PS1 games you can now play natively on PC
For years the PlayStation had a handful of native PC ports, each the product of one dedicated team. In 2026 that changed. A general-purpose recompiler for PS1 games arrived, and new ports started landing every few weeks. As of 7 October we list 26 PS1 projects. Here they are, grouped by how ready they are.
Why this year
The N64 scene got there first. Its recompiler, N64Recomp, turned game after game into native PC programs. The PS1 had nothing comparable until psxrecomp. It translates a game's MIPS code into C, compiles that for your PC, and links it against a runtime that stands in for the console's hardware. The game becomes a program your processor runs directly, not an emulated one. psxrecomp ports also ship with the open-source OpenBIOS, so you normally don't need a dump of the console's BIOS, only the game.
Finished or close to it
These have been around longer or are far enough along to play start to finish:
- PsyDoom: the PlayStation versions of Doom and Final Doom, with quality-of-life additions. Fully playable.
- REDRIVER2: Driver 2 from its decompiled code. Fully playable.
- Wipeout Phantom Edition: the first Wipeout, rebuilt to run at 60 FPS. Fully playable.
- Severed Chains: The Legend of Dragoon with mod support. Playable.
- SymphonyRecomp: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Playable.
- Mega Man X6: the most complete of the three Mega Man X recomps.
- Bloody Roar 2: with widescreen built from scratch.
- Crash Bandicoot: the 1996 original for PC and Android, in 16:9.
- CTR: High Octane: Crash Team Racing with 60 FPS, four-player split screen and a web build.
- Ridge Racer: a matching decompilation plus a native build for Windows and Linux.
- Serial Experiments Lain: the cult PS1 release, on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- ReChan: Jackie Chan Stuntmaster, reimplemented.
In development
Bootable, sometimes playable for long stretches, but not done: Tomba!, Mega Man X4 and X5, Ape Escape, Crash Bandicoot 2, Klonoa, Strider 2, Valkyrie Profile, Syphon Filter, OpenBiohazard2 (Resident Evil 2) and c1, a C port of the first Crash. Read each project's notes for what currently works.
Fan remakes that don't need a disc
Rayman Redemption reworks the original Rayman with new content. LSD: Revamped rebuilds the dream-exploration oddity LSD: Dream Emulator for modern PCs. Biohazard 2 FPS turns Resident Evil 2 into a first-person game. These are standalone downloads.
What you need
Everything except the fan remakes needs your own disc, dumped to .bin and .cue files with an
ordinary PC drive. Most projects want one specific region, usually the US release, so check before you dump.
Our dumping guide walks through it.
The complete list, with status and handheld support for each, is on the PlayStation 1 page.
Source: psxrecomp README.