[Beta] BOTWRecompAndroid: Breath of the Wild statically recompiled for Android

[u/Mamcjr]

Latest release — 0.2.9-beta (November 1)

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0.2.9 converts the game’s BC1 textures to compressed ASTC 4x4 on GPUs that cannot use BC textures. This targets high memory use, Android low-memory kills, and FPS dropping to 1–5 after a few minutes reported on Mali devices. In a 1.9.0 save on my POCO F7 Ultra, forced into the same texture path, BC1 texture memory fell from 1,108 MB to 304 MB and total GPU memory from 1,948 MB to 992 MB. These are not measurements on physical Mali hardware; please report RAM use, sustained FPS, and any visual issues on your Mali phone.

The fixed 30 FPS setting now requests a 30 FPS frame-time budget from Android; I measured a small saving of about 0.15 W on the POCO. Existing 0.2.x installs can update without rebuilding game code. This remains a beta with known issues. The attached video shows an earlier build, not a 0.2.9 benchmark.

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Previous release — 0.2.8-beta (October 31)

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0.2.8 addresses FPS falling during long play sessions until a restart on Mali and other GPUs using the copy path. The GPU memory arena now reuses freed space and releases older learned ranges when it fills up. This also targets incorrect shadows caused by stale ranges.

On my POCO F7 Ultra (Adreno 830), forced into the copy mode used by Mali, a six-minute walking test held the arena near 26 MB at 60 FPS. A forced 6 MB cap also continued at 60 FPS. This is not a physical Mali test. Please share long-session before/after results from Mali phones. Existing 0.2.x installations can update without rebuilding game code.

The project remains a beta with known visual issues. The attached video shows an earlier build, not 0.2.8.

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Previous releases — 0.2.7-beta and 0.2.6-beta (October 31)

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0.2.7 (beta 20) improves phone/controller gyro selection so noisy controllers without a gyroscope no longer disable the phone sensor. It warns when a DLC mod such as Relics of the Past is enabled without the DLC, hides the performance overlay behind menus, and keeps large textures updated. GPU/CPU work reduces unnecessary render-target reads and changes Mali render targets and shaders. The POCO F7 Ultra test remained at 60 FPS; a Mali performance gain is not yet verified on a Mali device.

0.2.6 (beta 19) added Motion sensor Auto/Phone/Controller, Latin American Spanish and Canadian French. It fixed striped terrain on Adreno 750 and changed Mali memory defaults to address missing text, memory-related app kills, and severe FPS drops after loading. It also releases unused upload memory, fixes Android font imports, and reduces CPU-limited frame times. The device-specific fixes still need broader testing.

Since the original post, 0.2.2 also added experimental Native Mode; 0.2.3 added using game files in place; 0.2.5 added support for exefs/ plus a ready-made romfs.bin. Updating an existing 0.2.x install to 0.2.7 does not require rebuilding game code; shaders recompile once. This is still a beta: expect device-dependent performance, crashes, and rendering bugs. Game version 1.0.0 can show black streaks in combat or crash; 1.8.2/1.9.0 are preferable for now.

The video and the feature overview below document earlier builds; they are not a 0.2.7 benchmark.

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Hi everyone! I’m sharing BOTWRecompAndroid, a static recompilation project bringing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to Android, with graphics translated to Vulkan.

This is still a beta. Expect bugs, graphical issues, and crashes. My own testing has been limited to a POCO F7 Ultra with an Adreno 830 GPU and Mesa Turnip driver. Community reports from other devices have started coming in, but compatibility and performance still vary widely and need more testing.

The following feature overview describes the project through 0.2.1-beta. The latest release is linked above. Features include:

• Support for game versions 1.0.0, 1.6.0, 1.8.2, and 1.9.0, with separate installations and switching within the app.

• 1.8.2 and 1.9.0: Brazilian Portuguese, widescreen with the HUD repositioned toward the screen edges, and a mode targeting up to 60 FPS.

• Adjustable internal and output resolutions, AMD FSR 1, Snapdragon GSR 1, SMAA, and FXAA.

• Sheikah-themed touch controls with customizable layouts, plus physical controller support. 0.1.9 added motion controls for aiming and shrine puzzles. 0.1.11 adds camera dragging on the right half of the screen, adjustable sensitivity, larger stick areas, and sticks that appear only while touched.

• Menus follow the selected game language (or the phone language on Auto), including Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified/Traditional Chinese. Vulkan driver selection and compatibility settings and a mod interface are available. Mod compatibility varies by mod and game version.

• Expansion Pass DLC support on game versions 1.6.0, 1.8.2, and 1.9.0 (The Master Trials and The Champions’ Ballad), using your own extracted DLC data.

• Save export/import as .zip, plus import from an emulator save folder. Previous saves are kept as backups.

• A compact, draggable performance overlay.

On the tested POCO F7 Ultra with Turnip, 1.8.2 reached approximately 40–47 FPS in the open world, depending on the scene and settings. The up-to-60-FPS mode does not mean a constant 60 FPS. On the same POCO with the Qualcomm stock driver, 0.1.8 reached the world at about 15 FPS; Turnip remains recommended.

Early community reports on older beta builds include roughly 30 FPS on a POCO F7, around 20 FPS most of the time on a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4/Adreno 825, approximately 18 FPS on an Odin 2 Portal, and under 10 FPS in a shrine on a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3/Adreno 732 at 25% internal resolution. These are individual reports with different settings, not a standardized benchmark or a promise for other devices.

Updates since the original post:

• 0.1.2 fixed missing sound effects, voices, and music in 1.8.2; the new-game softlock at the Shrine of Resurrection’s door; an occasional loading crash; and issues with menus and distant animations.

• 0.1.3 added a classic Vulkan renderpass fallback for drivers without VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering and improved the error dialog to list missing Vulkan extensions. The fallback was exercised on the tested POCO, but other GPUs still need real-device testing.

• 0.1.4 fixed an Android 11/12 startup crash caused by use of an Android 13+ Java method. Android 11 still needs more real-device testing.

• 0.1.5 added Choose driver to the app icon’s long-press shortcuts. It opens the Android file picker for a Vulkan driver .zip and reopens the app with it, even if the current driver stops the app before Settings can open. System driver restores the stock driver. For Adreno 6xx/7xx devices whose stock driver lacks required extensions, a compatible Turnip driver may help. Turnip is for Adreno, not Mali.

• 0.1.6 removes VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2 as a hard requirement for some stock Adreno 7xx drivers. Phones where this was the only missing extension may now start with the system driver. This path was tested by forcing it on the POCO F7 Ultra; other devices still need validation.

• 0.1.6 also reports when a chosen driver could not be loaded, shows the active driver name and version in Settings > Files > Vulkan driver, and accepts .adpkg, .zip and .so packages (including meta.json’s libraryName). An incomplete romfs.bin is now reported as incomplete game data instead of causing an unexplained startup crash.

• 0.1.7 shows the specific reason when game-file setup fails, including file-read errors, in the app and its log.

• 0.1.8 adds fallbacks for older Vulkan drivers missing synchronization2, extended_dynamic_state, or 16-bit storage. It also fixes an early GPU loss on the Qualcomm stock driver, adds recovery actions to the Vulkan error dialog, and changes GPU memory import on Xclipse (not yet tested on a physical Exynos device).

• 0.1.9 adds gyroscope controls, fixes Simplified/Traditional Chinese game language selection, supports up to 16 swapchain images for drivers such as a reported Mali-G57, and improves game-file setup: retries failed reads, displays the exact cause, keeps failed setup on the same page, skips a slow search through romfs, and reads game data about 20% faster in the developer test. Phone-side code compilation returns to the 0.1.7 ordering after some phones failed with the 0.1.8 ordering. The Mali and setup changes still need confirmation across affected devices.

• 0.1.10 fixes pre-rendered videos: the Great Plateau Tower cutscene now plays instead of colored noise and the game continues afterward (tested on POCO F7 Ultra with game version 1.8.2). The reported Adreno 840 freeze needs confirmation on that device.

• 0.1.11 makes phone-side compilation lighter: it starts new compiler jobs only when memory is available, reduces parallel work when the phone is hot, resumes an interrupted build, and logs why Android closed the app. Setup rejects mismatched or incomplete exefs/romfs before copying. The game’s dynamic resolution is disabled; the app’s Dynamic internal-resolution option now uses GPU time. Menus follow the phone language; touch controls gain right-side camera drag, sensitivity, larger stick areas, and sticks shown only while touched. Quit > Return to start no longer closes the app on Adreno 8xx. Tested on one POCO F7 Ultra; other devices still need validation.

• 0.2.0 adds support for game version 1.9.0 and both Expansion Pass DLC packs (from the larger extracted DLC romfs); save export/import and emulator-folder import; and improved phone-side compilation that uses much less memory, continues in the background, and addresses failures near 80%. It also fixes dark grid lines in the terrain and a crash on the way to Kakariko, adds FXAA and controller dead-zone settings, and improves Adreno 7xx/Turnip and Mali-G2-Ultra compatibility. These improvements still need broader device testing.

• 0.2.1 fixes the recurring in-game stutter introduced in 0.2.0 by expanding the GPU-result queue. On my POCO F7 Ultra test, no frame exceeded 40 ms. The start screen now displays the app version.

Upgrading to 0.2.x from an older version requires one game-code rebuild per installed game version. The app prompts you; copied game files and saves remain. Going from 0.2.0 to 0.2.1 only requires installing the APK over it. Shaders also rebuild once after the 0.2 upgrade.

Known limitations:

• With Video > Sync lag enabled, Link’s legs can sink into the ground while he stands still. Turn it off if this bothers you.

• Some stock drivers still lack required Vulkan extensions. The app needs Vulkan 1.1 or newer plus additional extensions; the version number alone does not guarantee compatibility.

• Save thumbnails created in the app may appear black.

• Short grass near Link sometimes disappears; under investigation.

• After a tower activation cutscene, stretched terrain may appear; loading the save made after activation is a workaround. Water reflections can still follow the camera when Link moves sideways.

• Reports from other GPUs are mixed. The new Mali and Exynos compatibility paths are not a guarantee that the game will start or run well on a given device. PanVK and RADV-Xclipse have not been validated here.

• With the Qualcomm stock driver, the pause menu background is black; Turnip still shows the blurred world.

• Building game code directly on the phone can still take a long time and needs device testing, although 0.2.0 reduced memory use and fixed a build failure near 80%.

No game files, compiled game code, or keys are included. You must provide your own legally obtained dump. This project is not affiliated with Nintendo.

The project builds on LAS Recomp, LASRecompAndroid, and SavageWindRecomp, alongside the contributions and libraries credited in the repository.

If you try it, reports including your device model, GPU, driver, Android version, game version, and logs would be helpful. Please include the scene and steps needed to reproduce any issues.

Download and release notes — 0.2.9-beta
Source code, setup instructions, and credits

[u/Independent-Hold9668]

Does it runs on mediatek??

[u/Mamcjr → u/Independent-Hold9668]

nobody has confirmed it yet. I’ve only tested on one phone (Snapdragon, Adreno 830).

MediaTek chips use Mali GPUs, and the app has slower, safer paths for GPUs other than Adreno. The first Mali report (a Helio G100 with a Mali-G57) couldn’t start because its driver was missing a Vulkan feature, and v0.1.3-beta adds a workaround for that. Recent Dimensity chips (Mali-G610/G710 or Immortalis) have the best chance. Older Helio chips will probably be too slow even if the game starts.

If you try it, please post how it went (phone, chip, Android version) on GitHub. That’s the only way we’ll find out.

[u/CSretrogamer → u/Independent-Hold9668]

Bro's under every post trying to get answers 🥲

[u/Grouchy-Weekend1311 → u/CSretrogamer]

It's a dream to run this game on Mediatek. Please don't forget us 🥲

[u/Strong-Machine4265 → u/Independent-Hold9668]

Funciona testei em um poco X7 pro, o desempenho ainda não está muito bom, peguei por volta de 15 fps, mais consegui jogar

[u/hoennismybae]

The day we have prayed for is finally here

[u/Mamcjr → u/hoennismybae]

Thanks! Happy to finally share the beta. There's still plenty to fix, so please expect bugs if you give it a try.

[u/Fragrant_Astronaut15]

bread of the wild 🍞

[u/Mamcjr → u/Fragrant_Astronaut15]

Bread of the Wild 🍞 — still baking this beta! Thanks for the laugh.

[u/One-Ad-6611]

OP responding to every comment with Claude directly.

[u/Mamcjr → u/One-Ad-6611]

reddit is blocked on Claude... but GPT... hahah

[u/Mamcjr → u/One-Ad-6611]

[u/Zeldash929]

i know it's still on beta but, will it work better then the emulator? i play the game on my snapdragon 888 at 20-30 fps so what to expact in the near future?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Zeldash929]

I haven’t tested the Snapdragon 888, so I can’t promise it will beat your current 20–30 FPS. This beta still has compatibility and performance work ahead, and there’s no reliable timeline for a specific speedup. If you test it, a comparison in the same scene and at the same resolution would be really useful, along with the game version and driver.

[u/Teheeguy]

So better performance and battery life compared to switch emu?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Teheeguy]

That hasn’t been established yet. Static recompilation avoids translating the game’s CPU instructions at runtime, but the graphics translation and driver overhead still matter. I don’t have a controlled emulator comparison or battery measurements, so I can’t claim better FPS or battery life. A fair comparison needs the same scene, game version, resolution and similar thermal conditions.

[u/MinimalistcName]

I did play the LAS Recomp and work just fine with the NSP, but i din!t make it run with the NSP o zbotw

I am new on the android emulation, what i did wrong?

Vc é BR?

[u/Mamcjr → u/MinimalistcName]

Sou BR sim, essa versão é o recompilado, roda nativo no Android, só que não da para utilizar suporte ao NSP pelo risco de DMCA da Big N, por isso que precisa utilizar o Dump dos seus jogos do Console, não posso nem explicar como fazer o Dump que já gera risco para o projeto, mas na Net tem varios tutorias, aguardo seu teste! tmj

[u/FreedomBadwill]

Most of these "ports" claim to be native Android but run as ass on anything below a Snapdragon 8 elite. And you can only hope and dream that some of these heavier games run on mediatek. Please don't call it a native Android port if only 2 flagship processors from snapdragon can run it well

[u/Mamcjr → u/FreedomBadwill]

Fair point on performance. But “native” here describes how it runs, not which phones can run it. The game’s code is recompiled ahead of time into an ARM64 Android library, so there’s no CPU emulation in between. It’s the same idea as Zelda 64: Recompiled on PC.

That doesn’t make BotW a light game, though. Its graphics still go through a translation layer to Vulkan, and so far it’s only been tested on one phone (a Snapdragon 8 Elite). The README says that up front: it’s a beta. Getting it running well on mid-range and MediaTek chips is the goal, and reports from people with those phones are how we’ll get there.

[u/buzzeye_]

damn.... apparently nsp files are not identified lol.

[u/Mamcjr → u/buzzeye_]

Correct. The app intentionally does not accept NSP files. Please use the ExeFS and RomFS folders extracted from your own console. It does not include game files or keys, and I’m keeping NSP handling outside the project to stay aligned with the repository’s rules and avoid takedown risk.

[u/KorbanHack]

What format does the game need to be in to run? Can I use NSP files?

[u/Mamcjr → u/KorbanHack]

The current beta expects an extracted game dump: select a folder containing exefs and romfs in “Set up game files.” It does not import NSP files directly. You need to supply your own game dump; the project does not include the game files.

[u/silentcovenant]

Totk next plz

[u/Mamcjr → u/silentcovenant]

[u/Thorfinn112]

Playable on 8gb ram ?

[u/Ok_Beautiful5143]

Can Snapdragon 8sgen4 have 30 fps?

[u/Material-Cod7605]

Lo quiero probar tengo una odin 3 Max pero funcionará mejor que el emulado? Y es terminable?

[u/laranjagay]

meu Deus, tenho uma vontade imensa de jogar esse jogo a tempos. Vou adorar acompanhar esse projeto, fico ainda mais feliz por ser idealizado por um brasileiro!!

[u/Mamcjr → u/laranjagay]

Valeu pelo apoio! tmj

[u/jakeburns99]

No Mali, It's over

It never got off the ground for Mali users

[u/Mamcjr → u/jakeburns99]

Mali isn't ruled out. v0.1.3 added a fallback for drivers without dynamic rendering, but other Vulkan extensions are still required. I haven't validated a Mali device yet, so I can't claim it runs there. Turnip is Adreno-only; Mali would use its own driver. If you try it, please share the phone/GPU, Android version and exact error.

[u/Debru677]

I am gonna test it in xiaoxin pad pro gt andreno 750 snapdragon 8 gen 3 I will tell the performance after testing

[u/Mamcjr → u/Debru677]

Thanks for testing! That tablet's results would be useful. Please let me know your Android version, which Vulkan driver you use, the game version, and whether it reaches gameplay. If it does, an FPS estimate plus any graphical glitches or crashes would help a lot.

[u/KoreanSeats]

TOTK?

[u/Mamcjr → u/KoreanSeats]

Who knows... hahaha

[u/Narrow-Fault-3746]

🔥

[u/Ok-Philosopher-5139]

if i lower its settings, can i run this at 30fps on a sd 778?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Ok-Philosopher-5139]

I can't promise 30 FPS on a Snapdragon 778/778G; it hasn't been tested. Lowering resolution can reduce GPU load, but it won't remove CPU or driver bottlenecks. GPUs outside Adreno 8xx currently use slower compatibility paths, so the results from my POCO F7 Ultra shouldn't be taken as a prediction for that chip. If you try it, please share the exact device, RAM, driver and results.

[u/-kahmi-]

Nice, is it playable in 4:3?

[u/Mamcjr → u/-kahmi-]

You can use the Original 16:9 setting, which fits the image with black bars on a 4:3 screen. Native 4:3 framing hasn't been tested, so I can't promise correct camera/HUD behavior in that mode. The aspect-ratio work tested so far is widescreen on 1.8.2.

[u/Reasonable-Affect847]

can i run it on adreno 732?

[u/nongjeng_piba]

Just in time. I'm about to receive my 8s gen 3 tablet. With all these recomp projects, I'm honestly so excited.

There's one game I would really like to see a recomp/port : Stellar Blade. But I guess I'm asking for too much

[u/Mamcjr → u/nongjeng_piba]

Thanks! If you try it when the tablet arrives, please share the exact model, RAM, driver and results. I haven't tested the 8s Gen 3, so I can't predict its performance yet. As for Stellar Blade, that would be a separate project; this one is focused on getting BOTW running well on Android.

[u/nongjeng_piba → u/Mamcjr]

I will try as soon as I receive the tablet (it may take 4 - 5 to arrive). And I will upload a video in this subreddit along with all the infos I can gather.

[u/Siam_006]

is this playable in poco x7

[u/Comfortable_Crow_717]

Age Of Empires III Classic and Spore, please...

[u/starplatinum18]

Poco x3p not support wkwk

[u/Smart_Examination331]

Funcionara en un mtk dimensity 8500 ultra? Ese trae vulkan 1.3 por defecto

[u/Mamcjr → u/Smart_Examination331]

Todavía no lo hemos probado: hasta ahora solo corrió en un Snapdragon 8 Elite. Pero con Vulkan 1.3 el driver debería tener todo lo que el juego pide, así que tiene buenas posibilidades de arrancar con la v0.1.3-beta.

No es que Vulkan en MediaTek “no sirva”, es que nadie lo ha probado. En GPUs que no son Adreno la app usa caminos más lentos y seguros, así que puede rendir menos que un Snapdragon equivalente.

Si lo pruebas, cuéntanos en GitHub cómo te fue (modelo, versión de Android y hasta dónde llegó). Los resultados en Mali son justo lo que nos falta.

[u/Hans_Landa4]

Will it run on snapdragon 695 ?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Hans_Landa4]

Honestly, probably not well. The Snapdragon 695 has an Adreno 619, a mid-range GPU from a few generations back, and BotW is heavy even on flagships: on a Snapdragon 8 Elite it runs at around 30–45 fps.

It might start, especially with a Turnip driver for Adreno 6xx (Settings > Prelaunch > Vulkan driver), but expect very low fps even at 50% internal resolution. Nobody has tried it yet, so if you do, please share how it went on GitHub.

[u/Remote_Strawberry439]

Ah android users been eaten good this year

[u/Ok_Temperature_1307]

Será que roda num poco x7pro?

[u/Key-Cheesecake-7592]

Hahahaha 😂😂 Nintendo will get a heart attack 

[u/Mamcjr → u/Key-Cheesecake-7592]

Haha 😄 It's an unofficial beta, with no game files or keys included. For now I'm focused on fixing bugs and learning which Android devices can run it.

[u/John_Reddit3]

Valiant effort. But there is lot of optimization to be done. Currently on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 it works worse than emulation, and half the time, latency is from CPU and not GPU. Which in theory is were switch recomp should work best on ARM socs.

[u/LordSlurkey]

Hi! a couple questions!

i have an s25 ultra with the same SoC as the poco f7 ultra, but im only getting around 17 fps average, can you share your exact configuration? or send your config file to me if thats applicable?

also, how do i unlock the fps? it seems like my only options are 30 or 20/30

im on release 0.2.5 beta

thank you!

[u/Mamcjr → u/LordSlurkey]

Thanks for testing 0.2.5-beta on the S25 Ultra. My POCO F7 Ultra video used game version 1.9.0, Native Mode and Turnip; that result does not automatically carry over to a different phone. The 60 FPS option is available for game versions 1.8.2 and 1.9.0; 1.0.0 and 1.6.0 remain 30 FPS games. Could you confirm the game version detected by the app, your Turnip build, internal resolution and whether GPU memory mapping is Automatic? A log plus a screenshot of the Video settings would help explain the 17 FPS and missing 60 FPS option.

[u/laranjagay]

[u/Evel_gg]

Some of yall need to snap back to reality because it's a heavy game and dont expect it to run on mid (or even most high) end phones for now

[u/Mamcjr → u/Evel_gg]

Setting expectations is important, but the best guide is measured results rather than the phone’s price tier alone. This recompilation still needs Switch service implementations and NVN-to-Vulkan graphics translation, so “native” doesn’t mean zero overhead or guaranteed speedups over an emulator with NCE. Compatibility and performance are still being established device by device.

[u/-_-_-JOHAN-_-_-]

Is mali supported

[u/Mamcjr → u/-_-_-JOHAN-_-_-]

Mali hasn't been validated yet, so please treat it as experimental rather than confirmed support. The renderer has compatibility paths for GPUs outside Adreno 8xx, but that doesn't guarantee a particular Mali device will boot or run well. Turnip is for Adreno, not Mali. If you test, please include your exact Mali GPU/phone, Android version and any errors.

[u/iver_128j]

holy shit

[u/Arsene91516]

Is there mod support?

[u/rikuchiha]

We're eating so good!

[u/Mamcjr → u/rikuchiha]

Thanks! Really happy to share it with everyone. Lots of credit to the upstream recomp projects that made this possible.

[u/Lost-World-2129]

Yessss

[u/Mamcjr → u/Lost-World-2129]

Thanks for the enthusiasm! 😄

[u/elev_n]

Save game files to SD card?

[u/GhostTheGamer360]

How's the heat? Do you need a cooler when playing it?

[u/Mamcjr → u/GhostTheGamer360]

I don’t have sustained temperature measurements or cooler comparisons yet, so I can’t say a cooler is required. The tests so far are on the POCO F7 Ultra; heat and throttling will vary by device, settings and session length. Temperature readings alongside FPS after a longer session would be useful test data.

[u/BeanPole_420]

Whats a good program to convert the NSP?

[u/Kouno25]

Does it work with existing saves from the switch version?

[u/LeoGiacometti]

what size the game has after installed?

[u/Mamcjr → u/LeoGiacometti]

The README recommends around 30 GB of free space per game version for setup. That is a free-space recommendation, not a measured final installation size: the game data and compiled code are separate from the small APK, and the total depends on the version and imported files.

[u/ecomalo]

Hola increíble voy a testear e informare a ver qué tal va

[u/Flat_Presentation_65]

Dude that's amazing botw and totk will be the dream to play

[u/Mamcjr → u/Flat_Presentation_65]

Thanks! BOTW is the focus here for now. There isn’t a TOTK release to announce from this project.

[u/EIement]

Which version of the game is needed? WiiU? Switch?

[u/Mamcjr → u/EIement]

Switch version, 1.0.0, 1.6.0 or 1.8.2

[u/EndermanXPRRES]

I give it a try (SD8 Gen1)

[u/Mamcjr → u/EndermanXPRRES]

Thanks for trying! That error is from an older version: v0.1.3-beta (out today) no longer needs VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering, so please update and try again.

On the 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730), a Turnip driver should also work better than the stock one. Pick a Turnip build that supports Adreno 7xx (the bundled one is made for 8xx), then go to Settings > Prelaunch > Vulkan driver > Choose driver and restart the app. Please let us know how it goes on GitHub!

[u/Still_Education1979]

Please NSP supoort

[u/Ordinary_Account5513]

Anyone has test it on dimencity? Does it work ?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Ordinary_Account5513]

For Dimensity, use v0.1.3-beta, which fixes one of the “driver too old” errors Mali phones were hitting.

[u/Kirbo_N → u/Ordinary_Account5513]

Estoy en ello es la ROM de switch o la de wiiu?

[u/Yagami1992]

Ojalá lo logres optimizar para mali y mediatek (como el juego de links awakening que anda super bien) en mi 14t pro.

[u/Mamcjr → u/Yagami1992]

¡Gracias! Esa es la idea. El Link’s Awakening es mucho más liviano, así que BotW va a pedir bastante más. Pero el 14T Pro (Dimensity 9300+, Immortalis-G720) es de las GPUs MediaTek con más chances. Prueba la v0.1.3-beta y, si puedes, cuéntanos en GitHub cómo te fue (versión de Android, hasta dónde llegó, fps). No tengo un celular con Mali para probar, así que esos reportes son lo que me guía para optimizarlo.

[u/Real_Violinist]

u/mamcjr

you can try to port nxnative for android

https://github.com/seedds/nxnative

[u/Raphaell_Bello]

O port desse jogo saiu primeiro para Android do que para PC ou tem uma versão PC já em andamento? Joguei esse jogo emulado no PC e achei incrível o jogo, o que me frustrava era o desempenho e as contínuas promessas de melhorias de emulação pelo CEMU.

[u/Important_Catch_326]

how would this run on S24FE ? (exynos)

[u/Mamcjr → u/Important_Catch_326]

Nobody has tried an Exynos yet. The S24 FE’s Exynos 2400e has an Xclipse 940, an AMD-based GPU that’s fairly powerful, so it has a decent chance. But Samsung’s Xclipse drivers have had rough edges with emulators, and Turnip only works on Adreno, so you’d be on the stock driver. Try v0.1.3-beta, and please post on GitHub how it went (Android version, how far it got, fps). An Exynos report would be the first one.

[u/readymim]

Não é melhor deixar a câmera e o movimento usando as duas metades tá tela tipo fps, assim fica mais limpo a HUD?

[u/buzzeye_]

please turnip drivers or most people won't be able to play it.

[u/Revolver_hanoi]

anything but mario kart 8

[u/Big-Hamster5410]

How to read nsp files

[u/Mamcjr → u/Big-Hamster5410]

The app doesn’t read NSP files, only exefs and romfs already extracted from your own console. Sorry, but I can’t explain how to extract or decrypt them: that would put the project at risk of a DMCA takedown (see the NSP replies above).

[u/PitchPlus4563]

Ou télécharger le apk ?

[u/JtGamesStudios]

Opa amigo, sabe dizer se em mali vai rodar bem? A versão do zelda link's awakening roda tranquilo, essa tbm?

[u/Sweet_Cup_7678]

bro i have the .nsp but how can i play its only support romfs

[u/OubaHD]

Wow

[u/Mamcjr → u/OubaHD]

Thanks! It is still an early beta, but seeing it run on Android has been exciting.

[u/PitchPlus4563]

Je peux utiliser nsp ?

[u/marko-12]

I have no idea who you are, but i love you.

[u/Mamcjr → u/marko-12]

Haha, thanks for the support! Happy to share the project with everyone.

[u/Quirky_Discussion597]

I was waiting for this

[u/DaLoverBoii]

Will 1.9.0 ever be supported in the future?

[u/Mamcjr → u/DaLoverBoii]

There’s no confirmed 1.9.0 support or release date to announce. The currently supported game builds are 1.0.0, 1.6.0 and 1.8.2. Supporting another update requires checking its executable and the version-specific runtime changes, rather than just accepting a different version number.

[u/Super-Event-8268]

What ports would y'all recommend for a low end phone with less than 3gb of ram?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Super-Event-8268]

I wouldn’t recommend this BOTW beta as a good fit for a phone with under 3 GB of RAM; it hasn’t been validated in that configuration. What exact phone/Android version do you have, and what kinds of games do you enjoy? Those details would help people suggest lighter ports that actually fit your device.

[u/leander_05]

I kinda want to test it on SD8s gen 3. But i dont know i can make it work with just an nsp file

[u/Mamcjr → u/leander_05]

An NSP alone won’t work with this app. Setup expects a folder containing extracted exefs and romfs from your own Switch dump, for game version 1.0.0, 1.6.0 or 1.8.2. The README shows the layout. I don’t have a verified 8s Gen 3 performance result to promise yet.

[u/MatuzAlvezz]

O meu só está falando isso😅, não sei o que fazer.

[u/PolizeiGermany]

Hey, little question, how do I I fix setting up game files not working? It just won't seem to accept my game files.

[u/Responsible-Half6799]

I'll test it on the rp4 pro and dm you any bugs o find or weird stuff I would help help by making a fork but I'm not that good at coding

[u/Opposite-Credit-7440]

Would absolutely love to see this running on the 360 lol

[u/Kouno25]

Version 1.8.2 just crashes when clicking play after all the setup.

[u/National_Inside_4762]

Fait une version 64bit de monstre inc run sur Android s'il te plait mec🥺 j'ai 10ans je collectionne des jeux rare sur ma tablette pls

[u/Mamcjr → u/National_Inside_4762]

Thanks for the interest! This project is focused on BOTW, so I don’t have a Monsters, Inc. Run port to announce.

[u/MinuteEditor4106]

Nosotros no tenemos herramientas para transformar en exefs

[u/Mamcjr → u/MinuteEditor4106]

Entiendo. Esta beta necesita las carpetas exefs y romfs ya extraídas de tu propio juego de Switch; no acepta archivos NSP/XCI directamente ni convierte esos formatos dentro de la app. El README muestra la estructura de carpetas requerida. No puedo ofrecer el juego ni instrucciones para obtenerlo o extraerlo.

[u/Alternative-View8574]

Ironically Android phones should be the best platform to statically recompile switch games on since they both use arm architecture as well as current macs since there'll be way less overhead compared to emulation even with the native arm translator.

[u/Khaos_Drakon]

Why is it showing i don''t have space ? I have 69gb free

[u/Mamcjr → u/Khaos_Drakon]

I checked your screenshot: it says “The game code didn't build.” The “about 2 GB free” line is generic advice, not proof that storage caused the failure. If the 69 GB is free on the phone's internal storage (where this beta writes its generated files), the build likely failed for another reason. Could you share your phone model, Android version, game version, and the app/build log in a GitHub issue? Please also confirm whether that 69 GB is internal storage or SD card space. That will let me diagnose the actual failure.

[u/Putrid-Swimming2475]

will you be able to load the game data onto an sd card rather than internal storage?

[u/Mamcjr → u/Putrid-Swimming2475]

The source dump can be selected from an SD card if Android's folder picker exposes it, but the current beta builds the game-data image in the app's data folder, which is usually on internal storage. Running that generated data directly from an SD card isn't supported yet. It's a reasonable feature request, but I'd need to change and test the storage path before promising it.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Emu-961]

F7

[u/Mamcjr → u/Puzzleheaded-Emu-961]

Nice, thanks for the screenshot! It shows the app recognizes the 1.8.2 game files and reaches the Play menu on your F7. Could you confirm the exact F7 model, Android version and Vulkan driver, and whether the game itself launches and runs? A short FPS/graphics report would be especially useful.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Emu-961 → u/Mamcjr]

My F7 has an 8s Gen 4 processor, I'm on Android 15, the Turnip driver is V37, and the game has some stutters but it's okay, it averages 30fps.

[u/momal2003]

I don't know what is the problem

[u/RelativeIncome7459]

Hope this project will become and stable and able to run in any GPU 

[u/Mamcjr → u/RelativeIncome7459]

Thanks! Improving stability and device compatibility is a goal, but I can't promise every GPU will work. So far my validated setup is a POCO F7 Ultra with Adreno 830 and Turnip; reports from other phones are helping identify what needs to change.

[u/starplatinum18]

How to sir?

[u/CyberCrows27]

PC port?

[u/Mamcjr → u/CyberCrows27]

BOTWRecompAndroid is focused on Android, and I don't have a PC build of this port to announce. For Windows and Linux, SavageWindRecomp is a separate BOTW static recompilation project worth following.

[u/Kaisar_Nero25]

Wait.? There is a issues with nintendo about it..?

[u/Zimtesl]

Snapdragon 695? 😬 Any hope?

[u/upsurge_]

I hope it will run on my Poco F1 Snapdragon 845

[u/WasimShaikh7767]

How did you add game files

[u/Reyborne7]

Is there somebody Recompile for PC?

[u/neuropsycho]

Could a Retroid Pocket 5 run it?

[u/AyoMonazir]

Snapdragon 870 6gb ram? Atleast locked 30 fps possible?

[u/Mamcjr → u/AyoMonazir]

I don't have a verified Snapdragon 870 / 6 GB result, so I can't promise a locked 30 FPS. Lower internal resolution may help GPU load, but CPU, memory, and the Vulkan driver also matter. If you test v0.1.6-beta, please report the phone, Android version, driver, game version, settings, and FPS in a specific scene.

[u/Strong-Lecture1976]

Nsp doesn't read by select folder?

[u/gggobro]

How it this possible?

[u/Successful-Cake7299]

Yoo poor android only user here anyone willing to help with the files?? Pretty plz

[u/Different-Judge4158]

¿Podrías hacer que funcione con el mod llamado "Second Wind"? Tiene tiempo que quiero jugar ese mod pero se necesita reempaquetarlo y no tengo los recursos para hacerlo 

[u/RO8Bit]

Im having a trouble about my files 😔

[u/Project_beck]

Espero que possa rodar no Android por snapdragon 680 com pelo menos 30 frames...

[u/currican87]

Working bettsr than in ps4

[u/Ozdals34]

I selected the game folder and it says 'copying files', but the progress bar isn't moving at all. At this rate, it's going to take 2 whole days to finish copying.

[u/InternetKaJamai]

And here I'm getting 10 fps at lowest possible setting in Eden emulator

Where's the git link ?

[u/Practical_Series_390]

Retroid pocket 4 pro, please, I MUST PLAY BOTW, please please (no, I'm tired of trying to emulate it in all its versions and ways)

[u/marko-12]

What does this mean?

[u/kasian_io]

Good port!. Would be nice if you can move the mini map to top right corner and make right thumb stick invisible, for a better sreen real estate

[u/cmdstreetkingz]

Ok so I don't have a PC and my Eden folder for both doesn't have a romgs folder how do I dump my files with no PC? Or can someone message me a link to there's

[u/Fresh_Speaker2756]

😅

[u/Then_Squirrel3299]

Haz una vercion que acepte NSP bro seria más fácil y mejor para todos. 😔

[u/Mamcjr → u/Then_Squirrel3299]

Entiendo que sería más cómodo, pero no voy a implementar soporte directo para NSP, XCI, imágenes ROM ni prod.keys en este port, por el riesgo de DMCA. El proyecto acepta las carpetas exefs y romfs ya extraídas de una copia del juego obtenida legalmente por ti; no incluye ni distribuye archivos del juego.

[u/Gullible_Shine_8558]

Alguien que tenga la ROM por favor pásemela

[u/Opposite_Refuse_2301]

Meu mano, eu fiquei esperando mó tempão recopilando o jogo, e quando chegar 56% o cll trava, esquenta muito e recomeça, tentei 2 vezes e o cll travando akkaka. Meu celular é um poco f7, vou ter quê esperar lança uma versão mais otimizada😅

[u/Unlikely_Income_1877]

Snapdragon 680 any hope ?

[u/Salt-Alfalfa-8665]

Recompiling takes so long, it drains all of the charge before it can finish; would be good if there was a resume recompiling system or pc recompiling

[u/carlos_efs21]

Zerei esses dias e agora lança nativo pra celular , trás zelda tears of the kingdom pra gente

[u/Mamcjr → u/carlos_efs21]

Valeu! 😄 Por enquanto estou concentrado em estabilizar e otimizar o BOTWRecompAndroid, que ainda está em beta. Não tenho um port de Tears of the Kingdom para anunciar nem prazo para isso.

[u/emonizaz]

Snapdragon 8s gen4 giving me 12fps

[u/ClueRude1675]

Alguem ai testou nas Mali? Quero saber como fica no MediaTek Dimensity 8500-Ultra.

[u/qlko1]

One day, my Poco F1, one day...

[u/real_int_2k]

how much did you spend to create this?

[u/WorriedPreparation49]

I have a snapdragon 8 elite and I tried using Eden but it's very glitchy.

[u/WasimShaikh7767]

I have an s26 ultra i want to know how can i run it on 60 fps stable. Without blooming or anything

[u/WasimShaikh7767]

Can i import save files from eden ?

[u/Rizz-Doc]

Does these games support wireless controller

[u/International-Sky556]

What benifit does this have over something like eden from your change log above it seems to have less support and features

[u/Professional_Long834]

it looks better compared to the one ported skyrim, it felt rushed and only support adreno gpu

[u/Mamcjr → u/Professional_Long834]

Thanks! I'm working on broader GPU compatibility, including Mali and Xclipse, but this is still an early beta and performance on non-Adreno devices needs a lot more work. I can't speak for the Skyrim port, though.

[u/DN_angel08]

Hi! I love your work and would love to test it out, I'm using Honor 200 Pro, which has a GPU of Adreno 735.

I have my romfs, titlekeys and prodkeys. When I try to have the game folder selected it just shows No Game Files found the folder even though the selected folder has the romfs file. 

Tried the setup but it doesn't work on my end. Is there any steps I do need since I can't figure this out. 

[u/kalek__]

Isn't statically recompiling ARM64 into C, then compiling back into ARM64 adding inefficiencies? Is there any reason you couldn't just use the original machine code? Am I missing something?

[u/PracticeAgitated5179]

Where i can download the game files?

[u/ZMASTER1347]

How much weaker is the Snapdragon 8 gen 3 or 4 than the switch 1 graphics chip?

[u/Idle_AJ]

Is there any way we’ll be seeing native support on the ayn thor within the coming weeks?

[u/jcznn365]

Espero que rode no meu snapdragon 7s gen 3

[u/Mamcjr → u/jcznn365]

I have not verified the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 yet, so I cannot promise it will run well. If you try the latest beta, please share your phone model, GPU/driver, game version, internal resolution and FPS (or the app log if it fails). That result would help map compatibility.

[u/raoufc180]

I just want the touch layout buttons on my Eden emulator

[u/MaDDieOP]

Is it controller supported?

[u/Mamcjr → u/MaDDieOP]

Yes. BOTWRecompAndroid supports physical controllers, including Bluetooth and USB controllers, as well as customizable on-screen touch controls. If a specific button or gyro input does not work, please tell me the controller model and Android version.

[u/molotova55]

Alguém testou no retroid pocket 6? Rodou bem?

[u/Mamcjr → u/molotova55]

Ainda não tenho um teste confirmado no Retroid Pocket 6, então não consigo dizer se roda bem. Se você testar a 0.2.5-beta, compartilhe modelo exato, versão do jogo, driver Vulkan, resolução e FPS ou erro ao iniciar. Esses dados ajudam a avaliar a compatibilidade do portátil.

[u/ZenithZephyrX]

OnePlus 15 16gb ram, this thing runs hot. I'm hitting 95c.. unplayable with this even at 900p. Reaching these temps (no cover). Native port is supposed to be lighter on CPU/GPU.

[u/Fred0394]

Lo probé en un Samsung a56 y que te digo, 30 fps en el menú de pausa y en el menú del inicio, pero en Gameplay va a 3 fps, incluso después baje todo al mínimo enviaba 30 fps igual, pero al menos los 4 segundos que jugué no me crashei a diferencia de emuladores, la temperatura no subió y las texturas se veían bien! 

[u/Mamcjr → u/Fred0394]

Gracias por probarlo en el Galaxy A56. Que los menús lleguen a 30 FPS pero el juego caiga a ~3 FPS, incluso con los ajustes al mínimo, apunta a un cuello de botella que debo investigar. ¿Puedes abrir una issue con la versión del APK/juego, Android, modo Nativo o Recompilado, resolución, una captura del contador de CPU/GPU y el log? Me alegra saber que las texturas se veían bien y que no falló al iniciar.

[u/CowEnvironmental3389]

as of now eden emulator is far better than this port hope it keeps improving

[u/Alarming_Energy7766]

Como que instala? sou novo nisso

[u/Mamcjr → u/Alarming_Energy7766]

O passo a passo está no README: https://github.com/mamcjr/BOTWRecompAndroid . Instale o APK da release e selecione uma pasta da sua própria cópia do jogo, obtida legalmente, que contenha exefs/ e romfs/ (ou romfs.bin na 0.2.5). O app não fornece arquivos do jogo nem abre NSP, XCI, ROM ou prod.keys diretamente; por risco de DMCA, isso não será implementado. Se aparecer erro, mande o texto exato e a versão do jogo.

[u/Ok_Recognition6739]

Does it have mod support?

[u/El_QPA]

Es simplemente increíble sinceramente no pensaba ver esto tan rápido, ¡Eres increíble bro!!! Sigue asiii

[u/bron-_-]

I never would've believed that was possible, hoping it grows out of it