PC
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Runs natively on PC through Crash2Recomp.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art from IGDB.
- Original console
- PlayStation · Sony, 1994
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Beta
- Last update
- Sep 2026
Listing updated .
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back?
- Yes. Crash2Recomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back PC port finished?
- It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Sep 2026.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. Crash2Recomp translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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