Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 · PlayStation 2
Persona 4 Decompilation
Persona4-Decompilation is a matching decompilation of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 for the PlayStation 2, USA v1.00. Its goal is readable C that compiles back to the retail executable, SLUS_217.82, verified against a SHA-1 in the README. It is In Progress and rebuilds the PS2 executable; it is not a PC port.
How to build it
- Make a disc image of your own Persona 4 USA disc that matches the Redump record the README links.
- Clone the repository and run its setup with your disc image.
- Build, then run its verify step to compare your working tree against the retail executable.
Game version you need
- USA · SLUS-21782 · v1.00
Hardware & system
No minimum stated in the README. Runs on: PS2 build (PCSX2 / hardware).
Versions, platforms & known issues
| Project | Type | Release | Status | Runs on | Game version | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persona4-DecompilationMatching decompilation. | Decompilation | No tagged release | In Progress | PS2 build (PCSX2 / hardware) | USA · SLUS-21782 · v1.00 | Oct 17, 2026 |
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About the game
An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexplicable murders committed under cover of foggy weather and rumours of a television channel said to broadcast mysterious images on rainy nights.
- Original platform
- PlayStation 2
- First released
- Jul 10, 2008
- Release · Europe
- Mar 13, 2009
- Release · Japan
- Jul 10, 2008
- Release · North America
- Dec 9, 2008
- Developer
- Atlus
- Series
- Megami Tensei
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Themes
- Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Open world
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Rating
- ESRB M
- Critic score
- 93 / 100
Story (via IGDB, in English)
A city teenager arrives in the sleepy rural town of Inaba to live with relatives for a year while his parents work abroad. His quiet new life is upended when a string of bizarre, unexplained murders grips the town, the victims found hanging in impossible ways amid a creeping fog. A local rumor claims that gazing into a switched-off television on a rainy midnight reveals a hidden face, and when the protagonist and his new schoolmates investigate, they are pulled into a strange, fog-shrouded realm that exists inside the TV. There they meet a curious creature and awaken to the power of Persona, manifestations of their inner selves. Realizing the murders are tied to this eerie other world, the friends form an Investigation Team, balancing everyday school life, friendships, and part-time jobs with dangerous journeys into the TV World as they race to uncover the truth behind the killings.
Artwork
Screenshots
Trailer
More videos: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 - Trailer (IGDB Top 100) · Persona 4 (PlayStation 2) | Opening Movie | Persona 25th
Game details, cover art and screenshots from IGDB via LizardByte GameDB, retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Images are © their respective owners.
About this project
The README separates first-party code, Atlus's game and engine, from the whole program, which also includes the Sony SDK and middleware; its headline progress figures count first-party code. Its status table is the last committed report rather than a fresh measurement, which the verify step provides. As of Oct 18, 2026, no Persona 4 PC port meets Recompedia's inclusion rules.
FAQ
Does the Persona 4 decompilation make a PC version?
No. It rebuilds the PS2 executable from decompiled C. No Persona 4 PC port is listed on Recompedia as of Oct 18, 2026.
Which Persona 4 disc does the decompilation need?
The USA v1.00 release, executable SLUS_217.82, matching the Redump record linked in the README.
Does Recompedia provide the game, ROM or BIOS?
No. Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, ISOs, BIOS files or game assets. Persona4-Decompilation ships no game code or data either; it needs a disc image made from a copy of the game you own.
Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, BIOS files or game assets. Every project listed requires a copy of the original game owned by the player. Status checked against the project's own repository on Oct 18, 2026.