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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PC

PlayStation Castlevania: Symphony of the Night running on PC through native. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

Alucard explores Dracula's castle across one interconnected map that opens up as you gain abilities. It is half the name of the metroidvania genre.

Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Genre
Metroidvania · RPG de ação
Original game
20 Mar 1997

How this port works

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

Decompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX, PSP, Saturn)

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The project distributes no game files.
  2. 02Download the latest release from the project's GitHub page.
  3. 03Download the Windows build.
  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 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 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 "native" mean?

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

Will Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 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 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night released?

The original game shipped in 1997, developed by Konami and published by Konami. This PC port is from 2023.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (cc1-psx-26) ships builds for Linux. The game originally shipped on PlayStation.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by Xeeynamo, 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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