# REDRIVER2

> A native port of Driver 2 for Windows and Linux, made by hand-decompiling the PlayStation game back to C.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/driver2/ports/redriver2/
Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Developer: OpenDriver2
- Port type: Decompilation (The game's code was rewritten by hand as source code that builds back into the same game, then made to run natively on PC.)
- Game: [Driver 2](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/driver2/index.md)
- AI use: Not stated
- Source code: https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2
- Runs on: Windows, Linux

What you need: Both discs of Driver 2 (PlayStation, USA or Europe), dumped from your own copy.

REDRIVER2 is a native port of Driver 2 for Windows and Linux. The team disassembled the PlayStation game and translated it from MIPS back to C by hand, using the debugging symbols left on some releases, so no emulation is involved. It runs on Psy-X (PsyCross), a layer that stands in for the PlayStation libraries.

The port fixes many of the original's bugs and completes some unfinished gameplay. Version 8.0 adds high-resolution fonts, dynamic lighting from street lights and restored details such as missing lights and birds, and there is basic support for texture and model replacement.

The game has been fully playable since 2020. The download contains no game data. It needs both discs of Driver 2 (USA or Europe), dumped from your own copy.

## How to set it up

1. Download the build for your system and extract it to a folder.
2. Put both disc images in the `install` folder as `Driver2CD1.bin` and `Driver2CD2.bin`, and check that `config.ini` points to the first one.
3. Install a Java runtime and run `_convert_cd_fmv_xa.bat` (Windows) or `_convert_cd_fmv_xa.sh` (Linux) to prepare the videos and music.
4. Run `REDRIVER2`. On Linux, SDL2 and OpenAL must be installed.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/driver2/ports/redriver2/#download

- for Windows: 8.0 (2026-07-02)
- for Linux: 8.0 (2026-07-02)