# Recompa puts 250 game ports in one Android app From Preston (@quickfinesse): https://quickfinesse.dev/videos/2026-10-31-recompa Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickfinesse/video/7702903550073965854, posted October 31, 2026 ## What I'd like help with I watched this video and want to know more. Explain what this project is and what I'd need, using the official links below. I'd use my own copy of the game. ## In plain English Android users, you now have a new way to play games like Breath of the Wild, GTA 4 and Forza Horizon 2. Recompa installs them all from one free app. Free and open source on GitHub (kalasyan/recompa). You need your own copy of each game. Which port should it add next? ## What was used - kalasyan/recompa (GitHub): https://github.com/kalasyan/recompa - recompa.app (Site): https://recompa.app ## Credits Recompa: Joel (kalasyan). Ports: mamcjr (Breath of the Wild), vaduur (GTA 4), Gabrick75 (Forza Horizon 2). Footage: Recompa's own screenshots, Nintendo and Rockstar Games trailers, Forza Horizon 2 via GameSpot. The full guide for this video is on the page: https://quickfinesse.dev/videos/2026-10-31-recompa # Recompa puts 250 game ports in one Android app > From Preston (@quickfinesse) > Recompa is a free, open source Android launcher for native game ports. It lists over 250 of them, including Breath of the Wild, GTA 4 and Forza Horizon 2, installs each one straight from its developer's GitHub page, checks every file before it installs, and keeps them all updated. You still need your own copy of each game. > Page: https://quickfinesse.dev/videos/2026-10-31-recompa > Updated: October 31, 2026 ## What I'd like help with I want to understand Recompa (github.com/kalasyan/recompa), a free Android launcher for native game ports. Explain in plain words what it does, how it checks a download before installing it, and how it compares to Quiver Launcher. Don't give setup steps. ## The short version [Recompa](https://github.com/kalasyan/recompa) is a launcher for native Android game ports. Its catalog on [recompa.app](https://recompa.app) lists over 250 ports from more than 20 original consoles and PCs, each with its cover art. You tap install and it downloads the port from its developer's own GitHub releases, so every port stays the developer's project. Recompa only finds, checks, installs and updates them. No game files come with it or with any port. Each port needs your own copy of the game. ## Where it lives - **Recompa** (app): By Joel (kalasyan). Free and open source, GPL-3.0. The APK is on its GitHub releases page. https://github.com/kalasyan/recompa - **recompa.app** (catalog): Every port in the catalog, filterable by console, with each version listed. https://recompa.app - **BOTWRecompAndroid** (port): By mamcjr. Breath of the Wild on Android. https://github.com/mamcjr/BOTWRecompAndroid - **LibertyRecompAndroid** (port): By vaduur. GTA 4 on Android. https://github.com/vaduur/LibertyRecompAndroid - **fh2-recompiled** (port): By Gabrick75. Forza Horizon 2 on Android. https://github.com/Gabrick75/fh2-recompiled ## The three big ports today - **Breath of the Wild** (pick: Playable): Playable from the title screen into the open world, with saves, on the POCO F7 Ultra the developer tested. - **GTA 4** (pick: Plays): It installs, boots and plays the intro, the early story missions, free roam and driving. - **Forza Horizon 2** (pick: Early): It boots and plays its menus and races. It's still well below the original console's frame rate on phones. ## What the app does - **Filters and search** (pick: By console): Filter the library by console, like Nintendo 64, Xbox 360 or GameCube, or search for one game. - **Updates** (pick: All at once): Update every port at once, get told about new versions, or go back to an earlier version if an update breaks something. - **Controllers** (pick: D-pad first): The whole app runs on a D-pad and shoulder buttons, which makes it a good fit for handhelds like the AYN Thor. It can also be your handheld's home screen. - **Reports** (pick: No account): Each port's page shows how it runs on other players' devices, and you can rate it yourself without a GitHub account. - **Phones** (pick: Android 8+): It runs on Android 8.0 or later. ## How it checks a download Every port file's SHA-256 hash is checked against the one in the catalog before Recompa hands it to Android's installer. A SHA-256 hash works like a fingerprint for the file, and changing even one byte gives a different one. It also checks who signed the file. A file that doesn't match, or an update signed by someone else, gets refused. ## If you saw the Quiver video Quiver Launcher does a similar job for PC ports and has an Android build too. Recompa is made only for Android phones and handhelds, with controller navigation, and its catalog has Android builds of Breath of the Wild, GTA 4 and Forza Horizon 2.