Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII (PS1, 1999) has an open-source reimplementation, MaKiPL/OpenVIII-monogame, and 3 other public projects, including a matching decompilation and a static recompilation.

Data checked 2026-10-13 · unbaked registry

PSXRecomp splat

Projects

OpenVIII-monogamearchived

Reimplementation673 starspushed 2024-10-15MIT license

Open source Final Fantasy VIII engine implementation in C# working on Windows and Linux (Android and iOS planned too!) [Monogame]

repo archived; archived; inactive >2y

ff8-decomp

Matching decompsplat + maspsx + Psy-Q GCC (decomp.me/objdiff)52 starspushed 2026-10-12CC0-1.0 license

Work-in-progress Final Fantasy VIII decompilation project for the PS1

decomp.dev: 63.89% code matched, 78.4% functions matched; WIP decomp (SLUS-00892)

final-fantasy-viii-recomp

Static recompPSXRecomp + recomp-ui, CMake/Ninja, clang/MSVC6 starspushed 2026-10-02no licenserelease v0.1.1

final-fantasy-viii: source for the standalone setup release candidate

v0.1.1 owned-input build kit (USA, SLUS-00892 · SLUS-00908 · SLUS-00909 · SLUS-00910 · 4 discs); 1 player configured; Windows/Linux/macOS packages; no gameplay-quality claims by author (bare recomp)

FF8 PC + FFNx

RE candidateFFNx

Official PC port (2000; Steam 2013; Remastered 2019); FFNx supports FF8 2000/Steam builds

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What you need

You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.

Same toolchain

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

PCDiabloMatching decompStatic recomp+219969.8k2026-10-11 SNESThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastDecompStatic recomp+419914.8k2026-10-12 GBAPokémon FireRed and LeafGreenMatching decompStatic recomp+320043.9k2026-10-12 PCQuake IISource releaseStatic recomp+319973.4k2026-10-12 PS1WipeoutStatic recompReimplementation+219953.0k2026-10-02 MACSimCitySource releaseStatic recomp+419891.1k2026-10-11 PS1Mortal Kombat TrilogyStatic recompAgent environment19961.1k2026-10-10 GBAPokémon Ruby and SapphireMatching decompStatic recomp+120021.0k2026-10-05

More on PS1

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

PS1Driver 2Reimplementation20001.4k2026-09-22 PS1Castlevania: Symphony of the NightMatching decompStatic recomp19971.1k2026-10-12 PS1Silent HillMatching decompSource port+119998952026-10-12 PS1Metal Gear SolidMatching decompStatic recomp+219988032026-10-10 PS1Final Fantasy IXMatching decompStatic recomp+220007082026-10-12 PS1Crash Team RacingMatching decompAI-assisted decomp+319993942026-10-12 PS1SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSpongeSource releaseSource port20015832026-08-28 PS1The Legend of DragoonStatic recompReimplementation19995462026-10-11

Found via SubmitGame/awesome-decomp-games, radek-sprta/awesome-game-remakes, decomp.dev/roengstrom/ff8-decomp, alexbeavs-ps1-ports/psxrecomp-ports, alexbeavs-ps1-ports.github.io/psxrecomp-ports/

GitHub data checked 2026-10-13. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.