Official PC release: none · Native fan port: playable now
God of War 3 Remastered on PC
The 2015 PlayStation 4 release has never been ported by Sony. It does run natively on a PC anyway, because one fan project rebuilt the system layer around the original executable. Same game, same Remastered build, up to 240 FPS, no emulator window in sight.
What you need before you start
Two things: a PC that meets the graphics requirement, and a copy of the PlayStation 4 Remastered release to dump. That is the whole list.
Your copy of the game
- Release
- God of War III Remastered, PlayStation 4, 2015. Not the PlayStation 3 original.
- Title ID
- CUSA01623 (US) or CUSA01715 (EU)
- Version
- 01.00 or 01.02. Both are supported since 2.1.7.
- Folder must contain
- eboot.bin sce_module sce_sys
- Disc or digital
- Either works. It has to be your own copy.
Your PC
- OS
- Windows 10 (1903 or newer) or Windows 11, 64 bit. Linux via the AppImage with glibc 2.39 and newer.
- GPU
- A card with Vulkan 1.3 and a current driver. Integrated Intel HD or UHD graphics are the one thing that still does not work.
- CPU
- A 64 bit processor with AVX: Intel Sandy Bridge from 2011 or newer, or AMD FX or newer.
- Won't need
- No PS3, no BIOS files, no emulator front end, no administrator rights, no installer.
Everything else, including the exact step order and the two failures people actually hit, is in the step by step setup guide.
How the Remastered build actually runs on a PC
This is the difference between running a game and running a game well. All of the numbers below come from the project's own release notes and reference testing.
Reference system: Ryzen 5 5600X, Radeon RX 6700 XT, 32 GB. The 240 FPS figure is the engine frame rate patch, not a promise that every scene holds it: the reference run ranged from 55 to 240.
Resolution and frame rate
The port applies resolution patches of 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 1800p or 4K in memory at start, and an engine frame rate patch of 30, 120 or 240 FPS. Your game folder is never modified, so every one of those is reversible. A resolution patch replaces the texture fix, which is worth knowing before you stack settings on top of each other.
Sharpening, and an honest note on upscaling
RCAS sharpening is available under Image. FSR 1 was removed from the in-game menu in 2.2.0, and the experimental FSR 3.1, FSR 4, TAA and DLSS switches were pulled from the launcher at the same time while the author reworks them. If you read a 2026 guide promising DLSS in this port, it was written against a build that no longer ships it.
Controls, both at once
Keyboard and mouse work alongside a controller through SDL3 rather than instead of it, and both are remappable. The Remastered release's photo mode is reachable with L1 + View, or L1 + Backspace on a keyboard.
Cheats, without a patch file
The port has its own menu on Insert or R3 + L2: infinite health, magic, item meter, Rage of Sparta and red orbs, plus multipliers for orbs and for damage dealt and taken. Nothing is installed and nothing is edited on disk.
This is an unofficial port and it needs your own game files. No version of this download contains God of War III. You supply the folder from a copy you own, and the project is not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment or Santa Monica Studio.
PS3 original, PS4 Remastered, or this PC port
Three ways to play the same game. The interesting column is the middle one, because it is the one the port actually runs.
| PS3 original (2010) | PS4 Remastered (2015) | PC port (fan project) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4, and PS5 by backward compatibility | Windows 10 / 11 and Linux |
| Render resolution | 720p | 1080p | 480p to 4K, patched at runtime |
| Frame rate | Targets 60, drops regularly | Locked 60 | 30, 120 or 240 FPS engine patch |
| Photo mode | No | Yes | Yes, plus F12 screenshots without the overlay |
| Sharpening | No | No | RCAS, with anisotropic filtering up to 16x |
| Cheat menu | No | No | Built in, with orb and damage multipliers |
| Controller types | DualShock 3 | DualShock 4 | DualSense, DualShock 4, Xbox and others, remappable |
| Button prompts | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Original, match my controller, Xbox or Nintendo |
| Saves | PS3 save data | PS4 save data | Own format, imports shadPS4 saves for CUSA01623 |
| Files needed | A PS3 and the disc | A PS4 and the disc | A dump of the PS4 Remastered disc |
| Cost | Used disc only | Still sold | Free, GPL v2, plus the copy you already own |
Pick Remastered if you want 60 FPS and photo mode
The 2015 release is the definitive presentation of the game: 1080p instead of 720p, a locked 60 instead of a variable one, and photo mode on top. It is also the only version this PC port can run, which settles the question if you are buying a copy today.
Pick the PS3 original only for nostalgia
The PlayStation 3 disc is cheaper second hand, and on original hardware it is the version a lot of people remember. It cannot feed this port, it cannot feed shadPS4, and its saves do not carry over. Keep it as a collector's item, not as your route to playing on PC.
Remastered on PC: the five questions people actually ask
These are specific to the PlayStation 4 Remastered release. The download, legal and troubleshooting questions are answered on the main page.
What is the difference between the PS3 original and God of War III Remastered?
Remastered is the 2015 PlayStation 4 release of the 2010 PlayStation 3 game. It renders at 1080p instead of 720p, holds a far steadier 60 frames per second, and adds photo mode.
The content is identical: same levels, same combat, same bosses, same story. It is a presentation upgrade, not a remake, which is exactly why the PC port targets it. A remake would have changed more than the renderer.
Is God of War III Remastered officially available on PC?
No. Sony has brought God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok to PC as full native releases, but God of War III Remastered has never been announced for PC and has no release date.
The native port described on this page is an unofficial fan project. It is not sold, not supported by Sony, and not on Steam or Epic. If an official release ever happens, this page will say so at the top.
Which version of the PS4 game files do I need?
A dump of your own God of War III Remastered disc, with the folder containing eboot.bin, sce_module and sce_sys.
The tested title IDs are CUSA01623 for the US release and CUSA01715 for the European one, at version 01.00 or 01.02. Both the base version and the full 01.02 update are supported since 2.1.7. Other regions usually start, but fewer patches apply, because each patch finds its site by code signature.
Can the Remastered port run at 4K?
Yes. The port ships render resolution patches for 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 1800p and 4K, applied in memory without touching your game files.
Two caveats worth having before you set it. Above 1080p the launcher shows a start-up memory warning, and if the game exits with guest memory (error 1450) you need to raise the Windows page file. And the reference machine's roughly 108 FPS at 4K came from a build with FSR 1 enabled: FSR 1 and the temporal upscalers are disabled in 2.2.0 and later, so today 4K is achievable on strong hardware but it is not the tested default. 1440p is the sweet spot on a mid range card.
Can I use the disc version of God of War III Remastered?
Yes, and it is the simplest route: dump your own disc, then point the port at the folder containing eboot.bin. A digital purchase works identically, and the port does not care which of the two you have.
What it cannot use is the PlayStation 3 original, a streaming service version, or an RPCS3 save, because all three come from a different build of the game. shadPS4 saves for the same title ID do carry over.
Next: get it running
Everything the Remastered release needs, from the download to the first frame, is on the main page.
Full PC setup guide
Ten steps from the zip file to the first frame, with the SmartScreen prompt, the folder layout and the shader cache explained.
Read the guideDownload v2.3.0
70.9 MB for Windows, 128 MB AppImage for Linux and Steam Deck. Always the newest build, with its SHA256 published next to it.
Open GitHub ReleasesWhich release should you own?
PS3 original against PS4 Remastered, side by side, including which one the port can actually read.
Jump to the comparisonAlready installed and something is wrong? The main page has a searchable fix finder covering the twenty plus symptoms the project has documented so far.
Not sure your machine is up to it? The Setup Lab turns four answers into a verdict, a launcher settings table and the known issues that apply to your exact hardware.