Half Life PSX

Developer: XProger

Release Year: TBA

Graphics: 3D

Genre: Adventure & FPS

Players: 1

Description

This ambitious homebrew project brings the legendary Half-Life 1 experience to the original Sony PlayStation by XProger. This adaptation reimagines Gordon Freeman’s iconic journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility within the technical limits of the PS1 hardware.

Extra info

Some questions done in Twitter about this project:

• Q: Considering the RAM situation I'm guessing you'd really have to segment it into more load zones? Really cool anyway.
• A: Actually I plan to remove most of the loading screens by using streaming, each location will require about 2 secs to load at full x2 CD speed, so if you're not a bunny hop speedrunner you won't see any gaps.

 

• Q: Just wondering do you plan to reduce the number of polygons displayed on screen, maybe by optimizing the models?
• A: In opposite, the PS1 GPU specific requires increasing the number of polys. But the mesh will be more uniform and more accurate visibility checks will be added.

 

• Q: Oh my god, is this like the actual engine or a compatible reimplementation?   
• A: Reimplementation.

 

• Q: How many CDs?
• A: PS1 natively supports ADPCM and 4-bit textures, If you really want to, it will fit into a 64 MB cartridge ;)

 

• Q: Is there any chance that this would be .BSP compatible or are you converting BSPs into a different format? my dream would be getting custom maps onto a PS1 system, a perfect combination of my two obsessions   
• A: I have a Blender importer of the original BSP and set of tools to help modify the level (geometry tile split, rooms assignment, portals placement, uv adjustment etc) and exporter to the custom format. The original BSP geometry is kind of... trash, so I should avoid use it.

 

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Links

Twitter (X)

 

Project MTP

 

Developer:  Elias Daler

Release Year: TBA

Graphics: 3D

Genre: Horror & Adventure

Players: 1

Description

One of the most interesting and popular projects for the PSX. A horror game whose progress is published almost every day.

Extra info

His game—still unnamed—blends life simulation elements with eerie undertones, drawing inspiration from both Animal Crossing and Silent Hill, resulting in a cozy yet unsettling experience. Elias shares his progress, challenges, and technical insights openly via Twitter, engaging a growing community of retro and indie game development enthusiasts.

Elias Said:

"I’m jealous of what N64 devs have: all the tools, tons of libraries, and a platform that is pretty powerful. Doing PS1 stuff is like doing a Primitive Technology programming. And this is why my game development doesn’t progress that fast.  But I won’t give up."

 

 

For more news about the project follow him on Twitter. 

 

 

 

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Links

Twitter (X) - Youtube - Official Websitte

Sonic The Hedgehog XA

 

Developer:  luksamuk

Release Date: June, 2024

Last Update: April, 2025

Graphics: 2D

Version: 0.1

Genre: Platformer

Players: 1

Description

Sonic The Hedgehog XA is an open-source fangame created as an exploration of the PlayStation hardware’s capabilities and limitations. It serves as a proof of concept, demonstrating that a Sonic game could be developed from the ground up for this console. The project is non-commercial and has been developed by a single individual, driven by passion and experimentation.

Extra info

The game blends classic 2D Sonic gameplay with the unique possibilities of the PlayStation, offering a fresh take on the series. Utilizing modern development tools like PSn00bSDK, it’s an attempt to reimagine the Sonic experience on hardware that was never intended for it, all while respecting the spirit of the original games.

IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PROTOTYPE AND HIGHLY UNFINISHED. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU WILL BE PLAYING BETA-QUALITY SOFTWARE, LACKING SIGNIFICANT CODE, OPTIMIZATIONS, AND POLISH.

What is the meaning of "XA"?

"XA" refers to a widely used audio format on the PlayStation, which this fangame adopts for encoding its background music. Including it in the title pays homage to the target platform, adds a sense of originality, and serves as a subtle nod to Sonic CD.

 

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Links

Official Website - Itch.io - Github
 

SNAKE

 

Developers: rubixcube6

Release Date: June, 2021

Last Update: July, 2022

Graphics: 3D

Version: Alpha 2.0

Genre: Casual

Players: 1

Description

This is a homebrew PSX Snake game that you can run on your PlayStation classic, PS1 emulator, or your real PS1 console. It took around a month to make and supports 3D graphics, 2D sprites, custom fonts, sound effects, and CD music.

Extra info

"The V2 update adds the ability to speed up and slow down with L1 and R1 (6 levels of speed). This version also includes a new screen showing the controls before starting the game."

 

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Links

PSXDEV.NET 

FNAF PSX

 

Developers: Soeiz

Release Date: August, 2023 

Last Update: May, 2025

Graphics: 2D

Version: 1.3.0

Genre: Horror

Players: 1 or 2

Description

The original Five Night at Freddy's, but on the Playstation !

Extra info

"I've made the port of the legendary video game FNaF 1 into the console !

I got this idea from someone that have (maybe) tried to do it many years ago.

The game has unique things that were not on the OG game, such as two player mode, Custom night with far more options, easter eggs, and more !"

 

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Links

Github - PSXDEV - Game Jolt

FROMAGE

 

Developers: Asiekierka & Iamgreaser

Release Date: February, 2021

Last Update:  June, 2023

Graphics: 3D

Version: 0.94 

Genre: Sandbox

Description

Fromage is a sandbox game engine for the PS1 inspired by the classic 2009 release of Minecraft, developed between 2017 and 2019. 

Extra info

• Q: How can I run Fromage?
• A: You're going to need either real hardware or a compatible PS1 emulator. My own testing results are provided via the compatibility list below.

 

• Q: What is the difference between the "CD image" and "PS-EXE" builds?
• A: The former contains sound and music, but only works as a full CD image. The PS-EXE build is a self-contained EXE you can load via serial cable or a similar solution, but does not have any audio.


• Q: What was Fromage written in?
• A: C, mostly! We rolled our own set of tools and libraries called "candyk" to cover everything we needed.


• Q: Is further development planned?
• A: Not sure. It was a fun project, and any future development would likely be in the direction of making this proof of concept its own, original PS1 game.

 

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Links

Fromage - Official Website