Luigi's Mansion Recompiled

PC, Linux and macOS System Requirements

Verified OS, GPU API, CPU, memory and driver requirements for running Luigi’s Mansion Recompiled from 30 FPS console accuracy up to 4K / 320 FPS.

Download v1.1.6Setup guide
  • Windows: 10/11 x64 (D3D12)
  • Linux: x86_64, glibc 2.34+ (Vulkan)
  • macOS: 13+ Apple Silicon (Metal)
  • Disk: ~2 GB + disc image
Desktop gaming PC workstation with dual monitors and tempered glass chassis
Windows 10/11 Direct3D 12 workstation running Hor+ ultrawide and up to 320 FPS interpolation

Platform specifications matrix

Because rob646464/luigis-mansion-recompiled compiles PowerPC game functions ahead of time into native machine code rather than emulating a CPU and JIT cache simultaneously, runtime CPU demand is remarkably light (~0.26 of a single modern core in the foyer at 30 Hz logic). Almost all hardware scaling comes from your chosen resolution, frame-rate target, Enhanced Lighting preset and HD texture budget.

ComponentWindows x64Linux x86_64 & Steam DeckmacOS (Community CI Build)
Operating System64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 1164-bit Linux (x86_64 / amd64), glibc 2.34+, GCC 12+ libstdc++.so.6 (Ubuntu 22.04+, Mint 21+, Debian 12+, Fedora 36+, Arch, SteamOS 3.5+, Pop!_OS 22.04+)macOS 13 Ventura or newer (Apple Silicon M1 / M2 / M3 / M4)
Graphics APIDirect3D 12 capable GPUVulkan driver (Mesa mesa-vulkan-drivers / vulkan-radeon / vulkan-intel, or proprietary NVIDIA driver)Apple Metal (via Dawn)
Processor (CPU)64-bit x86_64 multi-core CPU (~0.26 cores for 30 Hz game logic; multi-core speeds up 20–60 s first-run compile)64-bit x86_64 CPU (Steam Deck Zen 2 APU or desktop AMD/Intel)Apple Silicon ARM64 (M1 or newer; Intel Macs not packaged)
Memory (RAM / VRAM)4 GB+ system RAM (8 GB+ recommended for Enhanced Lighting + 2 GB default HD texture pack budget)4 GB+ RAM (16 GB shared APU memory on Steam Deck works out of the box)8 GB+ unified Apple Silicon memory
Free Disk Space~2 GB free (compiled native game module + Dawn/pipeline shader caches), plus space for your own disc image(s) and optional HD packs~2 GB free in ~/.local/share & ~/.cache (or portable/)~2 GB free in ~/Library (or portable/)
Audio & DisplayWASAPI / SDL3 audio; any 4:3, 16:9, 21:9 or VRR / G-SYNC / FreeSync monitorPulseAudio or PipeWire (pipewire-pulse); X11, Wayland or SteamOS GamescopeCoreAudio; macOS Retina or external display

GPU workload & memory profile

  • Default Accurate GX Rendering: Runs smoothly at 1080p–4K and 60–120+ FPS on entry-level Direct3D 12 and Vulkan GPUs (including integrated AMD RDNA2/RDNA3 APUs and Intel Arc/Iris Xe) with ~3,043 precached pipelines (~20 s cold compile, ~0.5 s warm load).
  • Enhanced Lighting + 4K / 120 FPS: Enables per-pixel lighting, volumetric ray-marched flashlight shafts, 12 shadow-casting colored lights and horizon-based AO (~8,969 pipelines; ~77–105 s one-time cold shader compile, ~1.6–2.2 s warm start; ~2.9 GB process RAM during cold compile after the v1.1.5 memory fix). On a modern desktop GPU, 4K / 120 FPS Enhanced Lighting measures roughly 6.7–8.9 ms GPU time per frame.
  • Weaker PC / iGPU Toggles: Under F1 > Visuals > Rendering, accuracy passes with measurable GPU cost (EFB copy-to-RAM, Z textures, accurate copy filters) remain ON by default for console-faithful visuals but can be switched off individually on older GPUs.
  • Hybrid Intel 12th–14th Gen & Core Ultra CPUs: Since v1.1.3 (issue #18), critical runtime threads opt out of Windows EcoQoS throttling and schedule onto Performance cores (P-cores) so background tasks do not dip 60/120 FPS cutscenes.

Linux & NVIDIA driver notes

Before launching on Linux, verify your glibc version and Vulkan ICD in a terminal:

ldd --version          # Requires glibc 2.34 or newer
vulkaninfo --summary   # From package vulkan-tools; confirms active Vulkan GPU
  • NVIDIA Linux users: Install NVIDIA’s proprietary driver package (which bundles NVIDIA’s Vulkan ICD) rather than Nouveau, and always run version v1.1.4 or newer (prefer v1.1.6). Earlier builds polled a per-frame GPU completion check that froze NVIDIA Linux drivers after roughly 20 seconds (issue #2), and v1.1.5 fixed a separate hypotf symbol loop above 30 FPS.
  • AMD & Intel Linux users: Install Mesa’s Vulkan drivers (mesa-vulkan-drivers on Ubuntu/Debian/Mint/Fedora; vulkan-radeon or vulkan-intel on Arch).
  • Anti-aliasing on Linux & macOS: Dawn’s Vulkan and Metal backends support Off (1x) and 4x MSAA (whereas Windows Direct3D 12 supports 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x). Selecting 2x or 8x crashed Linux prior to v1.1.2 (issue #14); the F1 menu now lists only supported sample counts.
  • Emergency OpenGL ES fallback: If an older Linux laptop lacks full Vulkan support, test LM_BACKEND=gles ./LuigisMansionRecompiled.sh.

Luigi's Mansion Recompiled reads full analog L/R trigger travel (0 to 150) alongside the 85% digital L/R click threshold for Poltergust 3000 suction and Fire/Water/Ice pressure, plus dual-stick C-stick aiming via SDL3 and DSU:

ControllerBest For in Luigi's MansionHardware AdvantageLink
GameSir Cyclone 2Dual-stage analog & click triggersTMR sticks + physical microswitch/analog trigger locks matching GameCube L/R click feelView on Amazon
Sony DualSenseSmooth L2/R2 travel & SDL3 / DSULong-throw analog L2/R2 sensors, crisp D-pad for Game Boy Horror, USB/Bluetooth SDL3View on Amazon
8BitDo Ultimate 2 WirelessWindows, Linux & SteamOS dock playZero-drift TMR sticks, Hall analog triggers, charging dock, 2.4 GHz & Bluetooth switchView on Amazon
Xbox Wireless ControllerPlug-and-play Windows 10/11Native SDL3 XInput binding with 500 ms refreshed rumble and 85% trigger click thresholdView on Amazon

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Victorian gable-and-turret timber mansion facade in deep pine green and cream
Victorian gothic manor architecture echoing the four-area mansion setting
Indigo Nintendo GameCube console with Slot A memory card and wired controller
Retail GameCube hardware base (GLME01 USA, GLMP01 Europe, GLMJ01 Japan)
Macro view of a multi-core processor and RDNA2 graphics silicon package
Ahead-of-time PowerPC-to-C++ compilation via bundled LLVM and precached GPU shaders

Common questions

Do I need to install Visual Studio, Python, Clang or CMake to play?

No. Every release package bundles its own freestanding LLVM compiler (clang + linker) inside llvm/bin/ solely to build the game module from your disc on first start.

Does Luigi’s Mansion Recompiled run on Intel-based Macs or Windows ARM?

Prebuilt macOS archives target Apple Silicon (arm64, M1 or newer) on macOS 13+, and Windows archives target 64-bit x86_64 Direct3D 12.

How much VRAM do Dolphin HD texture packs need?

F1 > Visuals > Texture packs lets you cap replacement texture VRAM anywhere from 512 MB to 8 GB (default 2 GB). Even a 4x upscaled test pack stays strictly inside a 64 MB or 512 MB cap by streaming out least-recently-used textures.