Parasite Eve
2 ports
Parasite Eve (Blizz127)
Blizz127/parasite-eve-decomp-port
A matching decompilation of Parasite Eve (PlayStation, USA, SLUS-00662) and a native Linux port that runs the decompiled game code; it is not an emulator and no BIOS is needed. According to the README, Day 1 plays from start to finish. The “native-only” build runs only native C, with no MIPS interpreter or CPU emulation: on a real disc image it plays from Day 1 to the opening of Day 2, and 377 of the 402 Day 2 room slots ran clean in a warp sweep, but it has not been tested by hand past Day 1. The latest release (native-only-e26d98fd) is from October 10. The README warns that the r5 binary contains code derived from Sony’s Psy-Q libraries and another author’s code, which is not in the repository’s source and is being replaced. 1 of its 10 commits lists Claude as a co-author.
You needYour own copy of Parasite Eve (USA) Disc 1 as a raw BIN/CUE image (a 495,531,120-byte .bin and its .cue); an .iso or .chd does not work directly. Linux x86-64.
Parasite Eve (khasinski)
khasinski/parasite-eve-pc
A native PC port built from the game’s original code through the project’s own fork of PsyZ, that is, on top of its decompilation. It is an early alpha, with builds for Apple Silicon macOS, Linux (x86-64 and arm64), and Windows (marked experimental). On launch you choose your disc images; if you give both discs it switches between them automatically. The Escape menu adjusts graphics (geometry correction, anti-aliasing, model texture filtering, and a widescreen option that shows more background where available), controls, audio, and mods, and there is an optional interpolated 60 Hz mode, a speed button, and a mod host with optional item and equipment features. An optional pack of HD backgrounds, about 327 MB, is downloaded from inside the game from a server outside GitHub. There is also a save editor and a separate tool for experimenting with room lighting. Version 0.9-alpha is from October 31.
You needYour own North American CUE/BIN images of both discs (each CUE next to its BIN); no game data is included. macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon, Linux, or 64-bit Windows (experimental).
Installs with
Quiver Launcher · Ports Launcher · RecompLauncher
Questions
Can you play Parasite Eve natively on PC?
Yes, though unfinished. The catalog has 2 ports, and one of them is already playable.
What do I need to play it?
Your own copy of Parasite Eve (PS1). 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?
Parasite Eve (Blizz127), with 10 stars on GitHub.