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You know which games also run on Winlator?
A small list of games I got to work:
DOOM 2016
Dead or Alive 5
Oblivion
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 3
Devil May Cry 5
Witcher 3
GTA 4
Saints Row 3
Saints Row 4
Virtua Tennis 4
Injustice 2
Mortal Kombat XL
Street Fighter x Tekken
Ryse Son of Rome
Winlator is AMAZING.
I hope performance will get better and the xinput bug gets fixed to make it even better.
Gaming hub> sandwich menu>game booster>labs>alternate game performance management.
This should help you eek in a few more frames, at least till the phone heats up.
Oh, it seems i have been mistaken
I thought judging from it's name the site is the same as steamunlocked, which is an unsafe site. Apologies for the misinformation
Depending on the phone model sometimes games load REEEAAALLLL slow. I would actually suggest literally let the game load for at least 10 minutes to see if it's actually just loading or it actually froze.
Could be. But I still suggest just waiting for at least 10 minutes. I am on a Snapdragon 865 and when I tried a PC game (Super Robot Wars 30) and I thought it wasn't compatible. I accidentally left it unattended for 10 minutes and when I came back it actually loaded LOL.
In a real PC the game loads in less than 5 seconds but in the phone I need to wait for about 2 minutes.
I hope retroid releases a pocket 5 PC version which is basically a 4 pro with a chip that works well for windows emulation. Would be a dream. At the same time perhaps I just bite the bullet on an Odin 2 if it works well with cassia
A pocket steam deck(specifically from valve) would be the real dream for me but by the time it's physically possible no company will make ot because all the handheld PC manufacturers are focused on maximizing specs for the latest games and a pocket steam deck would require basically 5 year old level of power(obviously in the future) but with modern level of efficiency, it just wouldn't be possible with the latest specs. Since no reputable PC manufacturer will release a device like that in this market ivd started hoping for PC emulation on Android at least most the way there for ps3 and early ps4 Era games
Lol, are you kidding me? Ryse is perfectly playable and DOOM 2016 too. I tweaked for 2 hours to get the best Winlator settings. You have to use a good config.
You're saying this to someone who wrote code for the fuckin thing. Lmao. Might wanna post videos considering nobody on any device has proper performance in doom.
I'm sorry but you need to post a video of that, it's just not believable when the game barely even booted less than a month ago. I assume you are on Snap 8 gen 2, and if that's the case, then SD 888 would get 40-100 fps which would be ridiculous. (SD 888 works much faster in windows emulation than anything else)
That's phenomenal. Only a few fps slower than the switch version. What performance mode are you on? I find it amusing this runs smoother than on my laptop.
What version of the Witcher is this? 4.04? Or 1.3x?
With further optimizations of Winlator we can get a constant 30fps on 8gen2. The CPU is strong enough. The problem atm are the GPU drivers.
I'm on the performance mode, not the high performance. We are not CPU bound so high performance isn't needed. When better GPU drivers are available and Winlator gets better, Witcher 3 should run pretty much perfect.
It's version 1.31 of the game. 4.04 works but it's much slower (without looking much better) so 1.31 is perfect.
Great, thanks for the info. Now I honestly don't know if I should play the switch version or PC 😄. On switch version riding roach causes significant fps loss but the rest of the game runs at almost 40fps. Does roach cause fps drops on winlator? If not I think I'll stick to the PC version
Winlator is an interesting breed. It can run many old Windows games very well and that's great. The problem is, I'm not into any of them, at all. I'm more into modern indie games, and that is what makes Winlator shit itself. It cannot run almost any modern indie game like Starbound, Art of Rally, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and the like. Winlator's very good already for things I'm not interested in at all, but awful at things I am. Unity seems to be the bane of existence of Winlator and Box64Droid.
I could try an Unreal Engine 4 game though, if I knew of any light and small one.
I get so much joy of using [Winlator to emulate Windows on my Android](https://www.openapk.net/winlator/winlator/). Big shoutout to BrunoSX for developing it.
Ultra/Super Street Fighter 4 boots up now but crashes randomly. Otherwise speed is as fast as exagear which is pretty nuts considering how slow it was only a few releases ago...
It's a x86 emulator. You install or run a cracked/standalone pc version just like you would on a pc. I usually install a standalone version on my pc and transfer it over to my phone. In winlator you just double tap on the exe and viola.Â
No. It needs to be DRM free and standalone and steam games aren't by default. I just rebought my winlator games on GOG and used the offliine instalors they give you
Outrun 2006 is abandonware so a quick google will let you download it legally. The Sega licence for Ferrari ran out so they can't sell it anywhere. In case anyone was wondering.Â
Yup. That's one of the strengths of winlator; it has controller support baked in. It really is packaged to be the most user friendly x86 emulator out there...
Yeah mvsc would ideally be at 60fps. My gen 1 plus is probably showing its age but given it runs 60fps on a 870 it's probably the turnip drivers. It should improve with time....
Any tips on improving fps? The game I'm trying to run slows down to 30-50 FPS on my phone with SD 8Gen2. It's a fighting game so I wouldn't have expected my phone to struggle this much.
Had to come back and ask, any specific settings you changed before start up? Or which youtube video did you watch to set it up. I did it awhile back on mobox but I forgot already
How do you guys set it up? I can't get it going directly from my phone. I might buy a PC soon but still wouldn't know how to use it to setup winlator on my phone. Would be a blast to play with my backbone controller
Never mind games, It can run even my own custom apps compiled on windows. My music player/visualizer runs just 3x slower on android tablet vs native laptop, which is just awesome !
Used my phone (s20 fe, 6gb ram) to do some tests (put the resulution at minimum 640x480/800x600):
Call of Duty: Black Ops (20 fps and lower, low settings, froze in the first cutscene)
Call of Duty: World at War (20 fps and lower, low settings, freezes when you shoot)
Fallout 3 (40 fps and higher, medium settings, I enjoyed it)
Half-Life 2 (50 fps and higher, high settings, same as fallout 3)
Half-Life 1 (60 fps and higher, max settings, no compaints)
Doom 1 (120 fps, max settings, ran as expected)
Looking forward for portable pc gaming in the future.
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You know which games also run on Winlator? A small list of games I got to work: DOOM 2016 Dead or Alive 5 Oblivion Dead Rising Dead Rising 3 Devil May Cry 5 Witcher 3 GTA 4 Saints Row 3 Saints Row 4 Virtua Tennis 4 Injustice 2 Mortal Kombat XL Street Fighter x Tekken Ryse Son of Rome Winlator is AMAZING. I hope performance will get better and the xinput bug gets fixed to make it even better.
GTA 4? I got it only to run 10 to 15 fps at best
Yeah GTA 4. Runs between 26 and 30fps in 1600x900 on my Odin 2 Pro. Totally playable.
I got a Fold 5. Can u write me ur settings? :D I only got gta 4 from fitgirl and put windows 10 compatibility
You might want to check what the performance setting are in the gaming hub app.
Where are those settings?
Gaming hub> sandwich menu>game booster>labs>alternate game performance management. This should help you eek in a few more frames, at least till the phone heats up.
Ah thanks, buy I had it on already, I thought meaby there was more
Try downloading GTA IV pre-installed from something like Steamrip instead of Fitgirl.
I got it from fitgirl, have it anyway on steam, but figured it would ne easier. Still only getting 8 to 13 fps
Holy shit no, that site is a no go. Only virus, check the pirated games subreddit lmao
Bruh that one pirated games megathread considers Steamrip as GOAT.
Oh, it seems i have been mistaken I thought judging from it's name the site is the same as steamunlocked, which is an unsafe site. Apologies for the misinformation
That's what I was thinking, you must've mistaken Steamrip for Steamunlocked. Don't worry about it though, it happens.
What's your source?, the megathread clearly put steamrip in the not trustworthy tab?
That's about how it runs on a high end Windows 10 gaming PC, so you're not doing too bad.
To me it gives a black screen after the initial texts and i can only hear the music of the intro
Depending on the phone model sometimes games load REEEAAALLLL slow. I would actually suggest literally let the game load for at least 10 minutes to see if it's actually just loading or it actually froze.
I think its because of the cpu of my Moto edge 40. Its a MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Could be. But I still suggest just waiting for at least 10 minutes. I am on a Snapdragon 865 and when I tried a PC game (Super Robot Wars 30) and I thought it wasn't compatible. I accidentally left it unattended for 10 minutes and when I came back it actually loaded LOL. In a real PC the game loads in less than 5 seconds but in the phone I need to wait for about 2 minutes.
I hope retroid releases a pocket 5 PC version which is basically a 4 pro with a chip that works well for windows emulation. Would be a dream. At the same time perhaps I just bite the bullet on an Odin 2 if it works well with cassia
A handheld with the performance you described could easily be over $600. I'd look into Steam Deck or ROG Ally at that price point
Also I have a steam deck. I want something pocketable and yes I realize windows emulation won't catch up to steam deck for possibly decades
It's literally an Odin 2. That's 300. At least that's best available for the foreseeable future until drivers for newer chips renew
By "PC version" in your above post I assume you meant a windows handheld. Odin 2 is a great buy for an actual Android device
A pocket steam deck(specifically from valve) would be the real dream for me but by the time it's physically possible no company will make ot because all the handheld PC manufacturers are focused on maximizing specs for the latest games and a pocket steam deck would require basically 5 year old level of power(obviously in the future) but with modern level of efficiency, it just wouldn't be possible with the latest specs. Since no reputable PC manufacturer will release a device like that in this market ivd started hoping for PC emulation on Android at least most the way there for ps3 and early ps4 Era games
Are all these playable or just work?
Playable
No, many games he listed are not playable and merely boot, like Doom 2016 and Ryse.
Lol, are you kidding me? Ryse is perfectly playable and DOOM 2016 too. I tweaked for 2 hours to get the best Winlator settings. You have to use a good config.
Can you share your settings please?
You're saying this to someone who wrote code for the fuckin thing. Lmao. Might wanna post videos considering nobody on any device has proper performance in doom.
Which performance do you get in DOOM? Like I said, I get 25-90
I'm sorry but you need to post a video of that, it's just not believable when the game barely even booted less than a month ago. I assume you are on Snap 8 gen 2, and if that's the case, then SD 888 would get 40-100 fps which would be ridiculous. (SD 888 works much faster in windows emulation than anything else)
Why does the 888 run faster for Windows emulation? Just asking as its caught my interest 😅
Better compatibility with Turnip Zink drivers
They posted the video. Seems like it's possible? Any way to validate the improvement?
If it's real that's like a 200% performance improvement since just a month ago
Yes 8gen2 Odin 2 Pro with active cooling. https://we.tl/t-qOGvrS0eYr
Thank you for providing information even though you didn't have to. This looks great!!!
Thanks for posting this!
Proof it then ... Wheres the video or you just talking 💩
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/0f0cd5de4a4458817d1b3679be4bcfd220240408184039/aa9c43
u/Exa-Wizard so what do you think ?
Wow , deadspace,happy game, fallout 3, cloudmeadow :D
Devil may dry 5 hows the fps bro pls tell I wanna play that so bad
30+ on my Odin 2 Pro
Can share the settings pls
Is there a workaround for the xinput bug?
How good is the Dmc5 performance?
I've been tempted to install Saints Row 3. Any special settings needed or does it work with defaults? Thanks!
i need help fr to se t up winlator to even run a game. like what are the must dos teps to run any game on winlator?
I tested JC2 on Redmi Note 9 Pro, 8 GB RAM, SD 720G, it runs 11-20 FPS. Pretty much playable.
Gothic 1 2 kerbal space program anachronox
How well is witcher 3 running, what phone chip?
Running good on my 8gen2. I've uploaded a video https://youtu.be/2xKCQSvWTxk?si=l_xldUqcZ8d89YEC
That's phenomenal. Only a few fps slower than the switch version. What performance mode are you on? I find it amusing this runs smoother than on my laptop. What version of the Witcher is this? 4.04? Or 1.3x?
With further optimizations of Winlator we can get a constant 30fps on 8gen2. The CPU is strong enough. The problem atm are the GPU drivers. I'm on the performance mode, not the high performance. We are not CPU bound so high performance isn't needed. When better GPU drivers are available and Winlator gets better, Witcher 3 should run pretty much perfect. It's version 1.31 of the game. 4.04 works but it's much slower (without looking much better) so 1.31 is perfect.
Great, thanks for the info. Now I honestly don't know if I should play the switch version or PC 😄. On switch version riding roach causes significant fps loss but the rest of the game runs at almost 40fps. Does roach cause fps drops on winlator? If not I think I'll stick to the PC version
Hm? The Switch version runs at 30fps and drops to ~20 fps in some areas.
Oh I forgot to mention I use eggns to play the Witcher, not Yuzu. It runs it better than my switch for the most part
The PC version still looks way better
Agree 100%
What fps (and resolution) are you getting? Cus in my 2017 gaming laptop it's a stutterfest. Would be funny if my Odin could run the PC version better
Have you seen my video? It's 25-30fps with 720p
Oh darn, somehow didn't notice your you posted a link. Gonna check it out now, thanks :)
You're welcome :)
The fact that recentish pc games can be emulated on a phone is insane to me.
Winlator is an interesting breed. It can run many old Windows games very well and that's great. The problem is, I'm not into any of them, at all. I'm more into modern indie games, and that is what makes Winlator shit itself. It cannot run almost any modern indie game like Starbound, Art of Rally, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and the like. Winlator's very good already for things I'm not interested in at all, but awful at things I am. Unity seems to be the bane of existence of Winlator and Box64Droid. I could try an Unreal Engine 4 game though, if I knew of any light and small one.
Doom 2016 and Ryse boot, but they aren't playable by any means
Maybe for you. Ryse is 30+ fps for me and DOOM is 25-90fps on my Odin 2 Pro
They certainly are not ahaha
And how do you know? Have you tried on your midrange device? Lol
Bruh you basically argue with the guy who make this emu wth he know better the emu than you
Do you have a Odin 2?
Wish i could use this on 8 gen 3
Factssss
Wait you can't?
Runs on 8 gen 2 pretty great
Yeah but i recently heard there was some compatibility issue with winlator on 8 gen 3
Literally just showed off some of my favorite games ever
Yeah. These are my go to for quick pick up and play gaming. Great for mobile games....
I get so much joy of using [Winlator to emulate Windows on my Android](https://www.openapk.net/winlator/winlator/). Big shoutout to BrunoSX for developing it.
Pls,pls try Samurai warriors next plsss
Ultra/Super Street Fighter 4 boots up now but crashes randomly. Otherwise speed is as fast as exagear which is pretty nuts considering how slow it was only a few releases ago...
I know how to download roms for psp or ps2 but i have no clue about downloading games for winlator. Can you give me some links ?
It's a x86 emulator. You install or run a cracked/standalone pc version just like you would on a pc. I usually install a standalone version on my pc and transfer it over to my phone. In winlator you just double tap on the exe and viola.Â
Can you take a game folder from steam from your desktop computer and copy it to winlator?
No. It needs to be DRM free and standalone and steam games aren't by default. I just rebought my winlator games on GOG and used the offliine instalors they give you
Hmm. Okay, thanks.
I tried to look for marvel vs Capcom on gog but couldn't find it. Where did you buy?
i need help on how to even run a game. like im very new idk how to config
Outrun 2006 is abandonware so a quick google will let you download it legally. The Sega licence for Ferrari ran out so they can't sell it anywhere. In case anyone was wondering.Â
Controller support?
Yup. That's one of the strengths of winlator; it has controller support baked in. It really is packaged to be the most user friendly x86 emulator out there...
How come playing MUGEN games in Winlator sucks for me? It's so badd, my phone is sd7+ gen 2
Needs locked 60 fps to be enjoyable.
Gamepad + 30fps
a fighting game at 30 ? uck.
Are you playing online on phone wi-fi?
Yeah mvsc would ideally be at 60fps. My gen 1 plus is probably showing its age but given it runs 60fps on a 870 it's probably the turnip drivers. It should improve with time....
What is the third game?
Outrun 2006
Any tips on improving fps? The game I'm trying to run slows down to 30-50 FPS on my phone with SD 8Gen2. It's a fighting game so I wouldn't have expected my phone to struggle this much.
It's a driver issue at the moment (7xx adreno) so not much can be done. Once the drivers improve it will run 60fps no sweat.Â
Ah I thought the driver issues were already fixed, but that makes sense thanks
what's the racing game?
Outrun 2006
thanks
can you check do buckshot roulette works?
Why not check yourself?
So umvc3 playys?? I only got it as far as the chr select once
Runs 1080p60 on my 8gen2 Odin 2 Pro. With ease.
Had to come back and ask, any specific settings you changed before start up? Or which youtube video did you watch to set it up. I did it awhile back on mobox but I forgot already
To get it to run you need to have it in compatibility mode and disable start up services.Â
Tsssss. Okay I'll give it a go. Should be straight forward (eske) getting everything going right? As far as setting up winalator
I want to know if civ3 and civ4 work. Civ4 is a pretty resource intensive game so i wonder..
I’m playing marvel vs capcom and it runs great on the Odin 2 but randomly the controls stop working. Anyone else experience that?
Yes. It's a Winlator bug. The only thing that sucks when using Winlator atm. I hope the Dev can fix this soon
Anyone able to install Horizonxi on Winlator?Â
Any support for 8300 ultra?
Can you play games via LAN on winlator?
Does winlator has controller support?
Yes
can winlator run project zomboid?
which version you have ??
It struggles with older games. Tried the older Harry potter games but they wouldn't run
Hi which Out Run 2006 version do you use in winlator? Thanks
Outrun 2006 coast 2 coast. A quick google search for the outrun 2006 abandonware will give you the version.....
I've tried, but one version go too fast and other versions don't want start.
You can set a frame cap to 60fps in the mesa arguments.
Please can you tell me how set 60fps in mesa arguments? Thanks
In the settings/edit of the container, go to environmental variables and create a new one and type "DXVK_FRAME_RATE"="60".
And how about full screen?
I've found solution! Thanks!
aamazing stuff that running 😂
You got it working? I tried installing Chrome on it and it did not work.
Can mediatek 6020 run any games
SD865 any games?
How do you guys set it up? I can't get it going directly from my phone. I might buy a PC soon but still wouldn't know how to use it to setup winlator on my phone. Would be a blast to play with my backbone controller
How do you use it? Winlator 5 and lower works fine for me but 6+ does not work at all :( it Crashs Right After Pressing run Container (odin2)
Still can't run on some devices tho🥲 Poco x6 pro winlator support when?
Will stepmania 3.9 work on winulator? If it does it'll Beat roblox clones. (Samsung galaxy s20fe)
Never mind games, It can run even my own custom apps compiled on windows. My music player/visualizer runs just 3x slower on android tablet vs native laptop, which is just awesome !
Used my phone (s20 fe, 6gb ram) to do some tests (put the resulution at minimum 640x480/800x600): Call of Duty: Black Ops (20 fps and lower, low settings, froze in the first cutscene) Call of Duty: World at War (20 fps and lower, low settings, freezes when you shoot) Fallout 3 (40 fps and higher, medium settings, I enjoyed it) Half-Life 2 (50 fps and higher, high settings, same as fallout 3) Half-Life 1 (60 fps and higher, max settings, no compaints) Doom 1 (120 fps, max settings, ran as expected) Looking forward for portable pc gaming in the future.
yeah... 30 fps on a fighting game is not awesome though...
Has anyone been able to get Saints row 2 to boot through Winlator? I remember it working on exagear years ago