ICO · PlayStation 2
ICO PC Port
ico-pc makes ICO run as a normal program on Windows and Linux PCs, the Steam Deck, ARM Linux handhelds, Android and Apple devices. It is a port of the nathanialf/ico decompilation, which rebuilds the PAL disc's boot program byte for byte. It is In Progress at release v0.7.10, and it plays like the PAL original by default.
How to play
- Make a disc image of your own PAL ICO disc, SCES-50760; the number is printed on the disc and case. Other regions are not supported.
- Download the build for your device from the project's releases page or its download page, which picks the right file.
- Start the program and choose your disc image; it reads the game from it.
Game version you need
- PAL · SCES-50760
- PAL disc only
Hardware & system
No minimum stated in the README. Runs on: Windows, Linux, Steam Deck, Android.
Versions, platforms & known issues
| Project | Type | Release | Status | Runs on | Game version | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ico-pcPort of the nathanialf/ico decompilation. Pre-1.0 release with builds per platform. | Source port | v0.7.10 | In Progress | Windows, Linux, Steam Deck, Android | PAL · SCES-50760 | Oct 18, 2026 |
| nathanialf/icoRebuilds the boot ELF of the PAL retail disc; the base of ico-pc. | Decompilation | No tagged release | In Progress | PS2 build (PCSX2 / hardware) | PAL · SCES-50760 | Oct 17, 2026 |
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About the game
An action-adventure game in which a boy is abandoned and taken to a massive castle by his people. After exploring it for a while, he meets a girl who speaks a different language than him, then decides to get both of them out of the castle grounds by leading her along, in order to escape the shadow-like creatures that frequently try to kidnap the girl.
- Original platform
- PlayStation 2
- First released
- Sep 25, 2001
- Release · Europe
- Mar 22, 2002
- Release · Japan
- Dec 6, 2001
- Release · North America
- Sep 25, 2001
- Developer
- Team Ico
- Genre
- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Drama
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Rating
- ESRB T · PEGI 12
- Critic score
- 97 / 100
Story (via IGDB, in English)
Ico, a horned boy, is taken by a group of warriors to an abandoned castle and locked inside a stone coffin to be sacrificed. A tremor topples the coffin and Ico escapes. As he searches the castle, he comes across Yorda (ヨルダ Yoruda?), a captive girl who speaks a different language. Ico helps Yorda escape and defends her from shadow-like creatures. The pair make their way through the castle and arrive at the bridge leading to land. As they cross, the Queen, ruler of the castle, appears and tells Yorda that as her daughter she cannot leave the castle. The Queen destroys part of the bridge; although Yorda tries to save him, Ico falls off the bridge and loses consciousness. Ico awakens below the castle and makes his way back to the upper levels, finding a magic sword that dispels the shadow creatures. After discovering that Yorda has been turned to stone by the Queen. He confronts the Queen in her throne room, who reveals that she plans to restart her life anew by taking possession of Yorda's body. Ico slays the Queen with the magic sword, but with her death the castle begins to collapse around him; he is hit by falling debris, breaking his horns, and he falls unconscious. The Queen's spell on Yorda is broken, and a shadowy Yorda carries Ico safely out of the castle to a boat, sending him to drift to the shore alone. Ico awakens to find the distant castle in ruins, and Yorda, in her human form, washed up nearby. She stirs.
Artwork
Screenshots
Trailer
Game details, cover art and screenshots from IGDB via LizardByte GameDB, retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Images are © their respective owners.
About this project
Extras stay off until you turn them on, and the frame rate is not held to the original. On Windows it draws with Vulkan, or Direct3D 12 if you choose it. Linux builds are checked by automated tests for every release, the Steam Deck is supported, and Android 10 or newer works but can be slower than a PC. The decompilation it is built on, nathanialf/ico, is listed in the table above.
FAQ
Which ICO disc does the PC port need?
The PAL release, SCES-50760, as a disc image of your own copy. Other regions are not supported.
Is ico-pc an emulator?
No. It is built from the ICO decompilation, so the game's own code is compiled natively for each device.
Does Recompedia provide the game, ROM or BIOS?
No. Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, ISOs, BIOS files or game assets. ico-pc 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.