About this project
Matching-decomp Xenogears port currently covers boot/opening/Lahan. Black Moon Forest remains in progress; use your USA SLUS-00664 disc and the Linux launcher, not an assumed finished campaign.
Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Compatibility
Documented targets for this variant: Linux. These entries include experimental or source-build routes when explicitly stated above; read this project’s limitations before choosing a package.
Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Primary documentation excerpt (translated where needed): “**Linux on x86-64**, with either **Docker** (recommended) or these packages: `git make curl python3 python3-venv binutils-mips-linux-gnu cpp-mips-linux-gnu` (Ubuntu 24.04 names), and the Python packages in `requirements.txt` (`python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt`). …”
Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Documented support and independently tested compatibility are different. AllRecomps has not run these games.
Development progress
Primary documentation excerpt (translated where needed): “Boot, title screen, New Game, the opening, and Lahan play on the port. The Black Moon Forest route is in progress. See docs/port/RETAIL_DIVERGENCES.md for every known difference from the PlayStation original.”
Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
The latest non-prerelease GitHub release observed is v0.5.0-r5. A release does not establish stability, complete gameplay or tested platform support.
Source: GitHub latest release (automatic) ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Known limitations
Compatibility and feature scope are limited to this variant’s documented evidence. No additional OS support, complete-game validation, hardware benchmark or future roadmap feature is inferred from repository metadata.
Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Getting started
Primary documentation excerpt (translated where needed): “A native Linux build of Xenogears, not an emulator. You need your own copy of the game; no game assets (graphics, music, movies, text) are included. No BIOS is needed. (The r5 build does contain …”
Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026
Some projects require files from your own copy of the original game. Follow the official instructions.