Case study

Wizardry 8 decompilation: reconstructing the Windows game and libraries

Wizardry 8 decompilation reconstructs the Windows game's executable and supporting libraries as C and C++ and compares rebuilt functions with retail code. Its workflow combines Ghidra analysis, Visual C++ 6 builds, reccmp comparisons and runtime tests; the recovered executable runs with original game data.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 6
Last commit: 2026-10-09
Language: C++

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires a legally obtained Wizardry 8 copy; the current workflow uses the GOG release.
Prerequisites: Development uses uv, Docker, Wine, Java 25, a pinned Ghidra fork, CMake and reccmp.
Limits: Semantic, binary-structure and behavioral audits remain open.
License: The SGP component retains Strategy First's non-commercial SFI Source Code License Agreement; no project-wide licence file is listed.

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BibTeX

@misc{wizardry-8-decomp-case,
  title = {{Wizardry 8 decompilation: reconstructing the Windows game and libraries}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/agluszak/wizardry-8-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/agluszak/wizardry-8-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/wizardry-8-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Wizardry 8 decompilation: reconstructing the Windows game and libraries. https://github.com/agluszak/wizardry-8-decomp (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/wizardry-8-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · agluszak/wizardry-8-decomp · Revision 075cbd0
src/sgp/README.md GitHub · agluszak/wizardry-8-decomp · Revision 075cbd0