Blue Dragon Android Port - Performance and Cheats

Blue Dragon Recomp — V3

Touch controls

• Added Hide touch controls with a controller in the Controls menu.
• Disable this option to keep touch controls visible when Android detects a controller, including after pressing Done in the layout editor.
• Automatic hiding remains enabled by default.
• The setting applies to both visibility and touch input and is available in the launcher and in-game menus.

Cheats

• Fixed two conditions that prevented Field movement ×2 and No enemy contact encounters from activating during normal exploration.
• Added diagnostic logging to investigate combat balance and cheat behavior.

Validation

• APK compilation and signature verified.
• Touch visibility still needs confirmation on the affected device.
• Cheat validation remains ongoing; the reported Land Shark one-hit defeat is still under investigation.

Blue Dragon Recomp — Android V2

Experimental Android prerelease by JayElDragon, based on BlueDroid, reblue and ReXGlue.

No disc images, original game data files, saves or private signing keys are included. Supply your own three Blue Dragon Xbox 360 ISO files in Game files, then select Install & Play. Select Disc 1, Disc 2 and Disc 3 in that order. Use the ISO files directly; only unpack an outer ZIP/RAR/7z archive if necessary. Keep the app open until installation completes.

Changes

• App name: Blue Dragon Recomp. Application ID: com.jayeldragon.bluedragonre.
• Fixed the missing ImGui context that caused the first-install screen to crash.
• Starts copying automatically after all three selected discs validate.
• Installation progress shows copied bytes, file count and destination, including progress within large files.
• Hidden touch controls are disabled and held virtual inputs are released.
• Restores immersive fullscreen after launch, resume and focus changes.

Requirements and testing

Android 9 or later, ARM64 and Vulkan. Allow approximately 13 GB for installed game data, plus the APK, caches and source ISO files during installation.

The owner confirmed that the three-disc installation completed on an AYN Odin 3. Latest touch/fullscreen changes still require gameplay validation. Sustained 60 FPS, 120 FPS, a complete three-disc playthrough, Turnip and Mali/MediaTek compatibility are not verified. Save states are not implemented. Other disc regions and revisions are not verified. Thermal protection remains enabled.

This build is debuggable; its internal version name remains 0.1-full-game-test. Blue Dragon and its original content belong to their respective rights holders.

APK SHA-256: 50496fad0e7a8f2a7b7282c3a6158a97c76d0c7b93fd379c626307abf1b7dbeb

BlueDragonV2

Blue Dragon Recomp for Android — v2

Unofficial Android port of Blue Dragon (Xbox 360), based on the re:Blue static recompilation and the ReXGlue SDK. The game runs as native ARM64 code on Vulkan — no emulator.

⚠️ No game files are included. You need the 3 ISOs from your own copy of Blue Dragon. The app's installer asks for them on first launch.

What's new

Performance and smoothness

• Persistent shader cache: pipelines compiled by the GPU driver are now saved on the device. Previously they were recompiled on every launch. From the second launch on, there is far less stutter and startup is faster.
• Better frame pacing at 60/120 FPS: fixed a conflict between the FPS limiter and vsync that caused periodic stutter.
• Adaptive display refresh rate (Android 11+): the display now matches your FPS target (e.g. 60 Hz on a 120 Hz panel when playing at 60 FPS), giving more even frame pacing and lower power use.
• CPU performance hints (Android 13+): the game reports its real per-frame workload to Android, so clocks drop when there's headroom and ramp up before a frame is missed.
• Fixed a case where the CPU spun at 100% during some internal waits.

Thermals

• Gradual thermal limit: when the device starts warming up, the game first drops from 120 to 60 FPS, and only drops to 30 FPS at moderate thermal status. It recovers automatically once the device cools down.
• Less heat and fan noise at startup thanks to the shader cache.

Turnip drivers

• Fixed custom driver (Turnip) loading: a driver path bug meant Turnip could never load. It now works from Options → Graphics driver → Import driver ZIP.

Other

• The app is now named Blue Dragon Recomp.
• Much smaller APK (debug info stripped) and no longer built in debug mode.
• The shader cache is also saved when the app is minimized.

Requirements

• Android 9 or newer, ARM64, with Vulkan.
• The 3 Blue Dragon (Xbox 360) ISOs from your own copy.
• About 15 GB of free storage.
• Recommended: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or similar for 60 FPS.

Status and known limitations

• Experimental. Mainly tested on the AYN Odin.
• 120 FPS is experimental: it is heavy on the GPU and may trigger the thermal limit.
• A full playthrough up to Disc 3 has not yet been verified on Android.
• Turnip: loading now works, but graphics compatibility depends on the driver version.
• Back up your saves before uninstalling: uninstalling the app deletes the installed game data.

Credits

• re:Blue — zolaware (crack, rcold and team)
• ReXGlue SDK and XenosRecomp (hedge-dev)
• libadrenotools — bylaws
• Android port — JayElDragon

Blue Dragon is a trademark of its respective owners. This project is not affiliated with them.

Blue Dragon Android Port ( DLC+Turnip+Scroll Fix)

Blue Dragon Recomp — Options Scrolling Fix

Fixed

• Removed a nested scrolling container in the launcher’s Options menu that could prevent scrolling before starting the game.
• This change is intended to restore access to settings below the visible area, including Graphics driver.

Included from the previous build

• Turnip driver loading path fix.
• Experimental DLC import through Game files → Install DLC (experimental).

Testing status

Compilation and APK signature verification passed. This scrolling fix still needs device testing. Please check touch scrolling and controller navigation through the launcher settings before pressing Play.

Install this APK as an update to preserve existing app data.

No ISOs, original game files, DLC packages, saves or private signing keys are included. Players must provide their own game and compatible DLC files.

Unofficial Android project by JayElDragon, based on BlueDroid, reblue and ReXGlue. Original game content belongs to its respective rights holders.

Blue Dragon Android Port ( DLC+Turnip)

Blue Dragon Recomp — Turnip Fix & Experimental DLC Support

An unofficial Android port of Blue Dragon for Xbox 360.

Changes

• Fixed a driver path error that could close the app when launching with an imported Turnip driver.
• Confirmed imported Turnip loading and Vulkan initialization on an AYN Odin 3 with Adreno 830.
• Added Game files → Install DLC (experimental), with installation progress and individual package results.

DLC testing

• Ultra Hard Mod: Hard difficulty can be selected and a new game starts.
• 6 Treasures: all six DLC items appear in the inventory.
• Shuffle Dungeon: imported successfully; dungeon gameplay remains unverified.

Known issue: mixing international DLC with the Japanese-only packages named Pack Extra DLC 1, 2 and 3 caused a “Downloadable content may be damaged” warning during testing. Disabling those three packages removed the warning. The importer does not yet automatically detect these conflicts. Use DLC matching your game edition.

Installation

Install the APK and provide your own three Blue Dragon Xbox 360 disc ISO files through Game files.

To import your own DLC, select Install DLC (experimental) and choose the 00000002 folder containing compatible packages.

No ISOs, original game files, DLC packages, saves or private signing keys are included.

Limitations

This remains an experimental build. Sustained 60 FPS, experimental 120 FPS, extended Turnip stability, broad device compatibility and a complete three-disc playthrough have not been fully verified.

Credits

Android project by JayElDragon, based on BlueDroid, reblue and ReXGlue, with thanks to their contributors and third-party dependencies.

Blue Dragon, its characters and original assets belong to their respective rights holders. This project is unofficial.

Blue Dragon Android Port ( DLC )

Blue Dragon Recomp — Android DLC Preview

An unofficial Android port of Blue Dragon for Xbox 360, with an English launcher, controller navigation, customizable touch controls, graphics settings and an animated menu.

Game installation

Provide your own three Xbox 360 disc ISO files through Game files. The app copies the required game files into its storage. No ISOs, original game data, DLC packages, saves or private signing keys are included in the APK.

Experimental DLC support

After installing the game, select Game files → Install DLC (experimental) and choose your own 00000002 folder. The importer processes the packages in that folder and displays progress and individual results.

Testing on an AYN Odin 3 has confirmed:

• Ultra Hard Mod: Hard can be selected and a new game starts. Combat difficulty scaling has not yet been verified.
• 6 Treasures: all six DLC items appear in the inventory. Item effects and save/reload persistence still need verification.
• Shuffle Dungeon: imported, but entering and completing the dungeon has not yet been tested.

Known issue: our test folder mixed international DLC with three Japanese-only packages named Pack Extra DLC 1, 2 and 3, including duplicate content IDs. With all six enabled, the game displayed “Downloadable content may be damaged.” Disabling those three Extra packages removed the warning in our test. This export still uses the experimental importer; it does not automatically detect or disable conflicting packages. The device-specific test configuration is not included in the APK. For now, import only the three tested international packages listed above, using DLC matching your game edition.

Limitations

This is a preview build, not a fully validated release. Sustained 60 FPS, experimental 120 FPS, broad device compatibility and a complete three-disc playthrough have not been certified. Performance and temperature vary by device and settings.

Credits

Android project by JayElDragon, based on BlueDroid, reblue and ReXGlue, with their respective contributors and third-party dependencies. Original game, characters and artwork belong to their respective rights holders. This is an unofficial project. Preserve the upstream licenses and attribution notices when redistributing source or binaries.