Multiplayer
Support in this project — multiplayer in the original game may differ.
Local
On the same device
Not confirmedLAN
Over a local network
Not confirmedOnline
Over the internet
Not confirmed“Documented support” means reported by the project. AllRecomps has not tested matches or servers. “Not confirmed” does not mean the feature does not work. Report a correction ↗
About this project
PS2Recomp translates the main executable and God Hand’s 81 loaded code overlays into C++; graphics, audio and I/O are provided by the runtime. Function names and boundaries come from LucasPicoli’s matching decompilation.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 23, 2026
Compatibility
The setup guide targets Windows 10/11 with a modern GPU, Visual Studio 2022 C++ Build Tools and Python 3.10+. It accepts only the player’s own USA God Hand ISO, serial SLUS-21503, checked against DISC_HASHES.md.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 23, 2026
Documented support and independently tested compatibility are different. AllRecomps has not run these games.
Development progress
The author’s October 20 progress table reports stage 1 and 2 completed and stage 3 played past Gorilla Mask and Mad Midget Five, compared with a real PS2. Fighting, God Reel, casino, cutscenes and save/load are documented.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 23, 2026
Known limitations
The rest of stage 3, stages 4–8, final bosses, ending and Coliseum have not been played through. Initial shader preparation can leave a black screen for minutes and new effects can stutter. No public release was listed during review: this is a source-build project.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 23, 2026
Getting started
Clone the repository, put your supported ISO in game/, run the documented build.py generate, SNR2 extraction/module generation, build.py modules and build.py build sequence. Start-God-Hand.cmd launches it; saves are in build/port/bin/memcards and controls in controls.ini.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 23, 2026
Some projects require files from your own copy of the original game. Follow the official instructions.
