ico-pc

PC port of ICO

  • DecompilationPort Type
  • nathanialfDeveloper
  • 27 Oct 2026Page Updated
ICO

Details

Developer
nathanialf
Port Type
DecompilationThe 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
ICO
AI Use
Not statedThe developers haven't said whether they used AI.
Source Code
GitHub
Page Updated

Platform Support

  • Windows
  • Linux

Screenshots

ICO Screenshot 01
What you need: ICO for the PlayStation 2, PAL version (SCES-50760), as a plain .iso image dumped from your own disc. Other regions are not supported. About 1 GB of free space for the extracted data.

Overview

Up to 240 FPS4x ResolutionWidescreenPhoto Mode

ico-pc is a native PC port of ICO for 64-bit Windows and Linux, including the Steam Deck, built from a community decompilation of the PAL PlayStation 2 release. Because it runs the game’s own logic, it plays, sounds and times like the PAL version, and every extra starts off or neutral until it is chosen.

The options include resolution scaling up to 4x, 16:9 and other aspect ratios, uncapped or capped frame rates up to 240 fps, a CRT filter, 60 Hz or 50 Hz video, separate volumes, control remapping with mouse look, five languages and achievements. A photo mode, a music and sound gallery and a model viewer are added, along with optional gentler gameplay where the shadows never take Yorda. Saves use the PS2 memory card layout, and a bundled tool imports an existing save from a PS2 card image.

Rendering uses Vulkan. The download contains no game data. It needs the PAL disc, dumped from your own copy.

How to Set It Up

  1. Download the zip for Windows or the .tar.gz for Linux and the Steam Deck, and extract it to a folder you can write to.
  2. Run x64\ico_pc_x64.exe on Windows or ./ico_pc on Linux. On a Steam Deck, add ico_pc to Steam as a non-Steam game and do the first launch in Desktop Mode.
  3. The first time, pick your disc image, or put it beside the program as Ico_PAL.iso. The port checks it and extracts the game’s data once; later runs no longer need the image.
  4. Open Options from the title screen or the pause menu to change the display, controls and gameplay settings.
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