# HydroThunderPORT

> HydroThunderPORT is an experimental Windows and Linux port of Hydro Thunder Hurricane, statically recompiled with ReXGlue, with a Vulkan renderer and FSR.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/hydrothunderhurricane/ports/hydrothunderport/
Page updated: 2026-11-02

- Developer: monscriser
- Port type: Recompilation (A tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.)
- Game: [Hydro Thunder Hurricane](https://emulationking.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/hydrothunderhurricane/index.md)
- AI use: AI-assisted. The repository has CLAUDE.md, a file of instructions for AI coding tools.
- Source code: /opt/buildhome/repo/content/microsoft/xbox360/games/hydrothunderhurricane/ports/hydrothunderport/index.md
- Runs on: Windows, Linux

What you need: Your own Hydro Thunder Hurricane files for the Xbox 360, with its DLC and title update if you have them (extracted content or Xbox 360 content packages). Windows, or Linux with the AppImage; a Vulkan graphics card.

HydroThunderPORT is an experimental, unofficial native PC port of Hydro Thunder Hurricane, the 2010 Xbox Live Arcade boat racer, for Windows and Linux. It is built by static recompilation with ReXGlue, with a Vulkan graphics backend and Xbox 360 compatibility work informed by Xenia.

A configuration launcher guides the setup of the game, its DLC and its title update, keeps saves next to the chosen install and has a Controls tab with remappable keys. FSR 1, experimental FSR 3.1, FXAA, resolution and display settings, frame-rate limits and persistent shader caches are included, and the developer has play-tested it on a ROG Ally, with Steam Deck testing still going on.

It is a separate project from the CrownParkComputing native port of the same game, also listed here. Game files, DLC and title updates are not provided.

## How to set it up

1. Windows: download and extract the Windows package and run `Launcher-Config.exe`.
2. Linux: download the AppImage, make it executable (`chmod +x`) and open it.
3. Choose your own game, DLC and title update files, set the video and input options, and click Play.
4. After that, `HydroThunder.exe` can be started directly. The launcher manages settings and saves and can add a Steam shortcut.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/hydrothunderhurricane/ports/hydrothunderport/#download

- for Windows: 0.9.1 (2026-10-17)
- for Linux (AppImage): 0.9.1 (2026-10-17)