Case study

VeronicaRecomp: a PC static recompilation of Resident Evil CODE:Veronica

VeronicaRecomp uses ReXGlue SDK to statically recompile Resident Evil CODE:Veronica for native PC. Its CMake project includes a code generation target and builds an executable; users extract the required assets from their own game copy. The author describes the current build as playable but unfinished.

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: 13
Last commit: 2026-10-01
Language: C++
License (GitHub): BSD-3-Clause

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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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: A legitimate copy of Resident Evil CODE:Veronica is required to extract game assets.
Prerequisites: Building requires ReXGlue SDK, Visual Studio 2022 with the C++ desktop workload, CMake 3.25+, LLVM/Clang 20+, and Ninja.
Limits: The author describes the project as a playable work in progress with possible bugs and crashes; the Linux build is untested.
License: BSD-3-Clause license.

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BibTeX

@misc{veronicarecomp-case,
  title = {{VeronicaRecomp: a PC static recompilation of Resident Evil CODE:Veronica}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/psxrestore/VeronicaRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/psxrestore/VeronicaRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/veronicarecomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

VeronicaRecomp: a PC static recompilation of Resident Evil CODE:Veronica. https://github.com/psxrestore/VeronicaRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/veronicarecomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · psxrestore/VeronicaRecomp · Revision 277f194
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · psxrestore/VeronicaRecomp · Revision 277f194