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Why Decomp Buddy became an archive.

If you make videos about games, you've probably seen what's happening to fan-made PC ports. Projects that rebuild classic console games to run natively on a PC, a Mac or a Steam Deck are disappearing from GitHub and other hosts. Since the end of October, 62 games in Decomp Buddy vanished that way - and when a project goes, the download goes with it, for everyone.

So we changed what Decomp Buddy is. It started as a launcher: pick a game, point it at your own copy, and it sets everything up. Now it's an archive first. We keep our own copy of every game's files and its source code, so a project being removed doesn't erase it.

What's New

  • We host the files ourselves. 7,498 game files (384 GB): every game's current version and the one before it.
  • The source code too. 3,426 projects' source code is saved (70 GB), so even if a project disappears, its code doesn't.
  • Downloads right on the website. Every game page has a Get Game button with a download for each system, the previous version, and the source code. No app needed.
  • The app is optional now. It's still the easiest way to play: one click downloads the game, checks it's the exact file we scanned, puts your own copy of the original game in the right place, and gets it ready.
  • Every file is scanned for malware before anyone can download it, and the app checks each download matches the file we scanned.

The Numbers

  • 3,465 games listed, with new ones added every day, plus more on Coming Soon.
  • Free, no account, no ads. Runs on Mac, Windows, Linux and Steam Deck.
  • Open source under the GPL.

Games Worth Showing

A few that look great on camera, all native ports or recompilations - not emulators:

  • Nintendo 64: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, Super Mario 64, Star Fox 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, GoldenEye 007, Mario Kart 64
  • GameCube: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing
  • Xbox and Xbox 360: Sonic Unleashed, Skate 3, Forza Motorsport 4, Jet Set Radio Future, Grand Theft Auto IV (Mac)
  • PlayStation: Gran Turismo 4, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, God of War III Remastered, Bloodborne
  • PC classics, now native everywhere: Need for Speed: Underground 2, Half-Life 2 on Apple Silicon

Browse them all on All Games, or see what arrived this week on New Games.

Good To Know Before You Film

  • Bring your own game. Most of these need your own copy of the original game to play. We never host the original games, and we never will.
  • Each game is made by its own developers, for free. Their names are on every game page under Made By - please credit them.
  • Some projects are early or unfinished. Each game page says how complete it is, in the project's own words.

Screenshots And Logo

Use these freely in videos and articles:

Links

Questions Or An Interview?

Email [email protected]. We're happy to help with your video - footage, a walkthrough, or which games are new.

Keeping all of this online costs money. If your viewers want to help, they can at decompbuddy.com/donate. Every cent goes to hosting the games.