Is there a PC port of

Yes. Black (original Xbox) gets a native Android port with touch controls and gyro aiming, v1.5.0 out by RanggaCasper. It's playable now, and it runs natively on PC rather than through an emulator.

Is the Black 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 · APK release · v1.5.0

BLACK GOES NATIVE ON ANDROID: CRITERION'S XBOX SHOOTER NOW RUNS ON YOUR PHONE

Q: Do I need my own copy of

Yes. An arm64 Android phone and your own copy of Black for original Xbox (USA or Europe), as a disc image (.iso) or default.xbe with its data folders. No game files are included.

Black (original Xbox) gets a native Android port with touch controls and gyro aiming, v1.5.0 out

RanggaCasper's Black for Android is an unofficial native Android port of the original Xbox version of Criterion's 2006 shooter Black. The game's x86 code is statically recompiled ahead of time to C++ with TGP482's XboxXBE-Recomp, then built for arm64, with Vulkan graphics and SDL3 for input and audio. It's not an emulator. It adds touch controls, gyroscope aiming, controller and mouse/keyboard support, and extended graphics options in the game's own menu. The repo opened Oct 18 and v1.5.0 landed Oct 21. It follows TGP482's BLACK-XBERecomp and Spark198rus's Black PC port, both already on the wire, and brings the same recomp approach to phones.

Original Xbox → Android · by RanggaCasper · 2026-10-21

You need: An arm64 Android phone and your own copy of Black for original Xbox (USA or Europe), as a disc image (.iso) or default.xbe with its data folders. No game files are included.

How to play Black on PC

Download and install the APK from the Releases page.
Open Black Android and allow all-files access when it asks.
Copy your game into a Black folder on your phone's storage or SD card; it starts as soon as it finds the files.

▶ v1.5.0 APK Source & README

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