AnyPS5: PS5 Games on PC Without an Emulator, Games and Status

Last updated Oct 20, 2026

AnyPS5 is a free, open-source tool that converts PlayStation 5 games into native Windows and Linux programs. It is not an emulator: its relinker rewrites the game’s executable into the PC’s own format, and the project’s reimplementations of the PS5 system libraries are loaded alongside it (AnyPS5 README, checked 20 October 2026). It is still very early. Only one game, Dreaming Sarah, is listed as playable in the project’s own compatibility list, and the latest release is v0.1.3 (20 October 2026). It ships no games: you need the files from your own PS5.

This site is not affiliated with AnyPS5 or Sony. We do not host any files and do not explain how to get game files.

What AnyPS5 is

• A converter, not an emulator. The PS5 has an x86-64 processor (AMD Zen 2), like a PC. AnyPS5’s relinker converts a game’s executable to a Linux or Windows program; the README describes “no emulation or separate runtime process”. A macOS output for Intel Macs and Apple silicon (through Rosetta) also exists for the relinker.
• Reimplemented system libraries. PS5 games call Sony’s system libraries (PRX files). AnyPS5 writes its own versions of them. The project’s progress page measures how many of the functions it knows about are done; on 20 October 2026 the core C library stood at 99% and the kernel library at 94%, but the README notes these are percentages of functions declared so far, not of everything a game might use.
• Graphics through Vulkan. A shader recompiler translates the PS5’s GPU shaders into SPIR-V for Vulkan.
• Open source. GPL-2.0, developed on GitHub by boykopovar with many contributors. The repository was created on 3 August 2026; v0.1.0 came out on 28 September 2026. It is one of the most-watched game projects on GitHub this autumn (about 44,000 stars on 20 October 2026). Press coverage includes SlashGear, Notebookcheck and TweakTown.

Which AnyPS5 games run

That is the whole official list. For every other game, the README points to a community-run blocker map that shows how far each title gets and what blocks it, and to the project’s Game bring-up discussions, one thread per game. Videos of other games booting exist, but we only list what the project itself confirms.

AnyPS5’s code is also reused by other projects. The Gran Turismo Sport PC port (RyGT) credits Ryty, “itself a fork of AnyPS5”, for its converter and system libraries, together with code from shadPS4 for graphics. The project’s release notes also contain fixes for PS4 executables, though the README describes it as a PS5 tool.

What you need

• The game’s files from your own PS5. AnyPS5 includes no games, firmware or keys. The usage guide expects a decrypted executable and its modules. We do not explain how to get them and do not link tools for it.
• A CPU with the PS5’s instruction extensions. Converted games run directly on your processor, so it needs AVX2, FMA, F16C, BMI1/BMI2, LZCNT and MOVBE, among others. A converted game checks this at start-up and stops if one is missing. Intel processors need an extra conversion option, and some games still require an AMD CPU (usage guide).
• A Vulkan graphics card and Windows or Linux. The relinker alone also runs on macOS.
• A controller (SDL-supported pads, with sticks and triggers) or keyboard and mouse mapped through a settings file.

The only official download

• Source code: github.com/boykopovar/AnyPS5
• Releases: AnyPS5 Releases. On 21 October 2026 the latest was v0.1.3 (20 October 2026), with the relinker and the system libraries for Windows and Linux.
• Web converter: the project’s own page, boykopovar.github.io/AnyPS5, converts in your browser; the README says files stay on your device.

The README links only GitHub, its GitHub Pages site and a Discord server. Other “AnyPS5” sites, “AnyPS5 game packs” or pre-converted games are not from the project. Avoid them.

For every PS5 emulator side by side, including the Xbox port PS5X and how to spot fakes, see PS5 emulators in 2026: which ones are real.

AnyPS5 vs KytyPS5, SharpEmu and shadPS4

The PS4 ports on this site, such as God of War III, Bloodborne and Gran Turismo Sport, are game-specific projects built on shadPS4 code (and, for Gran Turismo, on an AnyPS5 fork). Read our shadPS4 guide for how those work, and the PS4 section of the recompiled games list for every PS4 project we track. We don’t track PS5 ports there yet, because none has a confirmed playable release.

Is AnyPS5 legal?

AnyPS5 is open-source software published on GitHub, and the project says it is meant for “interoperability, research, preservation, and compatibility purposes”. It contains no games, firmware or keys. The legal risk lies in where game files come from, and rules differ by country, so this is not legal advice. Only use files from games you own, and stay away from sites that offer PS5 game downloads.

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