Recomp

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand PC/Linux/macOS/Android/iOS port

Skullburglar · by nlwstein

About this recompilation

Nlwstein's native recompilation of the 2009 Xbox 360 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, with a game-specific renderer and host controls. Public source builds require the player's own disc; desktop support and experimental mobile paths are documented separately.

Platform support & installation

macOS

Build required

Static recompilation using ReXGlue with native renderer

Requirements

Own Xbox360 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand disc image; extracted default.xex must match repository hash. Generate code locally with patched ReXGlue v0.10.0. AppleSilicon macOS13.3+, CMake/Ninja, Vulkan/MoltenVK and patched SDK.

Sources

Normal download site inaccessible at check, no exact release package verified; issue12 GitHub test file is not a general release. Maintainer reports full desktop story, not independent verification. Above60FPS can break simulation/cutscenes; splitscreen/two-window co-op experimental; internet co-op unfinished. Ultrawide HUD stretches and music UI clips.

Maintainer documentation · Checked Oct 17, 2026 · main source workflow checked2026-10-17

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PC

Build required

Static recompilation using ReXGlue with native renderer

Requirements

Own Xbox360 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand disc image; extracted default.xex must match repository hash. Generate code locally with patched ReXGlue v0.10.0. Windows crossbuild uses documented Docker/clang+xwin workflow after macOS code generation; D3D12.

Sources

Normal download site inaccessible at check, no exact release package verified; issue12 GitHub test file is not a general release. Maintainer reports full desktop story, not independent verification. Above60FPS can break simulation/cutscenes; splitscreen/two-window co-op experimental; internet co-op unfinished. Ultrawide HUD stretches and music UI clips.

Maintainer documentation · Checked Oct 17, 2026 · main source workflow checked2026-10-17

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Linux

Build required

Static recompilation using ReXGlue with native renderer

Requirements

Own Xbox360 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand disc image; extracted default.xex must match repository hash. Generate code locally with patched ReXGlue v0.10.0. Docker build after code generation; Vulkan GPU and display; release build docs target glibc2.31+.

Sources

Normal download site inaccessible at check, no exact release package verified; issue12 GitHub test file is not a general release. Maintainer reports full desktop story, not independent verification. Above60FPS can break simulation/cutscenes; splitscreen/two-window co-op experimental; internet co-op unfinished. Ultrawide HUD stretches and music UI clips.

Maintainer documentation · Checked Oct 17, 2026 · main source workflow checked2026-10-17

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iOS

Build required

Static recompilation using ReXGlue with native renderer

Requirements

Own Xbox360 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand disc image; extracted default.xex must match repository hash. Generate code locally with patched ReXGlue v0.10.0. Xcode, generated code, locally signed/sideloaded build and own extracted data.

Sources

Experimental iPhone build documented and tested on iPhone15ProMax only. No iOS package verified. Backgrounding quits game; device support not generalized.

Maintainer documentation · Checked Oct 17, 2026 · main source workflow checked2026-10-17

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Android

Build required

Static recompilation using ReXGlue with native renderer

Requirements

Own Xbox360 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand disc image; extracted default.xex must match repository hash. Generate code locally with patched ReXGlue v0.10.0. Android10/API29+, Vulkan1.1; desktop code generation and AndroidNDK crossbuild; about6.8GB owned game files.

Sources

Very experimental: only Google's ARM64 Android emulator on AppleSilicon tested, no physical Android device. Backgrounding quits; no independent crash handler; changing signing key may require uninstall that removes game files. No downloadable APK verified.

Maintainer documentation · Checked Oct 17, 2026 · main source workflow checked2026-10-17

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