# Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded-legacy

Xbox (Original) Emulator

Repository: https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded-legacy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cxbx-reloaded-legacy
Homepage: https://cxbx-reloaded.co.uk
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: xbox, emulator, cxbx, emulation, cpp, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-05-22T16:23:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3799, "days_push": 103, "days_rel": 138, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 25}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2372, forks 275 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:41.839854+00:00)

## What it is
Cxbx-Reloaded is an open-source emulator that runs original Microsoft Xbox games on Windows and Linux via Wine. It uses high-level emulation of the Xbox kernel and Direct3D to achieve playable performance without requiring an original console BIOS.

## Use cases
- play original xbox games on pc
- emulate xbox games on windows
- run xbox games on linux with wine
- test xbox game compatibility
- use original xbox controllers with usb passthrough

## When to choose
- you want to play original Xbox games on a Windows PC
- you want to check per-game compatibility before trying
- you need free, open-source Xbox emulation without a BIOS dump

## When to avoid
- you want to emulate Xbox 360 or Xbox One games
- you need macOS support natively
- you require perfect compatibility - only ~16% of games are playable
- you need a stable release - only pre-release CI builds exist

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, graphics, simulation, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, simulation, windows, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: xbox-emulator, console-emulation, hle-emulation, direct3d, wine, retro-gaming, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded-legacy (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.839854+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:35:06.320623+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded-legacy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.839854+00:00, sha b9a3bae51c4f)
  - homepage: https://cxbx-reloaded.co.uk (fetched 2026-08-29T10:16:06.231929+00:00, sha 5c2dc644fe6f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.