Is there a PC port of

Yes. Witch Time: Bayonetta 3 (Switch) statically recompiled for Windows and Linux, boots and plays at 60 fps by Zexyen. It's playable now, and it runs natively on PC rather than through an emulator.

Is the Bayonetta 3 PC port an emulator?

No. It's a native build of the game's code for PC (a decompilation, static recompilation or native port), so it runs like a PC game.

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PC port · Release · v0.2.5

BAYONETTA 3 GOES NATIVE ON PC: SWITCH RECOMP HITS 60 FPS AND 4K

Q: Do I need my own copy of

Yes. A Windows 10/11 or Linux PC with a Vulkan driver and your own Bayonetta 3 dump (exefs and romfs folders) made from your own console and game. The project decrypts nothing and includes no game code, assets or keys.

Witch Time: Bayonetta 3 (Switch) statically recompiled for Windows and Linux, boots and plays at 60 fps

Zexyen's Witch Time is an unofficial static recompilation of Bayonetta 3 for PC: the game's AArch64 code is translated to C on your own PC from your own dump and runs on a rebuilt system layer (threads, file system, input, audio, and the Switch's NVN graphics on Vulkan). It is not an emulator. The creator reports it boots and plays at 60 fps in gameplay (Tokyo and Shibuya tested), with cutscenes at 30 fps or 60 fps by setting, a resolution scale up to 4K, controller and keyboard plus mouse, and a PC settings panel built into the game's own Options screen. The repo opened Oct 24, and v0.2.0 and v0.2.5 both landed on Oct 28 for Windows and Linux. It reuses the lifter and runtime of K0NL's B2recomp (Bayonetta 2, already on the wire), which itself builds on Denkishi's ssbu-recomp.

Nintendo Switch → Windows / Linux · by Zexyen · 2026-10-28

You need: A Windows 10/11 or Linux PC with a Vulkan driver and your own Bayonetta 3 dump (exefs and romfs folders) made from your own console and game. The project decrypts nothing and includes no game code, assets or keys.

How to play Bayonetta 3 on PC

Download the Windows or Linux build of the latest release.
Unzip it, run witch-time and pick your own dump folder (or run wtbuild setup --dump <folder>).
Wait while it translates and compiles the game on your PC, then play in its own window.

▶ v0.2.5 download Source & README

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