Is there a PC port of

Yes. Hard Corps: Uprising v0.5.3: the Xbox 360 Contra spin-off recompiled natively for PC by saulob. It's playable now, and it runs natively on PC rather than through an emulator.

Is the Hard Corps: Uprising 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 · Playable · v0.5.3

CONTRA CODE, NATIVE: HARD CORPS UPRISING RECOMPILED FOR PC AND STEAM DECK

Q: Do I need my own copy of

Yes. Your own Hard Corps: Uprising Xbox Live Arcade package. No game files included.

Hard Corps: Uprising v0.5.3: the Xbox 360 Contra spin-off recompiled natively for PC

saulob's Hard Corps: Uprising port statically recompiles the 2011 XBLA Contra spin-off to native PC code with the ReXGlue SDK, wrapped in the creator's TRG launcher with modern PC options. It runs on Windows, with Linux and Steam Deck experimental. A run of releases on Oct 15 (v0.5.1 to v0.5.3) cut CPU busy-waiting and fixed Linux startup and AppImage issues. It comes from the same porter behind the Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 and Dragon's Crown Pro ports already on the wire.

Xbox 360 (XBLA) → Windows / Linux (exp.) / Steam Deck (exp.) · by saulob · 2026-10-15

You need: Your own Hard Corps: Uprising Xbox Live Arcade package. No game files included.

How to play Hard Corps: Uprising on PC

Download v0.5.3 from the GitHub Releases page.
Point the TRG launcher at your own XBLA package.
Set resolution and frame options in the launcher, then play.

▶ v0.5.3 release Same porter: Geometry Wars RE2

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