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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.

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