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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC

Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 running on PC through recompiled. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

The military campaign that took the series to its commercial peak, with killstreak progression multiplayer that defined the genre for years.

Developer
Infinity Ward
Publisher
Activision
Genre
Tiro em primeira pessoa
Original game
10 Nov 2009

How this port works

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) for Xbox 360 recompiled for Windows & Linux

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The project distributes no game files.
  2. 02Download the latest release from the project's GitHub page.
  3. 03Pick the build for your system: Windows, Linux.
  4. 04Extract it into an empty folder outside Program Files.
  5. 05Point the program at your own game files when prompted.
  6. 06Set resolution, frame cap and input before playing.

These projects ship no game data. Supply your own copy.

Frequently asked

Do I need the original game to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC?

Yes. The project distributes no game data — you supply your own copy or dump. Every project in this scene works this way, and it is what lets them stay publicly hosted on GitHub.

What does "recompiled" mean?

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

Will Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 run on a low-end PC?

Native ports and recompilations skip CPU emulation entirely, so they are usually far lighter than an emulator for the same console. With no published measurement for this project, though, any estimate would be guesswork — test it on your own machine.

When was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 released?

The original game shipped in 2009, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (v0.6.0) ships builds for Windows, Linux. The game originally shipped on Xbox 360.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by PaulCombal, and contains nothing from the commercial game. Responsibility for the game copy you use is yours — which is why the developers require you to supply your own.

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