Is there a PC port of

Yes. SymphonyRecomp v1.1.2: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) runs native on PC, Mac and Linux by BlackLabelHQ. It's playable now, and it runs natively on PC rather than through an emulator.

Is the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 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 · v1.1.2p · open beta

CASTLEVANIA: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT RECOMPILED TO RUN NATIVE ON PC, MAC AND LINUX

Q: Do I need my own copy of

Yes. Your own Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation) disc: the README says to add legally owned game files. Open beta, so expect bugs. No game files included.

SymphonyRecomp v1.1.2: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) runs native on PC, Mac and Linux

BlackLabelHQ's SymphonyRecomp turns the PlayStation version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night into a native program, with builds for Windows (x64 and ARM), macOS (Intel and Apple silicon) and Linux. It's an open beta first released in August; the v1.1.2p pre-release on 3 November adds language packs, a separate game-text language option, widescreen 'room extension' fills for most of the castle's rooms, and libretro shader presets. The team stresses it's a recompilation, separate from the community SOTN decompilation, and that its code is written by hand with no AI. Another SOTN recomp, NocturneRecomp, inspired the Harmony of Despair recomp already on the wire.

PlayStation → Windows · macOS · Linux · by BlackLabelHQ · 2026-11-03

You need: Your own Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation) disc: the README says to add legally owned game files. Open beta, so expect bugs. No game files included.

How to play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PC

Download the build for your system from Releases.
Add the game files from your own PS1 disc as the README explains.
Launch, and report bugs to BlackLabelHQ's Discord, not the SOTN decomp server.

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