WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 running natively on Windows, and on Linux and the Steam Deck through Proton: the game's code recompiled for PC, with a native Vulkan renderer. 60 fps, up to 4K; 720p at 60 fps on the Steam Deck.
v0.2.1: PlayStation controllers open the settings menu
- Share + Options on a PlayStation controller (DualSense, DualShock 4) now opens the settings menu, and the d-pad / left stick, Cross and Circle work inside it. Before, only Xbox-style controllers could open it (Back + Start), so PlayStation players had to use F1 on the keyboard. Switch Pro and other controllers the game supports work too.
- Tip: if a second player shows up with one controller plugged in, an app on your PC (Steam Input, DS4Windows, DSX) is also presenting it as an Xbox controller. Close that app or turn off its Xbox emulation; this port reads PlayStation controllers directly.
Updating: open the settings menu, go down to Update and press A (Cross) twice; your saves are kept and backed up first. On v0.1 or older, download the zip below and extract it over your folder (your .iso and userdata stay where they are).
You need your own copy of the game: a disc image (.iso, about 7.8 GB) of your own SvR 2008 disc, USA / Europe release. None of the disc's files are in this download, and this project does not condone piracy.
Download
SVR2008-NATIVE.zip under Assets below (not Source code, which is the developer source).
Windows
- Extract the zip into a folder of its own (for example
C:\Games\SVR2008-NATIVE). - Copy your
.isointo that folder, next tosvr2008.exe. - Run
svr2008.exe(if Windows warns, More info > Run anyway). The game finds the disc image by itself and starts.
A controller is recommended: keyboard controls are included but not tested yet.
Linux / Steam Deck (Proton)
Extract the zip, copy your .iso into that folder next to svr2008.exe, add svr2008.exe to Steam as a non-Steam game with Proton Experimental, and start it (from Game Mode on the Deck). Step by step: README.