Native ARM64 static recompilation of EA Black Box's 2005 street racing and police pursuit classic by codepdbh (with six-region APK support by victorgbd). Runs smoothly across Snapdragon, Exynos, Dimensity, and Unisoc chipsets with customizable graphics presets, widescreen rendering, touch overlays, and external controller support.
Phone
Samsung Galaxy S21
The Galaxy S21 comes in two flavors, and it matters here. In the US and China it shipped with a Snapdragon 888. In most other regions it got Samsung's own Exynos 2100.
Both are fast chips. But only the Snapdragon version has an Adreno GPU that can use Turnip, the open source driver some demanding ports rely on. So if a game says Turnip is recommended, it's worth finding out which model you have. A quick search of the model number on your box or in your settings will tell you.
The good news is that a wide range of ports have been reported on the S21, from Final Fantasy VII and Hollow Knight to Skies of Arcadia Legends.
- Ports
- 10
- Verified playable
- 80%
- Need your own game files
- 60%
- Controller support
- 100%
- Turnip recommended
- 1
- Updated (30d)
- 5
Specs that matter for ports
Snapdragon (US, China)
- Chip
- Snapdragon 888
- GPU
- Adreno 660
- Performance class
- High (2019-2022 flagship)
- Turnip driver
- Supported
Exynos (most other regions)
- Chip
- Exynos 2100
- GPU
- Mali-G78 MP14
- Performance class
- High (2019-2022 flagship)
- Turnip driver
- Not available (Mali GPU)
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) nfsmw-android | Static Recomp | Verified Playable | PC Files | Snapdragon 680 / Helio G99 or newer | Touch Pad Gyro | v0.8.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skies of Arcadia Legends: Recompiled SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Recomp | Static Recomp | Verified Playable | Retail Files | Snapdragon 865+ / Dimensity 1200+
Turnip
| Touch Pad | perftest1 |
| Doraemon N64 Series Dora64 & Dora64-3 | Static Recomp | Verified Playable | Retail Files | Snapdragon 665 or newer | Touch Pad | v1.0.4 |
| Final Fantasy VII Official Square Enix Port | Commercial | Verified Playable | Commercial | Snapdragon 660 or higher | Touch Pad | — |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary & Definitive Edition | Commercial | Verified Playable | Commercial | Snapdragon 665 or higher | Touch Pad | — |
| GRID Autosport Official Feral Interactive Port | Commercial | Verified Playable | Commercial | Snapdragon 845 / 778G or higher | Touch Pad Gyro | — |
| Silent Hill 1 Silent Hill Decomp Android | Decompilation | Verified Playable | Retail Files | Snapdragon 660 or newer | Touch Pad | xbox360-alpha-1 |
| The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Daggerfall Unity Android | Engine Recreation | Verified Playable | Freeware | Snapdragon 665 or newer | Touch Pad | v1.1.1.9 |
| Animal Crossing ACGC-Android-Port | Decompilation | Active Alpha | Retail Files | Snapdragon 778G / 865 or higher | Touch Pad | v0.5.0 |
| Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space blinx2-recomp | Static Recomp | Active Alpha | Retail Files | Snapdragon 778G / 865+ | Touch Pad | v2026.11.0 |
Tested on the Samsung Galaxy S21 (10)
Someone has reported running each of these on this device.
Ahead-of-time PowerPC-to-C static recompilation of the GameCube RPG classic by ogdanimal. Runs at full 60 FPS on Snapdragon 865+ handhelds (Retroid Pocket 5) with selectable Vulkan and OpenGL ES renderers, custom Adreno Turnip driver loading, 16:9 widescreen with edge-aligned HUD, up to 4x battle speed toggles, EXP/gold multipliers, 5 save states with zip backup, and optional Dreamcast soundtrack streaming from user-supplied CHD disc images.
Native recompilation and ROM-based source generation projects by citrongames bringing the Nintendo 64 3D platformer adventures of Doraemon (Nobita to Mittsu no Seireiseki and Doraemon 3) to PC and Android with widescreen support and high-resolution rendering.
Direct mobile release of the legendary RPG featuring 3D battle stages, customizable virtual controller overlays, encounter toggle switch, and max stats booster mode.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
10th Anniversary & Definitive Edition10th Anniversary and Definitive Edition mobile ports of Vice City with updated character models, lighting effects, precision firing and targeting options, and customizable control layouts.
Premium motorsport simulator delivering 100 cars, 100 circuits, customizable tilt/wheel/touch handling models, realistic physics damage, and high-framerate graphic presets.
Native Android port constructed from the PSX clean-room decompilation effort. Runs up to 120 FPS with modern non-tank analog movement, 16:9 widescreen rendering, retro achievements, and custom horror post-processing filters.
Open-source recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine ported natively to Android. Modernizes the classic RPG with full 3D controls, smooth touch look, improved lighting, modern quest resolution, and mod support.
Android port based on flyngmt/ACGC-PC-Port, derived from the ac-decomp project. Incorporates mobile touchscreen interactions and UI scaling for handheld play.
Static recompilation effort by apexJCL using Original Xbox recompilation toolchains to bring Artoon's time- and space-bending action platformer natively to PC and Android.
Should also run (72)
Not tested on the Samsung Galaxy S21 yet, but reported working on a device with the same or a less powerful chip. Games that recommend Turnip are left out, since the Exynos 2100 model can't use it.
Native Android build of Milton Guasti's acclaimed 2D Metroid remake. Features crisp 60 FPS sprite rendering, Zero Mission-style physics, touch overlay controls, external controller mapping, and community-expanded content patches.
Automated builder toolchain that takes legally owned Steam game assets (.exe / Love files), extracts the bytecode, patches mobile touch inputs, and packages a native Android APK using the Android LÖVE2D runtime. Supports custom mod injection (Lovely) and portrait UI tweaks.
Highly optimized native source port of Diablo and Hellfire. Brings high-resolution widescreen rendering, touch-to-move and virtual twin-stick controls, TCP/IP multiplayer, stash sorting, audio subtitles, and extensive bug fixes.
Premium port suite packaging 10 industry-standard Doom engines (GZDoom, LZDoom, PrBoom+, Chocolate Doom, Crispy Doom, Doom 64 EX, and more). Features custom 3D model support, modern shader lighting, gyro aiming, Brutal Doom mod support, and deep controller customization.
Native Android port of ZNix's Project Wormhole open-source C++ FTL engine rewrite, developed by Adam Kulik. Brings Subset Games' spaceship simulation roguelike to Android phones and tablets with a tailored mobile touch interface, crew and weapon management controls, and low battery consumption.
Fully compatible open-source rewrite of Valve's GoldSrc engine. Runs Half-Life single-player campaigns, custom mods, Counter-Strike 1.6, and multiplayer deathmatch natively with customizable on-screen touch controls and high frame rates.
Native ARM64 port of Valve's Source Engine developed by nillerusr. Executes complete PC campaigns of Half-Life 2 and Portal natively on Android with OpenGL ES 3, dynamic lighting, physics simulation, full gamepad input, and customizable touch buttons.
Fully native ARM64 port based on Xbox Build 2342 decompilation. 60+ FPS, SDL3 input, Bluetooth gamepad and touch overlay, split-screen, and system-link/online multiplayer.
Native ARM64 Android port of Mario Kart Wii and the Retro Rewind community mod pack built via WiiCompiled static recompilation by dorPXP. Bypasses emulation to run tracks and multiplayer natively on Android hardware with touch controls, Bluetooth controller support, and online multiplayer.
Angel Island Revisited is a complete widescreen remaster of Sonic 3 & Knuckles running natively on the custom Oxygen Engine. Features 60 FPS gameplay, CD-quality audio remixes, drop dash, time attack mode, extensive mod manager, and native Android APK support.
Native Android port built from the clean-room C decompilation of Super Mario 64. Delivers uncapped 60/120 FPS, widescreen rendering, custom touch overlays, and graphics enhancement mods (Render96).
Standalone 100% ARM64 Android port of the Wii cosmic gravity platformer by OpenPort-Labs. Executes natively via Vulkan 1.0 (with OpenGL ES 3.2 fallback) and low-latency AAudio with Hor+ ultrawide rendering, decoupled 30 FPS pacing, Odyssey movesets, selectable hero profiles, and instant savestates.
Native Android port of Super Mario Sunshine built from the doldecomp/sms decompilation and chasem-dev's PC port with a custom OpenGL ES 3 renderer, up to 120 FPS gameplay, background shader compilation, and adaptive touch layout editor.
Reimplementation of Bethesda's NetImmerse game engine running natively on Android with GLES2 and GL4ES backends. Includes a comprehensive configuration launcher, dynamic lighting, real-time shadows, water shaders, full mod support, virtual gamepad overlays, and physical controller mappings.
Android companion to HarbourMasters' 2 Ship 2 Harkinian running on libultraship. Delivers fluid 60+ FPS, native 16:9/21:9 widescreen, free camera controls, time management QoL options, and gyro aiming.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Ship of Harkinian (Shipwright-Android)Native port of HarbourMasters' Ship of Harkinian running on libultraship. Features uncapped framerates (up to 120 FPS), native widescreen, free-look camera, gyro aiming, and integrated item randomizer.
Android port based on k4zmu2a and iscle's reverse-engineering of the classic Windows bundled pinball game. Features true high-resolution graphics, responsive haptic feedback, customizable flipper touch zones, and sound effects.
Static recompilation of Namco's futuristic arcade flight combat title built using the PSXRecomp toolchain. Translates PlayStation MIPS code into native C/C++ for Android and PC, offering enhanced internal resolution, widescreen geometry, touch overlays, and Bluetooth controller support.
Enhanced Edition of BioWare's classic D&D Infinity Engine RPG. Features widescreen support, high-resolution fonts, touch-optimized party controls, cross-platform multiplayer, and expansion campaigns.
Native Banjo-Tooie port for Android ARM64, built with N64Recomp and the RT64 renderer. Floating touch joystick and N64 buttons, controller support and verified save export and import. Not affiliated with the Banjo: Recompiled team.
Constructed from a 100% complete Nintendo 64 decompilation by TheGh0stShip with community Android builds. Brings 3DO's vehicular tank combat action to modern hardware with unlocked framerates, widescreen rendering, custom map support, and gamepad/touch controls.
Complete portable port including all Scholarship Edition missions, high-resolution textures, dynamic lighting, physical controller support, and turn-based multiplayer Friend Challenges.
Accurate open-source re-implementation of Impressions Games' classic Roman city builder. Runs natively on Android with widescreen displays, smooth zooming, touchscreen gestures, and game controller support.
Direct mobile port of the iconic PlayStation Metroidvania masterpiece. Includes updated touch interface, one-touch special attacks and transformations, achievements, controller support, and multiple language tracks.
Compiles C# Monogame/FNA code to native Android runtime with SDL3 and Vulkan/OpenGL. Touch overlay, high framerates, gamepad support.
Definitive edition of the classic time-travel JRPG. Features upgraded graphics and audio, touch battle mechanics, autosave functionality, controller support, and extra dungeons (Dimensional Vortex & Lost Sanctum).
Classic Tomb Raider engine rewrite in C99. Runs Lara Croft's original adventures at silky-smooth 60+ FPS with advanced modern lighting, split-screen co-op, underwater effects, free-look camera, and customizable touchscreen controls.
Relic Entertainment's genre-defining WWII real-time strategy game ported natively to Android. Optimized with radial touch menus, tactical pause, fluid squad selection, and DLC campaign expansions.
Native Android wrapper for CrossCode's web engine. Virtual on-screen touch controller, PC save file compatibility, and mod loader support.
Award-winning roguevania action platformer ported with flawless performance up to 120 FPS. Offers customized touchscreen controls, auto-hit mode, full external gamepad support, and parity with PC DLCs (including Return to Castlevania).
Clean C++ reverse engineering of the original Fallout executable. Runs natively on Android ARM64 devices without emulation or DOSBox overhead, with crisp rendering, adapted touch UI controls, and fast save/load cycles.
Native C++ source reimplementation of Fallout 2 for modern platforms. Supports native Android touchscreen gestures, high resolutions, bug fixes, and partial total-conversion mod compatibility.
Static recompilation of Square's tactical RPG for PC and Android by Jorge262007. Version 3.0 delivers a dedicated native Android build alongside major performance optimizations, full US and European multi-language ROM compatibility, high-resolution scaling, touch controls, and physical controller support.
Modern source port of the iconic Amiga raycaster FPS Gloom. Features hardware-accelerated OpenGL rendering, customizable virtual dual-stick controls, and high frame rates on Android.
Native Android port of Shmargus's GSRecomp built atop the Descore mobile shell by wootbeer (DarkDigital). Patches and prepares the ROM directly on the Android device without a PC, featuring CPU/GPU rendering modes, expanded view options, frame interpolation, fast-forward, save states, cheats, auto-hiding touch controls, and gamepad remapping.
Official mobile port bringing Liberty City's open world to Android with HD resolution graphics, updated lighting, and customizable touch and controller inputs.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Official Rockstar / Netflix EditionFull open-world classic GTA ports with enhanced lighting, remastered high-resolution character models, dual analog stick controls, physical gamepad support, and cloud saves. Also available via Netflix GTA The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition.
Full engine rewrite featuring high-resolution rendering, improved AI, modernized tactical battlefield UI, streamlined army management, and native Android APK packaging with intuitive touch mechanics.
Modern C++ engine reimplementation of HoMM3. Features responsive touch controls, integrated in-game mod repository launcher, modern resolution scaling, and online multiplayer.
Unofficial Android port of Iter Vehemens ad Necem, the open-source graphical roguelike, with touch-first portrait and landscape layouts. Based on the Attnam community's continuation of the game.
Native C++ reimplementation of Epic MegaGames' classic side-scroller. Delivers widescreen rendering, high refresh rate animations, modern lighting effects, and touch controls.
Native port running MK64 decompilation directly on ARM64. Features high framerates, widescreen rendering, touch controls, and gamepad bindings.
Open-source native rewrite of the 2015/EA shooter running atop an adapted ioquake3 engine fork. Offers smooth modern touch aim, high-framerate support, and full expansion pack campaign compatibility.
Native ARM64 build compiled from the n64decomp reverse-engineered source code. Adds true modern dual-analog stick shooter controls, touchscreen aiming layouts, widescreen 60+ FPS rendering, and local bot multiplayer.
Native Android and PC port of Nintendo's N64 flight simulator built via static recompilation by NoahVl (AmazingFinger). Features widescreen rendering, high refresh rates (144 Hz+), custom split-screen multiplayer built from scratch, simplified HD texture pack loading, frametime telemetry graphs, touch controls, and physical gamepad support.
Multi-engine source port suite bundling DarkPlaces, QuakeSpasm, FTEQW, Yamagi Quake 2, ioquake3, and Hammer of Thyrion. Delivers native 120Hz rendering, HD texture packs, online multiplayer, and full gamepad mappings.
Complete C++ rewrite of Chris Sawyer's amusement park simulator. Delivers cross-platform multiplayer, fast-forwarding, unlimited park boundaries, ride vehicle customization, and modern touch and stylus integration.
Free, open-source 1:1 engine rewrite of Firaxis and Maxis's classic golf resort management game built in Rust by crspytopgn. Runs natively on Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam Deck, and web browsers with 4K/high-DPI scaling, touchscreen course-building controls, and modding support.
Sonic 1 & Sonic 2 (2013 Decompilation)
Sonic-1-2-2013-DecompilationDecompilation of Christian Whitehead's 2013 Retro Engine (RSDKv4) versions of Sonic 1 and 2. Removes ads and online dependencies, enables high refresh rate rendering, full controller support, and community mod loading.
C++ decompilation of Retro Engine v5. Smooth 60/120 FPS, native Android touch controls, mod loader, Encore DLC support.
Native Android port of the Sonic R PC decompilation featuring a custom OpenGL ES 2.0 shader pipeline, locked 60 FPS gameplay, customizable touch buttons, and Storage Access Framework (SAF) folder selection.
3D platformer fangame built from a heavily modified Doom engine running natively on Android with custom mobile HUD controls and mod support. Note: the SRB2-Mobile Android repository was archived in March 2025; the last Android build (v2.2.13, January 2024) still works but is no longer maintained and may not match the current desktop version for online play.
Standalone native C port of Star Fox 64 based on source decompilation. High framerate, widescreen, and physical controller / touch screen support.
Raven Software's id Tech 3-derived engine ported to mobile. Delivers native 60+ FPS saber combat, console cheat integration, dual-stick touch overlays, and physical controller mappings.
Full, uncompromised port of BioWare's landmark Star Wars RPG. Features streamlined touch controls, full HID gamepad support, high-resolution rendering, and custom mod directory support.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Official Aspyr Media PortComplete mobile conversion of Obsidian's acclaimed sequel. Boasts high-resolution graphics, controller support, and official compatibility with community mods including The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
Mobile conversion of DotEmu and Lizardcube's retro beat 'em up revival. Runs at 60 FPS with responsive virtual arcade controls, Bluetooth gamepad support, survival mode, and Mr. X Nightmare DLC.
Native ARM64 port from the Smash 64 decompilation. Uncapped framerates, widescreen support, and controller integration.
Complete C rewrite of ALttP (snesrev/zelda3) compiled natively for Android. Delivers native 16:9 widescreen presentation, MSU-1 orchestrated audio soundtrack support, rewinding, and dual-screen mod options.
Standalone native Android port built atop community reverse-engineering efforts. Executes complete story missions, vehicle driving, and Springfield exploration natively with custom touch button overlays and Bluetooth gamepad support.
High-resolution touch-friendly hospital management sim. Fixes original engine bugs, adds level editor and custom campaigns.
Faithful port of Tribute Games' 80s-inspired side-scrolling brawler. Delivers cross-platform co-op mechanics, smooth animations, touch gamepad overlays, and Bluetooth controller pairing.
The definitive remastered collection of Lara Croft's first three adventures on mobile. Offers dynamic toggling between modern upgraded visuals and original polygonal graphics, tank or modern control layouts, photo mode, and expansion chapters.
Android version of Toppler, the open-source remake of the 1987 tower-climbing classic Nebulus. Every tower comes with a recorded demo of a full climb. Published on Google Play by SeNSSoft.
Creative Assembly's grand strategy and real-time tactical battle classic. Adapted for mobile screens with intuitive pinch-to-zoom camera controls, tactical battle commands, and the Kingdoms expansion.
Modern recreation of Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Infinite maps, network multiplayer, downloadable community NewGRF graphics, and AI scripts.
Total reverse-engineered source port running natively via SDL2 and OpenGL ES. High framerate, widescreen, high-resolution 3D rendering, and touch/gamepad inputs.
Full turn-based tactical sci-fi campaign including the complete War of the Chosen expansion and four DLC packs. Features adapted mobile UI, touch commands, and deep strategic squad customization.
Native Android and Original Xbox port of LucasArts' run-and-gun co-op classic by SirDankz. Features native rendering and audio, online 2-player cooperative multiplayer with cross-play between Android and Original Xbox, rollback netcode, public rooms and direct connect, leaderboards, Normal/Hardcore modes, and customizable touch and controller layouts.
Unofficial Android port of the Original Xbox version, statically recompiled to ARM64 with XboxXBE-Recomp. Vulkan rendering, a full on-screen Xbox controller, controller and keyboard support. The README says it hasn't been played through yet.
Native Android port of Prototype (2009). The game engine is statically recompiled from x86 to C and runs on the author's own Win32/D3D9 layer (SDL2, DXVK, FAudio). Menus, videos, sound, missions and saves work; a full playthrough isn't tested yet.
Unofficial Android port of the original 2011 PC Skyrim, statically recompiled from x86 to ARM64. A patched dxvk-native turns Direct3D 9 into Vulkan 1.1, and SDL2 handles input and the optional touch overlay. Special Edition is not supported.