https://fangamesdb.com/New recompiled, decompiled and fan-made games, and new articles.en https://fangamesdb.com/guides/stop-killing-games.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/stop-killing-games.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Stop Killing Games campaign wants publishers to leave games playable when they switch off the servers. What the EU, the UK and California decided in 2026, and how fans brought back The Crew themselves. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/dump-your-own-games.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/dump-your-own-games.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Almost every PC port and recompilation needs data from your own copy of the game. How to dump PS1, PS2, GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360, N64, Game Boy and DS games, and how to check the dump is good. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/browser-ports-why-some-vanish.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/browser-ports-why-some-vanish.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Decompiled games now run in a browser tab, but some browser ports disappear within days. The difference is whether the page asks for your own game files, and how to tell before you play. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/ai-in-decomps-and-recomps.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/ai-in-decomps-and-recomps.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000A growing number of game ports and recompilations are built with AI coding tools. What that changes, what it doesn't, and six checks for judging any project, however it was written. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/xbox-360-recomps-explained.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/xbox-360-recomps-explained.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000How Xbox 360 games are being turned into native PC programs with XenonRecomp and ReXGlue, how that differs from Xenia emulation, and which of the 29 recompilation projects are playable today. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/ps1-games-native-pc.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/ps1-games-native-pc.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Every PlayStation 1 game you can play as a native PC program instead of through an emulator: decompilation ports, the new psxrecomp recompilations and fan remakes, with what works today. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/native-ports-iphone-ipad.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/native-ports-iphone-ipad.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Decompiled and recompiled games with native iOS builds: The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Diablo, Fallout, Heroes III, Half-Life and Pokémon. What each needs and how to install an .ipa with AltStore or SideStore. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/fan-run-multiplayer.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/fan-run-multiplayer.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Official servers shut down; fan projects brought online play back. Halo 3 and Halo: Combat Evolved, Super Mario 64 co-op, Banjo-Kazooie, Command & Conquer, OpenTTD, Sonic Robo Blast 2 and more. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/halo-combat-evolved-steam-deck.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/halo-combat-evolved-steam-deck.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000How to run Halo: Combat Evolved natively on Steam Deck with OpenCE's Linux build: what you need, where the files go, adding it to Gaming Mode, and what to check if it won't start. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/halo-combat-evolved-native-pc-linux-android.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/halo-combat-evolved-native-pc-linux-android.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000OpenCE is a free native port of the original Xbox Halo: Combat Evolved for Windows, Linux and Android, with the full campaign and 128-player multiplayer. How it works and how to play with your own disc. https://fangamesdb.com/guides/halo-fan-projects-2026.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/guides/halo-fan-projects-2026.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Halo's official future is uncertain, so fans are shipping their own: Project Reclaimer's 64-player Halo 3, Halo 5 Reforged for PC and native ports of Combat Evolved. What each one does and what you need. https://fangamesdb.com/games/wave-race-64-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/wave-race-64-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000PC port of Wave Race 64, described by its author as AI-coded. In beta. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/valkyrie-profile-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/valkyrie-profile-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Native PC recompilation of Valkyrie Profile powered by PSXRecomp. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/unreal-tournament-2004-oldunreal-3374.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/unreal-tournament-2004-oldunreal-3374.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Epic approved OldUnreal's revival of UT2004 in December 2025. The 3374 patch, in public preview, brings 64-bit Windows, Linux (including arm64) and macOS builds, bug fixes and quality-of-life changes; a free installer fetches the original game. https://fangamesdb.com/games/unreal-tournament-oldunreal-469.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/unreal-tournament-oldunreal-469.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000OldUnreal has maintained Unreal Tournament's code under an agreement with Epic since 2019. Patch 469 fixes hundreds of bugs and adds raw input, OpenGL 4 and OpenAL renderers, UI scaling and native Linux (x86, x86-64, arm64) and macOS builds. The game itself is a free, Epic-approved download. https://fangamesdb.com/games/unreal-gold-oldunreal-227.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/unreal-gold-oldunreal-227.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000OldUnreal's community-maintained Unreal, approved by Epic: a free installer downloads the original Unreal Gold disc image and applies the 227 patch, with modern renderers, audio, bug fixes and an improved editor. Windows, Linux and macOS. https://fangamesdb.com/games/triaevum-ocarina-of-time-3d.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/triaevum-ocarina-of-time-3d.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Experimental native PC recompilation runtime for Ocarina of Time 3D: Windows x64, Vulkan, single-screen UI. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/the-simpsons-game-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/the-simpsons-game-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Work-in-progress recompilation of the Xbox 360 Simpsons Game (2007) using ReXGlue. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/peacock-hitman-server.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/peacock-hitman-server.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Open-source replacement for IO Interactive's online servers in the HITMAN World of Assassination trilogy, built for preservation. Runs on your own PC and keeps progression, challenges and unlocks working, with custom content and plugins. Supports Hitman 2016, Hitman 2 and Hitman 3 on Steam or Epic; not the Game Pass version. https://fangamesdb.com/games/the-crew-unlimited.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/the-crew-unlimited.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Fan-made server emulator that brings back The Crew (2014) after Ubisoft switched off its servers on 31 March 2024. Plays offline through a local server and online on the project's servers. Needs your own copy of The Crew on PC. https://fangamesdb.com/games/terrariaogc-console-terraria.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/terrariaogc-console-terraria.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Functional decompilation and PC port of the 2013 console version of Terraria. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/syphon-filter-pc.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/syphon-filter-pc.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Unofficial Windows runtime for the NTSC-U 1.1 release of Syphon Filter: original gameplay code with native rendering, input, audio and FMV. Needs your own disc image. https://fangamesdb.com/games/super-mario-strikers-pc-port.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/super-mario-strikers-pc-port.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Super Mario Strikers for PC, Mac, Linux and Switch, ported from decompiled code (not a recompilation). Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/strider-2-recompiled.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/strider-2-recompiled.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Static recompilation of Strider 2 built on psxrecomp and recomp-ui. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/streets-of-rage-2-new-era.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/streets-of-rage-2-new-era.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Fan-made port of Streets of Rage 2 to modern platforms, rebuilt by hand through reverse engineering. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/step-on-it-lego-racers-remake.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/step-on-it-lego-racers-remake.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Fan recreation of LEGO Racers in a new engine, with restored shortcuts, new tracks, mobile support, split-screen and online multiplayer; also playable in the browser. https://fangamesdb.com/games/space-cadet-pinball-decompilation.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/space-cadet-pinball-decompilation.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Decompilation of 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet that runs on modern systems. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/sonic-adventure-recompiled.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/sonic-adventure-recompiled.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Fully playable, work-in-progress native Sonic Adventure port for Windows, Linux and Steam Deck, powered by KatanaRecomp. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/snap64recomp-pokemon-snap.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/snap64recomp-pokemon-snap.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Native Windows, Linux and macOS port of Pokémon Snap by static recompilation; plays like the cartridge by default with opt-in enhancements. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/serial-experiments-lain-native-client.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/serial-experiments-lain-native-client.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Decompilation of the PlayStation Serial Experiments Lain with a native Windows, macOS and Linux client. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Recompilation of the Xbox 360 Saw II: Flesh & Blood built with ReXGlue. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/ridge-racer-rr-decomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/ridge-racer-rr-decomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Matching decompilation of the original Ridge Racer plus a static recompilation that boots and plays natively on Linux and Windows. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/re-gh2-guitar-hero-ii.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/re-gh2-guitar-hero-ii.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Recompilation of the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II built with ReXGlue. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/relive-oddworld.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/relive-oddworld.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Re-implementation of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Abe's Exoddus for modern systems. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/projectcane-sly-cooper.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/projectcane-sly-cooper.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Playable PC port of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, rebuilt through reverse engineering. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/project-reclaimer-halo-3.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/project-reclaimer-halo-3.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Standalone launcher that runs Halo 3 from your own Halo: The Master Chief Collection install on PC, with its own menus: 64-player games, dedicated servers and a server browser, lobby voting, four-player split screen online, campaign co-op for up to 16 and an expanded Forge. Early builds; source not yet public. https://fangamesdb.com/games/perfect-dark-dabs-mod.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/perfect-dark-dabs-mod.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Fork of the Perfect Dark PC port adding jumping, combat rolls, melee combos, a third-person view, 80 simulants and a spectator camera. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/paperboat-paper-mario.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/paperboat-paper-mario.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000HarbourMasters' Paper Mario port based on the Paper Mario DX decompilation. In development. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/opentestdriveunlimited.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/opentestdriveunlimited.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Open-source port of Test Drive Unlimited (2006). Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/openlw-sonic-lost-world.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/openlw-sonic-lost-world.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Open-source recreation of Sonic Lost World based on decompilations of the Wii U and PC versions. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/opence-halo-combat-evolved.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/opence-halo-combat-evolved.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Native port of the original Xbox Halo: Combat Evolved for Windows, Linux and Android, built from the Halo decompilation. Full campaign plus system-link multiplayer for up to 128 players across all three platforms, joinable over the internet with an invite link. Needs a disc image of your own Xbox copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/openbiohazard2-resident-evil-2.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/openbiohazard2-resident-evil-2.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Open-source re-implementation of the original Resident Evil 2 / Biohazard 2. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/open-nectar-pikmin.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/open-nectar-pikmin.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Native Pikmin port for Windows, Linux and Android. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/ogre-battle-64-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/ogre-battle-64-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Recompilation project for Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/klonoa-door-to-phantomile-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/klonoa-door-to-phantomile-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Static recompilation of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile made with PSXRecomp. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/jet-set-radio-future-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/jet-set-radio-future-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Static recompilation of Jet Set Radio Future to native macOS, playable into chapter 2 at 60 FPS. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/iw4x-modern-warfare-2.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/iw4x-modern-warfare-2.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Community multiplayer client for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) with dedicated servers, mod support, bots, controller support and patches for the Steam version's known vulnerabilities. Needs the Steam version of MW2; the Microsoft Store version doesn't work. https://fangamesdb.com/games/halo-5-reforged.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/halo-5-reforged.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Community PC runtime built around Halo 5: Forge that loads Halo 5: Guardians content you supply, aiming for the full campaign, co-op, multiplayer and Warzone. No public build yet; development builds load all 15 campaign missions. Non-commercial and never bundles Microsoft files. https://fangamesdb.com/games/halo-3-delta-recomp.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/halo-3-delta-recomp.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Recompilation of the Halo 3 Delta cache build. Needs files from your own copy. https://fangamesdb.com/games/gta2-re-grand-theft-auto-2.htmlhttps://fangamesdb.com/games/gta2-re-grand-theft-auto-2.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Work-in-progress re-implementation of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 2 (10.5). Needs files from your own copy.