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The Last Guardian on PC

PlayStation 4 The Last Guardian running on PC through native. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

A boy and the creature Trico solve puzzles together. The design leans on the animal's stubbornness: it hesitates, gets distracted and must be coaxed.

Developer
genDESIGN
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genre
Aventura · Quebra-cabeça
Original game
06 Dec 2016

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.

Native PC port (Linux/Windows) of The Last Guardian (PS4, CUSA03627) — runs your own game dump; no game or firmware files included. Mouse/keyboard, optional 60 FPS, SMAA/CAS filters. | Port nativo para PC de The Last Guardian — usa o seu próprio dump.

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of The Last Guardian. 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 The Last Guardian 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 The Last Guardian 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 The Last Guardian released?

The original game shipped in 2016, developed by genDESIGN and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (v2026.10.17-b8d5f41) ships builds for Windows, Linux. The game originally shipped on PlayStation 4.

Is it legal to use?

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