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A Linux-focused fork of Metroid Dread Recomp that builds a native PC version from your own Switch 2.1.0 files. It offers a Linux AppImage alongside a Windows package.
Before you start
- Platform
- Windows x64 / Linux x86-64 (glibc 2.38+, OpenGL 4.3) / Steam Deck
- How to start
- Build required
- Game files
- Bring game files
File requirements
Provide both ExeFS and RomFS from your own lawfully obtained Metroid Dread 2.1.0, with the update merged or supplied separately. RomFS alone is insufficient. No game code, data or keys are distributed.
Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested. Project documentation 
What it recreates
Extends yozander2009-stack's Metroid Dread Recomp and the SwitchRecomp ARM64-to-C toolchain with Linux setup and runtime support. The game is compiled locally from the player's files; this is unofficial and unaffiliated with Nintendo.
What’s different
Adds a setup/Play/settings front end and an in-game menu. The Linux AppImage bundles the compiler and Python; AUTO-SET chooses initial graphics settings. Windows and Linux do not yet have identical features.
What you can use today
v0.4.0-linux.2 provides a Linux x86-64 AppImage and Windows ZIP. The first launch checks your files and compiles locally; Linux needs about 7 GB free, glibc 2.38+, OpenGL 4.3, SDL2 and a folder-picker utility. Keep the Windows EXE beside its recompiler folder. Despite the release's non-prerelease flag, the author calls all 0.x builds early previews and warns of crashes and setup problems. Linux lacks native Vulkan, built-in release updates, mouse free aim and F7 recording. The reported Steam Deck OLED result was a nine-minute session, not a full-game or universal 60 fps guarantee.
Sources & notesSources checked:
AI / REA provenance Partial AI-assisted development
The repository's AI-use statement credits Claude for substantial runtime, performance, interface, setup and build-script work. It is first-party disclosure inherited in this fork, not proof that every Linux-fork change used AI.
Author AI-development disclosureChecked the repository metadata, author README, release notes and published attachment names on 28 October 2026, with the stated license boundaries. Features and compatibility remain author-reported; RemakeList has not downloaded binaries, built, installed or played it.
Source Project documentation v0.4.0-linux.2 downloads and release notes · Source and licensing boundary · Linux setup and platform gaps · Upstream project Sources checked: 2026-10-28 · Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested.