DriveClub Recomp: DriveClub on PC, running natively

How it works

A native port, not an emulator window

The PS4 runs on an x86-64 processor, the same family as a PC. DriveClub Recomp takes advantage of that: the game’s own code runs directly on your CPU, and the project supplies everything around it.

1. The launcher reads your 1.28 update folder and base game folder, checks the version and every game*.dat archive, and prepares the game image (your files are not changed).
2. The PS4 system libraries the game calls (files, saves, input, audio, networking, trophies) are reimplemented in the runtime.
3. The game’s GPU command buffers and shaders are translated to Vulkan, much as DXVK translates Direct3D. The first minutes of play build a shader cache, so expect short stutters at first.

Since it started on October 16, 2026, the project has shipped 14 releases, gathered 966 stars and been downloaded 73,213 times on GitHub (November 8, 2026). It is licensed GPL-2.0-or-later; the credits list the community patches by Kravickas, TonySSS, ZipperedRain, kalaposfos, squidbus, illusion and u/Charlie_Muggins.

What you bring

Your own 1.28 dump and a Vulkan 1.3 PC

This site does not explain how to obtain game files. Use a dump of a copy you legally own; the release contains no game data.

Latest changes

What’s new in v0.4.2

• Modkit in the download. dcmod.exe sits next to DriveClub.exe, with a modkit folder (docs, examples, a Blender add-on) and a Mods page in the launcher: tables, cars, tracks, textures, shaders, sound, Lua scripts and HDR graphics filters. Mods are patches applied to your own game data, so they contain none of it.
• Reduce texture repetition (Scene detail): hides the repeating rows in large road, terrain and wall textures; on by default for High and Ultra, about 6% fewer FPS at 4K with DLSS Performance (#283).
• Xbox impulse triggers driven by the car’s telemetry (#336), and an opt-in environment timelapse in Patches (#338, #344).
• Linux launcher parity, including the DLC unlock that was missing on Linux (#339, reported in #351).
• Fixed: shimmering cars with DLSS (cars get their own motion vectors again, #361); black-and-white flicker on cars after switching cameras at native 4K (#362, reported in #347); missing Chinese and other characters (#360); freeze at start with “Show pedal inputs” on (#333, #346); picture shake and white lines with the upscalers (#355); skip-intro, DualSense and telemetry settings not kept (#335).
• Known: FSR 4.1 ghosting on some Radeon cards (#340, #348): try fsr4_invert_jitter=1 and fsr4_auto_exposure=0 in data\user\driveclub.ini.

Before that: 0.4.1 (November 2, 2026) added FSR 4/4.1, Reflex, Anti-Lag 2, DualSense adaptive triggers, UDP telemetry and the first Linux build; 0.4.0 (October 30, 2026) added private multiplayer, trophies, save profiles and a new launcher, and was about 11% faster. Full changelog →

Setup

Install in four steps

1. Download driveclub-recomp-0.4.2-win64.zip and check its SHA-256 with the checker above.
2. Extract it anywhere you can write to, for example D:\Games\DriveClubRecomp, not Program Files.
3. Open DriveClub.exe. Press Browse beside each folder: the 1.28 update folder (contains eboot.bin) and the base game folder (contains game000.dat).
4. Choose a performance preset, check the settings and press Play. Expect a few minutes of shader stutter the first time.

SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned launcher: More info, then Run anyway, after the checksum matches. The full install guide covers folder layout, launch options, updating and Linux.