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God of War on PC

PlayStation 2 God of War running on PC through recompiled. Supply your own copy of the game.

Screenshots

Screenshot of God of War running on PC
Screenshot of God of War running on PC 2
Screenshots published by the project itself at KIexster/god-of-war-recomp

About the game

Kratos serves the gods of Olympus to be rid of his own memories. The game that founded the series, with chained blades and puzzles.

Developer
Santa Monica Studio
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre
Ação · Hack and slash
Original game
22 Mar 2005

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.

Native PC port of God of War (PS2) via static recompilation with PS2Recomp

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of God of War. 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 God of War 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 God of War 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 God of War released?

The original game shipped in 2005, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release ships builds for Windows. The game originally shipped on PlayStation 2.

Is it legal to use?

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