Is BotW-Native still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 8 days ago. Latest release v0.1.2, 8 days ago.

Can I trust BotW-Native?

New, little track record. 357 stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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How to install on Windows

ryderclanky/BotW-Native

Breath of the Wild (Wii U, v1.5.0) statically recompiled to a native Windows program with a Vulkan renderer.

PythonC/C++ (CMake)#breath-of-the-wild#cpp#game-preservation#powerpc

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 357
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 8 days ago. Latest release v0.1.2, 8 days ago.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record357 stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

A ready-made Windows download is in the latest release.

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v0.1.2 · 10/31/2026 ↗

BotW-Native-v0.1.2-windows-x64.zip

zip · x64 · 147.9 MB · 3,295 downloads · best match

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/ryderclanky/BotW-Native/releases/download/v0.1.2/BotW-Native-v0.1.2-windows-x64.zip" -OutFile "BotW-Native-v0.1.2-windows-x64.zip"
Expand-Archive "BotW-Native-v0.1.2-windows-x64.zip" -DestinationPath .

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Parts list

1×Python >=3.12runtime
1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.24runtime
1×uv package manager

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Good to know

Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Nested projects: ios/CMakeLists.txt, ios/provision/CMakeLists.txt, tools/shaders/CMakeLists.txt

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 21
Branch: main

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.github/workflows/linux.yml

.github/workflows/windows.yml

CMakeLists.txt

README.md

pyproject.toml

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