# YW4 Recomp: statically recompiling Yo-kai Watch 4++ for PC

> YW4 Recomp translates the ARM64 code of Yo-kai Watch 4++ update 2.2.0 into a native Windows program. Its project runtime and Vulkan renderer support portions of the game from boot through early play and selected later scenes, with graphics changes including ultrawide output and revised shadows.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ILFforever/YW4Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ILFforever/YW4Recomp/blob/ccfeccb06c67a87e469f4635a92502b28c61ad43/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/yw4-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/yw4-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/yw4-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Use files from your own copy of Yo-kai Watch 4++ with update 2.2.0.
- **Prerequisites:** Windows x86-64 with Vulkan is the built and tested platform; Linux support is planned.
- **Limits:** The author reports that the game is not playable from start to finish and that unvisited areas may crash.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ILFforever/YW4Recomp/blob/ccfeccb06c67a87e469f4635a92502b28c61ad43/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ILFforever/YW4Recomp/blob/ccfeccb06c67a87e469f4635a92502b28c61ad43/docs/decisions/README.md>

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