elripalda/RecompLauncher

What it does

RecompLauncher is a launcher for PC recomps: native PC versions of console games made by their developers from the original game. The launcher handles discovery through recomplauncher.com, one-click installs and updates from the recomp developer's own GitHub releases, setup from a disc image or game folder where supported, version switching, save backups before updates, optional cloud saves, a TV-friendly Big Picture mode, per-game CRT and screen effects, player reports, and developer following.

It is aimed at players who own a copy of a console game and want a single place to manage its PC recomp rather than downloading each project and configuring it manually. The launcher does not include or download game files; the recomp itself comes from its developer's GitHub and you supply your own copy of the game (no game files).

Get started

1. Use Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Linux and Mac are planned but not yet available.
2. Download the setup file from the latest release and run it.
3. If Windows SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC" while the beta is new, choose More info and then Run anyway. Each release publishes its file's SHA-256 so you can verify the download (Get it).
4. In the launcher, browse or search under Discover, choose a recomp, and install it.
5. For recomps that support Easy Setup, point the launcher at your disc image or game folder and let it finish configuration.
6. Launch from the launcher and use its version, save, and display options as needed.

Constraints

• The current beta is Windows-only, 64-bit, with Linux and Mac not yet released.
• You must already own the console game; RecompLauncher never downloads game files.
• Download and update flows depend on the recomp developer publishing a GitHub release, and one-click setup depends on that release including a recomplauncher.json. Developers can read the integration guide in docs/DEVELOPERS.md.
• Cloud saves require a free account; local save backups before updates are described without that requirement.
• The source is under GPL v3, with the Rust core in src-tauri/ and the UI in ui/. Build instructions are in docs/BUILDING.md.

Reporting problems

Bug reports can be sent from Settings > Beta in the launcher, posted on the Discord, or filed as a GitHub issue. The launcher also collects a log from the crash screen if a game crashes.

HotRepo's take

RecompLauncher appeared on HotRepo's new-project list for the Rust language on 2026-11-01, recording 109 stars and 6 new stars across a roughly two-hour observation window, with forks rising by 1. The project has no recorded GitHub daily rank. With only a short early snapshot, these figures show initial attention rather than a sustained trend; the more useful signal for now is that the repository ships a launcher beta with a documented recomp integration format and its full Rust and UI source under GPL v3.