shadPS4

shadPS4

shadPS4 is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++

If you encounter problems or have doubts, do not hesitate to look at the Quickstart.

To verify that a game works, you can look at shadPS4 Game Compatibility.

To discuss shadPS4 development or suggest ideas, join the Discord server.

Check us on X (twitter) or on our website.

Status

In development, small games are working like Sonic Mania, Undertale, Dysmantle and others...

Why?

The project started as a fun project. Due to limited free time, it will probably take a while before shadPS4 is able to run anything decent, but we're trying to make small, regular commits.

Build

Windows

Check the build instructions for Windows.

Linux

Check the build instructions for Linux.

Build status

Windows	Build status
Windows SDL Build
Windows Qt Build

Linux	Build status
Linux SDL Build
Linux Qt Build

Keyboard Mapping

Controller button	Keyboard
LEFT AXIS UP	W
LEFT AXIS DOWN	S
LEFT AXIS LEFT	A
LEFT AXIS RIGHT	D
RIGHT AXIS UP	I
RIGHT AXIS DOWN	K
RIGHT AXIS LEFT	J
RIGHT AXIS RIGHT	L
TRIANGLE	Numpad 8
CIRCLE	Numpad 6
CROSS	Numpad 2
SQUARE	Numpad 4
PAD UP	UP
PAD DOWN	DOWN
PAD LEFT	LEFT
PAD RIGHT	RIGHT
OPTIONS	RETURN
TOUCH PAD	SPACE
L1	Q
R1	U
L2	E
R2	O
L3	X
R3	M

Main team

• georgemoralis
• raphaelthegreat
• psucien
• skmp
• wheremyfoodat
• raziel1000

Logo is done by Xphalnos

Contributing

If you want to contribute, please look the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Open a PR and we'll check it :)

Contributors

Sister Projects

• Panda3DS: A multiplatform 3DS emulator from our co-author wheremyfoodat.
• hydra: A multisystem, multiplatform emulator (chip-8, GB, NES, N64) from Paris.

License

• GPL-2.0 license