Dusk Twilight Princess — the PC port, decoded.
Dusk Port is the independent guide to Dusk Twilight Princess — install on any platform, decide which version to play, and track the project as it evolves. Verified facts only. No ROM hosting.
Install
One disc, six builds. Pick your hardware and follow a verified path.
Pick your platform
Six builds, one disc. Find the right install path for your hardware.
Dump your disc legally
RequiredYou bring your own GameCube disc — Dusk does the rest. Step-by-step.
Steam Deck guide
The single most-asked configuration. Verified against v1.0.
System requirements
What's actually known vs assumed. Updated as official specs land.
Decide
Which version, which port, which platform — the comparisons that matter in 2026.
Which version should you play in 2026?
Decision wizard for Wii vs GC, HD vs original, Switch 2 NSO.
Dusk vs Courage Reborn
Two parallel PC ports — what each does better, side by side.
Dusk vs Dolphin
A native port vs an emulator: when each one wins.
Wii vs GameCube version
Mirror layout, motion controls, framerate — what changes.
Track
Live state of the project — releases, bugs, features, what's next.
Known issues at v1.0.0
Live20+ verified bugs from GitHub, sorted by severity.
Changelog (auto-tracked)
Every release, every commit cluster — sourced from the repo.
Graphics backends compared
D3D12, Vulkan, Metal, OpenGL, WebGPU — when each one matters.
Gyro & mouse aim
How v1.0 added native motion + pointer aim and how to set it up.
Latest stories
What's new across the Dusk Twilight Princess project — releases, bugs, comparisons.
Verified known issues at v1.0.0
20+ real bugs from the GitHub tracker, with severity and workarounds where they exist.
How to legally dump your TP disc
Required first step. We walk through Wii + Nintendont, and the legal context.
The TP decompilation timeline (2020–2026)
How a 5-year zeldaret/tp project became Dusk.
Dusk vs Courage Reborn
Two parallel ports compared on what they actually deliver.
What is Dusk? Decomp port, not emulator
Why this is a fundamentally different artifact than running TP in Dolphin.
Straight from the team
We're independent — when you need the project itself, go directly to them.