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In one paragraph

The original Destiny (2014) was never released on PC. D1 Reimagined, an independent, open-source preservation project, runs it on PC: the final PS4 version (patch 1.33) in the shadPS4 emulator, against local stand-ins for the online services the game depended on, built on aknumbers' Destiny 1 Preservation Project. The work is published in the open: a Dev Blog for each day of progress, videos on YouTube and all source code on GitHub. It is emulation, not an official port. The project distributes no game files and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bungie or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Where it stands

Mission 1 complete · Next chapter: The Tower9 of 9 mission steps run · The Tower: 1 of 53 more working in the lab, video to follow · Next: The story cinematicFollow the restoration

The progress page follows the work step by step: the first mission, A Guardian Rises, then the Tower, and PC additions such as mouse and keyboard; 60 fps is an early experiment and a long way off. It is updated as each step runs. There is no playable release and no release date.

Latest milestone

First new Guardian created and into A Guardian Rises (7 November 2026). Read the Dev Blog

Press images

Recent development screenshots, free to use in coverage with credit to “D1 Reimagined”.

The Cosmodrome outside the Wall, rusted cars below the Wall under a clear sky, rendered at 4K and shown at 1080p — The story cinematic after A Guardian Rises plays for the first time · 5 November 2026 · Download

The settings screen with the new Display section: Helmet, Frame Rate and Resolution choices — The story cinematic after A Guardian Rises plays for the first time · 5 November 2026 · Download

A Dreg closes in on the Guardian in a dim tunnel inside the Wall, with the screen edged in red from damage — The story cinematic after A Guardian Rises plays for the first time · 5 November 2026 · Download

Rahn, Devil Captain, faces the Guardian's rifle up close in the hangar, in the mission's last fight. — The first mission plays through on its own, and gear can be dismantled · 2 November 2026 · Download

A Vandal advances under the hangar lights while Rahn waits behind it on the right. — The first mission plays through on its own, and gear can be dismantled · 2 November 2026 · Download

A Dreg and a Vandal arrive together in a vine-covered corridor of the Breach. — The first mission plays through on its own, and gear can be dismantled · 2 November 2026 · Download

Key facts

Game: Destiny (2014), PS4 version CUSA00219, final patch 1.33 (build 56578).
Emulator: a public fork of shadPS4, d1reimagined-shadps4.
Built on: aknumbers' Destiny 1 Preservation Project (GPL-2.0-or-later) and the shadPS4 emulator. Full credits in CREDITS.md.
Source: open source on GitHub under the GPL (GPL-2.0-or-later for the PS4 code and GPL-2.0-only for the retained PS3 parts), with contributions through pull requests.
Community: Discord and YouTube.
What it isn't: a download, a piracy tool or a commercial product. Players will always need their own copy of the game.

Images and video

The press images above, and other development screenshots and footage from the Dev Blogs, the media page and the YouTube channel may be used in coverage with credit to “D1 Reimagined”. The project mark is available as SVG and as a 1024-pixel PNG with a transparent background. Original Destiny artwork, footage and trademarks belong to Bungie; please credit them accordingly.

Contact

Email contact@d1reimagined.com with “Press” in the subject, or ask on the Discord server. We can arrange a walkthrough of the current build on video, and answer technical questions in writing.