Case study

Xbox 360 Quake 4 decomp: static recompilation with a native renderer

Xbox 360 Quake 4 decomp builds a Windows port by translating a user-supplied Xbox 360 Quake 4 executable with ReXGlue and attaching game-specific hooks. Its alternate q4hle build routes the game's Direct3D calls through a native D3D11 renderer; the author reports testing the opening levels and documents remaining crashes and limited audio testing.

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: 19
Last commit: 2026-10-28
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally obtained Xbox 360 copy of Quake 4.
Prerequisites: Windows 10/11, Visual Studio 2022 with Clang tools, CMake 3.25+, Ninja, Git and the matching ReXGlue SDK.
Testing evidence: The author has tested only the first couple of levels; later play and audio remain limited.
License: GPL-2.0 license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{xbox-360-quake4-decomp-case,
  title = {{Xbox 360 Quake 4 decomp: static recompilation with a native renderer}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/cyberheater/Xbox-360-Quake4-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/cyberheater/Xbox-360-Quake4-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/xbox-360-quake4-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Xbox 360 Quake 4 decomp: static recompilation with a native renderer. https://github.com/cyberheater/Xbox-360-Quake4-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/xbox-360-quake4-decomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · cyberheater/Xbox-360-Quake4-decomp · Revision 4373d66
rexglue-port/docs/hle.md GitHub · cyberheater/Xbox-360-Quake4-decomp · Revision 4373d66