game source ports and console homebrew
Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-29 → 2026-10-08), compared with the prior 5.3 months.
These projects offer native PC source ports, static recompilations, and homebrew software utilities for jailbroken consoles. They are created by and for emulation enthusiasts, reverse engineers, and console modders looking to run retro or modern titles on unauthorized hardware. This cluster distinguishes itself from standard emulation tools by focusing on decompiled codebases, native platform ports, and console jailbreak ecosystems.
Pulled from real Hacker News comment threads on this niche's launches.
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| PVZ Fusions | PH | 1 | 2026-09-06 |
| Hellraiser Field Notes | PH | 1 | 2026-10-05 |
| Lime3DS | PH | 1 | 2026-10-09 |
| Pame | PH | 1 | 2026-09-16 |
| POKOPIE | PH | 1 | 2026-09-07 |
| Rustobol | HN | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| I ported Fallout 1 to the PSP | HN | 6 | 2026-07-17 |
| Remember psDooM, try ps HID Combat | HN | 6 | 2026-03-23 |
| Auto-Unpublish NPM Packages Published Outside CI | HN | 6 | 2025-11-27 |
| ratchet-and-clank-vita-patchs | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-22 |
| Documenting an Obscure Japanese Wii Game | HN | 7 | 2026-06-06 |
| dfsdk | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-11 |
| PSFirmware | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-24 |
| prince-of-persia-2-windows | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-23 |
| Kosh | HN | 7 | 2026-08-28 |
| psp-iso-compressor | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-11 |
| ps5-homebrew-catalog | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-29 |
| PS5-FPKG-Builder | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-12 |
| KH-DAYS-VITA | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-10-02 |
| Clangd for CUDA Device Code | HN | 8 | 2026-03-16 |
| GRANDE-PS4-13.02 | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-12 |
| Is Fable 5 available? (it is not) | HN | 8 | 2026-06-14 |
| shell | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-11 |
| dlssg_for_sm86-MFG-version | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-12 |
| redtain | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-12 |
| ddr-1st-recomp | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-09 |
| PacManRecomp | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-10-02 |
| FGG-PlayPods | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-26 |
| SWROTS-PC | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-29 |
| rg-sp-ds-style | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-15 |
| ventoy-download | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-10-06 |
| Extra-Platforms, Python library to detect OS, arch, shell, CI, AI | HN | 9 | 2026-04-02 |
| pkg-to-anyps5 | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-08 |
| funkmykali | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-23 |
| zeta5 | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-23 |
| body-harvest-recomp | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-15 |
| Colin-McRae-Rally-Recomp | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-20 |
| ps5-ai-cli | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-03 |
| wk-autoloader-relapse | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-29 |
| Armored-Core-Recomp | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-13 |
| WoodyRE | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-03 |
| KernelSU-AVD | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-30 |
| skate3-ps4 | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-29 |
| Silly-ReEncounter | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-27 |
| mw2-ps3-server | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-06 |
| boku-ps1 | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-30 |
| tomodachi-ltd-recomp | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-08 |
| r36ultra-archlinux | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-30 |
| TheSimpsonsGame-PS5-Builder | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-10 |
| GTA-Skate-3-Trilogy | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-30 |