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 renderer. 60 fps, up to 4K; 720p at 60 fps on the Steam Deck.
v1.0.6: play in Spanish, German or Italian
- New Language option in the settings menu (F1): English, Español, Deutsch or Italiano. The game's text and menus switch the next time you start the game; the commentary stays in English.
- Your disc already has these languages, but the game only ever showed English. (There's no French on the SvR 2008 disc.)
- Switch right away: pick a language, then press A twice on it to restart the game straight into it (the first press asks to confirm, so a stray press can't restart a match).
Updating: on v0.2 or newer, open the settings menu, go down to Update and press A twice; your saves are kept and backed up first. On v0.1, 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.