Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2, 2004) has a static recompilation, Sinan-Karakaya/DQ8-Recompiled, and 1 other public project, including a matching decompilation and an AI-assisted decompilation.
Data checked 2026-10-12 · unbaked registry
Projects
Static recompPS2Recomp; SDL3 GPU or software renderer; SLUS_212.0748 starspushed 2026-10-11GPL-3.0 licenserelease 3e74da6
Recompilation of Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) to run natively on PC and Mac.
Boots, loads saves, reaches field gameplay with sound; full-game compatibility WIP; PAL incomplete
dq8-decompnew, unvetted
Matching decomp · AI-assisted decompLLM-made byte-matching decomp; PAL1 starspushed 2026-10-12CC0-1.0 license
Byte-matching decompilation of Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, PAL), made with an LLM. No game data included.
Started Oct 2026
What you need
You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.
Same toolchain
GameMethodYearStarsLast push
PS2Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3Matching decompStatic recomp20071942026-10-12PS2Ace Combat 5: The Unsung WarStatic recomp2004742026-10-06PS2Shadow of the ColossusMatching decompStatic recomp+120051162026-10-02PS2Ridge Racer VStatic recomp2000462026-10-10PS2Ratchet & ClankMatching decompAI-assisted decomp+32002422026-10-12PS2.hack//InfectionMatching decompDecomp+22002362026-10-10PS2Crash TwinsanityMatching decompDecomp+22004342026-10-12PS2Spider-Man 2Static recomp2004312026-10-08More on PS2
GameMethodYearStarsLast push
PS2Jak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyDecompSource port+220013.6k2026-10-09PS2Jak 3DecompReimplementation+120043.6k2026-10-05PS2Jak IIDecompReimplementation+120033.6k2026-10-05PS2Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasReimplementationAgent environment20042.6k2026-10-12PS2Grand Theft Auto IIIReimplementationSource port+120012.2k2026-10-11PS2SingStarReimplementation20041.3k2026-10-10PS2Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityDecompReimplementation+220024122026-10-06PS2The Simpsons: Hit & RunReimplementation20034852024-03-27GitHub data checked 2026-10-12. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.