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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on PC

Nintendo DS Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days running on PC through translation layer. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

Follows Roxas through his days in Organization XIII, filling the gap between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.

Developer
h.a.n.d.
Publisher
Square Enix
Genre
RPG de ação
Original game
30 May 2009

How this port works

This is a translation layer: the original executable runs directly on your CPU and only system and graphics calls are converted at runtime. It sits between a native port and an emulator — faster than emulating everything, less predictable than a hand-built port.

Experimental native PC runtime for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, developed alongside the matching Nintendo DS decompilation. No copyrighted game data included.

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. 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 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 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 "translation layer" mean?

This is a translation layer: the original executable runs directly on your CPU and only system and graphics calls are converted at runtime. It sits between a native port and an emulator — faster than emulating everything, less predictable than a hand-built port.

Will Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 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 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days released?

The original game shipped in 2009, developed by h.a.n.d. and published by Square Enix. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (v0.1.3) ships builds for Windows. The game originally shipped on Nintendo DS.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by Yokimitsuro, 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.