About this project
Setup translates the original PS2 code into native Rust and runs it with the project’s Rust CPU core. Graphics, sound, movies, input and saving are implemented by the PC runtime; selected original functions are rewritten for fixes and optional PC features.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Compatibility
Accepted discs are PAL/Europe v1.00 SCES-50916 and USA v1.00 SCUS-97199. Japan, Platinum and Greatest Hits are not supported. Windows 10/11 x64, about 5 GB free and internet for initial tools are documented.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Documented support and independently tested compatibility are different. AllRecomps has not run these games.
Development progress
The maintainer reports start-to-credits play and New Game+. Release v0.3.0 adds graphics quality pages, optional illumination and frame smoothing while retaining original simulation timing; these are project reports, not an AllRecomps gameplay test.
Source: Official release notes ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
The latest non-prerelease GitHub release observed is v0.3.0. A release does not establish stability, complete gameplay or tested platform support.
Source: GitHub latest release (automatic) ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Known limitations
The USA edition has less testing than PAL. A faint Thruster-Pack afterimage is missing and some glass can flicker. Optional graphics and smoothing can change rendering cost; no universal hardware or frame-rate guarantee is inferred.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Getting started
Extract the official rac-rs ZIP, run Setup.cmd, choose the ISO of your supported disc and click Install. Setup obtains private Rust/Python/assembler tools in its own folder, validates the disc, generates code and creates a desktop shortcut.
Source: Official project README — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Saves are stored in the player folder. Back it up before a major update; starting the game offers updates that preserve saves and tools. Version 0.3.0 rebuilds the game once, so this update can take longer than incremental ones.
Source: Official release notes ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Some projects require files from your own copy of the original game. Follow the official instructions.
