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Xenia

Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project

From xenia-project·Updated May 30, 2026·View on GitHub·

Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. For more information, see the [main Xenia wiki](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki). The project is written primarily in C++, distributed under the Other license, first published in 2013. It has gained significant community traction with 9,437 stars and 1,332 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: c-plus-plus, cpp, d3d12, emulation, emulator.

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Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. For more information, see the
main Xenia wiki.

Interested in supporting the core contributors? Visit
Xenia Project on Patreon.

Come chat with us about emulator-related topics on Discord.
For developer chat join #dev but stay on topic. Lurking is not only fine, but encouraged!
Please check the FAQ page before asking questions.
We've got jobs/lives/etc, so don't expect instant answers.

Discussing illegal activities will get you banned.

Status

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Quite a few real games run. Quite a few don't.
See the Game compatibility list
for currently tracked games, and feel free to contribute your own updates,
screenshots, and information there following the existing conventions.

Disclaimer

The goal of this project is to experiment, research, and educate on the topic
of emulation of modern devices and operating systems. It is not for enabling
illegal activity
. All information is obtained via reverse engineering of
legally purchased devices and games and information made public on the internet
(you'd be surprised what's indexed on Google...).

Quickstart

See the Quickstart page.

Building

See building.md for setup and information about the
xb script. When writing code, check the style guide
and be sure to run clang-format!

Contributors Wanted!

Have some spare time, know advanced C++, and want to write an emulator?
Contribute! There's a ton of work that needs to be done, a lot of which
is wide open greenfield fun.

For general rules and guidelines please see CONTRIBUTING.md.

Fixes and optimizations are always welcome (please!), but in addition to
that there are some major work areas still untouched:

See more projects good for contributors. It's a good idea to ask on Discord and check the issues page before beginning work on
something.

FAQ

See the frequently asked questions page.

Contributors

Showing top 12 contributors by commit count.

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