Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Game: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream → (Switch, 2026)
An unofficial native Windows port of the Switch version, made by static recompilation: the game’s code is translated to C and compiled on your PC, with no emulator underneath. It is built on the runtime and tools of ssbu-recomp. An installer with a launcher finds your files and keys, recompiles the game (about 40 minutes the first time), and compiles the shaders for your GPU; afterwards you play from the launcher or a desktop shortcut. It supports versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.4, widescreen (ultrawide included), resolutions up to 4K and beyond, 60 fps by default, fast-forward, an in-game settings menu, save backup and restore, importing a save dumped from your Switch, LayeredFS-style romfs mods, mouse control, and Local Play (Mii exchange) over the network. The README says it can be played from start to finish as far as its authors know, and lists as open issues that very large islands (30+ residents) run slowly on some PCs, some sounds that are too loud, Local Play over the internet untested between two real routers, and that it only works on Windows. Version 1.0.0 is from November 2 (3 releases in total, the first from October 29); the installer and the zip weigh about 4.5 MB, and the README says they contain nothing of the game. 100 of its last 100 commits list Claude as a co-author.
You needYour own dump of the base game (.nsp, .nsz, or .xci, title 010051F0207B2000) and, optionally, the 1.0.4 update (.nsp or .nsz, 010051F0207B2800, version v262144); without it you get 1.0.0. A folder already dumped with exefs and romfs also works and needs no keys. Otherwise, your own prod.keys, dumped from your console with Lockpick_RCM. Plus 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, about 15 GB free, 8 GB of RAM or more (16 recommended), and a GPU with OpenGL 4.5 (mostly tested on NVIDIA).
- How it gets to PC
- Static recompilation
- Console
- Nintendo Switch
- Architecture
- ARM64
- Author
- josiahg2502-glitch
- Original studio
- Nintendo EPD
- Year
- 2026
- Stars
- 96
- Last activity
- 2026-11-06 · 5 days ago
- Latest version
- v1.0.3 · 2026-11-06
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Language
- C
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