WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 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. Matches load in about 20 seconds.
New in v0.3: a much sharper image. The game ends every frame with its own edge-blur filter (the Xbox 360's cheap anti-aliasing), which smeared hair, tattoos, ropes and the crowd at PC resolutions. It's now off: the higher internal resolution smooths edges instead, and edge detail in a match is about three times higher. To get the original, softer look back, set svr_edge_blur = true in svr2009.toml.
Also included: DLC support (your own DLC files go in the dlc folder; see the README) and the in-game settings menu (F1, or Back + Start on a controller, View + Menu on the Steam Deck).
You need your own copy of the game: a disc image (.iso, about 7.3 GB) of your own SvR 2009 disc, USA / Europe release. None of the disc's files are in this download, and this project does not condone piracy.
Download
SVR2009-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\SVR2009-NATIVE). - Copy your
.isointo that folder, next tosvr2009.exe. - Run
svr2009.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 svr2009.exe (and any DLC into its dlc folder), add svr2009.exe to Steam as a non-Steam game with Proton Experimental, and start it (from Game Mode on the Deck). Step by step: README.