# The Simpsons Game — Android Evolved: an ARM64 recompilation port

> The Simpsons Game — Android Evolved ports statically recompiled Xbox 360 game code to Android ARM64 using ReXGlue, SDL3 and Vulkan 1.1. It adds Android launcher and touch controls, renderer adjustments and diagnostic tools. The author reports reaching the title screen and animated introduction on a Galaxy S25 Ultra.

- 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/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android/blob/a90b8e16ee4ee6d521b0ad3e320c420984b833b3/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-android-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-android-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/the-simpsons-game-android-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** ARM64 Android 8.0+ with Vulkan 1.1 or newer and the user's own extracted game files.
- **Prerequisites:** Building the game variant requires Android Studio with JDK 17 or 21, SDK 35, NDK 28.2.13676358 and CMake 3.30.5.
- **Limits:** The game variant is experimental; full gameplay and audio quality remain untested.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android/blob/a90b8e16ee4ee6d521b0ad3e320c420984b833b3/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android/blob/a90b8e16ee4ee6d521b0ad3e320c420984b833b3/docs/current-status.md>

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