Case study

XenogearsRecomp: static recompilation of Xenogears

XenogearsRecomp is a static recompilation of Xenogears (USA) for the PlayStation. It uses PSXRecomp to turn MIPS R3000A code into C and then native x64, and it recompiles an OpenBIOS or retail SCPH1001.BIN backend with the game executable.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 75
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C

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

A release needs the player's own Xenogears (USA) disc 1 and disc 2 images, preferably .cue and .bin.
The README says the project is in alpha: the game boots, reaches the title screen and intro FMV, and is playable, and it is not fully validated end to end.
A source build needs a C or C++ compiler, CMake 3.20 or newer, Python 3.11 or newer, and SDL3 3.4 or newer. Ninja is recommended.
Release packages include the redistributable OpenBIOS image and its MIT notice. The README names no license for the recompilation itself.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{xenogears-recomp-case,
  title = {{XenogearsRecomp: static recompilation of Xenogears}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpokXeno/xenogears-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/OpokXeno/xenogears-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenogears-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

XenogearsRecomp: static recompilation of Xenogears. https://github.com/OpokXeno/xenogears-recomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenogears-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · OpokXeno/xenogears-recomp · Revision 131614f