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An unofficial Windows port of the Xbox 360 hockey game, rebuilt locally from your own NHL 2K8 files, with local multiplayer and custom soundtracks.
Before you start
- Platform
- Windows 10/11 x64 · Direct3D 12 · local build; Windows 11 untested
- How to start
- Build required
- Game files
- Bring game files
File requirements
Supply your own legally obtained Xbox 360 NHL 2K8, title ID 54540809, version 0.0.0.3, extracted with default.xex and all other files together. The README specifies the supported executable hash; other releases are unsupported. Keep additional space for these extracted files. No game data is supplied by RemakeList.
Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested. Project documentation 
What it recreates
Uses the ReXGlue SDK to statically translate the Xbox 360 program from the player’s own copy. The project supplies setup tools, a launcher and compatibility patches, not the game files.
What’s different
Adds a Windows launcher, keyboard support and custom playlists. The author reports quick games, franchise mode, tournaments, saves and multiple local controllers working.
What you can use today
v1.1.0 offers a setup program that downloads tools and builds locally, plus a manual source-build route. Requires Windows 10/11 x64, Direct3D 12, Visual Studio 2022 C++ with Clang/CMake, Git, internet for setup and about 10 GB for the build, in addition to your own supported game files. Only Windows 10 has been tested by the author. Online features do not work; busy crowds and first shader encounters can stutter. The F4 settings screen’s Save to config button writes an unreadable configuration. RemakeList has not installed or played it; the author’s antivirus false-positive claim is not an independent security verification.
Sources & notesSources checked:
AI / REA provenance Partial AI-assisted development
The README says Claude chat produced diagnostic commands, configuration fixes, code and patches; the owner manually ran and tested them and made the decisions. The author explicitly says Claude Code was not used.
Author AI development disclosureReviewed the author README, GPL license, v1.1.0 release metadata and author gameplay screenshot on 30 October 2026. The live release page still identifies v1.1.0 as latest. Features and testing are author-reported; this is not a RemakeList playtest.
Source Project documentation Author setup, requirements and limitations · Release notes and project downloads · Project code license · Author project screenshot or gameplay frame 
Sources checked: 2026-10-30 · Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested.