Recomp

Ninja Gaiden Black Linux port

by gamboozino

This page was last updated Oct 18, 2026.

About this recompilation

gamboozino's static recompilation of the original Xbox Ninja Gaiden Black, using sp00nznet's xboxrecomp and a Vulkan renderer derived from TGP482's work, with xemu components. Linux and Windows downloads plus experimental Apple Silicon source builds; requires the player's own retail USA game data.

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Linux support and installation

Linux

Native static recompilation with Vulkan rendering

Requirements

64-bit Linux with glibc 2.35+ and Vulkan 1.3 drivers; make the AppImage executable. Own retail USA Xbox Ninja Gaiden Black (2005), NTSC-U title ID 5443000D: ISO/full Redump image, 7z/ZIP archive or extracted folder with default.xbe; about 6 GB installed. No game data supplied.

Install guide ↗Official downloads ↗

Sources

Prerelease; full playthrough and broad hardware compatibility unverified. Steam Deck installation must run first in Desktop Mode; then add to Steam. Ninja Trilogy arcade cabinet is unsupported and closes the game. 21:9 edge pop-in and remaining rendering issues are documented.

Maintainer documentation · Reported Oct 18, 2026 · Checked Oct 18, 2026 · v0.9.22

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