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God of War on PC

God of War (PlayStation 2) on PC: a static recompilation by Waffle565. Requires your own copy of the game. Requirements and install steps.

Screenshots

Screenshot of God of War running on PC
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Screenshots published by the project itself at Waffle565/God-Of-War-Native-Port

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.

A native PC port of God of War (PS2, NTSC-U SCUS-97399): the game's code is statically recompiled to C++, and the PS2 hardware it talked to is replaced by native code, not emulated.

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of God of War. The project distributes no game files.
  2. 02This project has no published release: there is code on GitHub and nothing ready to download.
  3. 03To run it today, build the project yourself by following the repository README.

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?

No release has been published, so there is nothing to say which systems it runs on. The game originally shipped on PlayStation 2.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by Waffle565, 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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