inFAMOUS Second Son
3 ports
inFAMOUS Second Son (HayatoG)
HayatoG/iss_pc
A native Linux and Windows port of the US PS4 release (CUSA00223, base game 1.00 with the 1.07 update): the original code runs directly on the CPU, the PS4 system is reimplemented, and the GPU is translated to Vulkan. It shares its core with the same author’s ports of The Last Guardian and Gravity Rush 2. It’s playable: it boots, reaches gameplay, and gets through the first chapters, with climbing, powers, cutscenes, saves, its own audio with no firmware files, and SDL3 controllers. The DualShock 4 or DualSense gyro works, and on other controllers or the keyboard a sensor mode acts as the spray can for the graffiti. Performance is still uneven, 20–30 fps on an RTX 2060, and some fog, water, and fire effects flicker. It has a launcher in Portuguese and English with mods and cheats, save backups, and experimental fixes you can turn on one by one. 72 of its last 100 commits list Claude or Codex as a co-author.
You needYour own dump of the US release of inFAMOUS Second Son for PS4 (CUSA00223), with base game 1.00 and the 1.07 update in one folder, taken from your console; no firmware files are needed. Plus 64-bit Windows 10 (1903 or later) or 11, or x86-64 Linux (glibc 2.39 or later), a Vulkan 1.3 graphics card (6 GB of VRAM recommended), and about 33 GB of free space.
inFAMOUS Second Son (Castlesea)
Castlesea/infamous-second-son-pc-port
An experimental native Windows port of the PS4 version. The original x86-64 code runs directly on the CPU and its own runtime replaces the system libraries; the GPU started from shadPS4’s video core and is being moved to native Vulkan, with the engine’s draws recorded directly and shaders compiled ahead of time from your files. It’s playable: story saves, free roam, menus, pause, and saving. On its reference PC (Ryzen 7 7800X3D and RX 9070 XT) it goes above 100 fps in smaller scenes, about 80–95 in the city, and drops to 60–70 in the densest views. It has a launcher with window mode, VSync, a 30–240 fps or unlimited frame cap, FSR 1, configurable controls, and your DLC, plus a separate window to work the touchpad and the graffiti spray can with the mouse. Its author credits Claude, by Anthropic, as the project’s AI pair programmer.
You needYour own copy of inFAMOUS Second Son for PS4, with its DLC if you have them. Plus 64-bit Windows and a Vulkan graphics card.
inFAMOUS Second Son (Liondarkz)
Liondarkz/issn_pc
A native Windows port of the PS4 version: the original x86-64 code runs directly on the CPU, the console’s system is reimplemented, and the GPU is translated to Vulkan with a shadPS4-derived graphics core. It builds on axylpup’s work, on another port of the same game (HayatoG’s), and on Felipe Prado’s gow3_pc base. The README says the test builds are playable but expect bugs, and that shaders are prepared on the first start (a few minutes). It offers FSR 4 (Radeon RX 7000 or newer), XeSS, and DLSS (NVIDIA’s files aren’t included), adjustable internal resolution, a frame rate limit, 1:1 mouse aim, keyboard, DualShock 4 and DualSense with touchpad and motion sensor, saves imported from HayatoG’s port, and a launcher with Add to Steam. It runs at about 100 fps standing in the city on a Ryzen 7 3700X with an RX 9060 XT. The latest test build is 0.3.6.3 (October 31); some earlier ones also shipped a Linux AppImage. 98 of its last 100 commits list Claude as a co-author.
You needYour own dump of inFAMOUS Second Son for PS4, from the US (CUSA00223) or European (CUSA00004) edition, with update 01.07; the repository’s instructions explain how to dump it from your own console. Plus 64-bit Windows 10 (1903 or later) or 11, a Vulkan 1.3 graphics card, and a CPU with AVX and F16C; the README estimates a minimum of 12 GB of RAM and 6 GB of video memory.
Installs with
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Questions
Can you play inFAMOUS Second Son natively on PC?
Yes, though unfinished. The catalog has 3 ports, all already playable.
What do I need to play it?
Your own copy of inFAMOUS Second Son (PS4). Recompendium only links projects that don’t distribute the game, and each entry says which version or region you need.
Which one is the most popular?
inFAMOUS Second Son (HayatoG), with 1,013 stars on GitHub.