRIBUTING.MD GitHub · fmil95/soul-re · Revision 59d1ee8