COMMUNITY PC GUIDE

Choose Your Bloodborne PC Port Project

For a packaged Windows setup, start with Supermedo Windows v1.5. On Linux, use deadinside28's bbport 0.4 AppImage. If Mrsuss60 v0.2 already works for you, keep that installation while you decide whether another project's features are worth changing your setup.

These community programs need your own PS4 game data. For the three bbport routes in our installation guide, prepare a decrypted CUSA03173 v1.09 folder first.

Choose a port for your setup

Your situation	Project to use	What changes your choice
Your situationWindows, with a ready-made launcher and no Python setup	Project to useSupermedo — windows-v1.5	What changes your choiceUnpack the program and run Bloodborne.exe; choose your existing game folder in the launcher
Your situationWindows, with an RTX 20-series or newer GPU and a preference for DLSS	Project to useSupermedo — windows-v1.5	What changes your choiceDLSS Super Resolution is included; update your graphics driver before selecting it
Your situationWindows, with a working Mrsuss60 installation	Project to useMrsuss60 — v0.2	What changes your choiceKeep its Python launcher and its own key mappings; switching projects is optional
Your situationLinux or Steam Deck, without building the program yourself	Project to usedeadinside28 bbport — 0.4	What changes your choiceUse the Linux AppImage; on Steam Deck, start with FSR 3 and 1280×720
Your situationYou want mouse camera controls or private-server multiplayer	Project to usebbhost — v0.2.16	What changes your choiceA separate Windows/Linux project with its own setup and controls; use its Getting started instructions
Your situationYou want to work on experimental Windows runtime changes	Project to useThe source projects below	What changes your choicePrepare the project's build tools and follow its branch-specific README

Once you have chosen a bbport project, go to the program releases and installation steps. Match the maintainer and version to the route you chose.

Windows: Supermedo or Mrsuss60?

Choose Supermedo for the simpler packaged start. Its program includes the components it needs, so you can run Bloodborne.exe without installing Python. Version 1.5 adds DLSS Super Resolution for RTX 20-series and newer cards. In the launcher, choose Graphics → Upscaler → DLSS; on other GPUs, choose an available upscaler such as FSR.

DLSS Super Resolution reconstructs the image from a lower rendering resolution. DLSS and FSR frame generation are still planned features in this project, so choose v1.5 for its current upscaling feature.

If you already use Mrsuss60 v0.2, a working setup is a good reason to stay with it. That route needs Python 3.10+, an AVX2-capable CPU and Vulkan 1.3. Its program files go beside the game data, and its launcher starts through launcher.py.

Check the project-specific keyboard table before switching: Supermedo uses the arrows for the camera and Enter for the game menu; Mrsuss60 uses IJKL for the camera and F1 or O for the menu. For mouse camera controls, consider bbhost's separate route below.

For Supermedo updates, use Update in the launcher, or Advanced → Check for updates. Copy your saves folder to a backup location first. Keep each project's program files and settings separate when trying another project. Preserve your original installation and its saves while testing the new setup.

Linux: use the upstream AppImage

Use deadinside28 bbport 0.4 if you want the upstream Linux package. The AppImage opens the launcher without a local source build. Choose the Linux route even if a Windows fork's version number is higher: these projects use different release numbering.

For Steam Deck, start with FSR 3, 1280×720 output and the default memory mode. Continue with Linux installation. If Steam reports Cannot mount AppImage, use the specific AppImage workaround.

Other projects and experimental forks

bbhost: a separate packaged project

bbhost v0.2.16 has Windows, Linux and Steam Deck packages. Choose it if mouse camera controls, rebindable keys or multiplayer between bbhost players are your deciding features. It uses a private server for co-op, invasions and other online features.

Follow the Getting started section in the bbhost project README: its setup asks for your game data and decrypted 1.09 executable as two paths. Use its own controls and support instructions. On Windows with an AMD RX 580, account for the project's known GPU-hang issue when deciding whether to try this route. Keep a backup of your current installation and saves before starting a separate setup.

Source builds and projects still in development

Project	Current state	What to do if you choose it
Projectyumlevi, windows-port branch	Current stateExperimental Windows source; no published Release	What to do if you choose itRead Windows (experimental); setup.bat prepares MSYS2 CLANG64 and builds the program locally
ProjectDarkIzuku, windows-port branch	Current stateExperimental Windows source with DLSS changes; no published Release	What to do if you choose itUse the selected branch's README and MSYS2 CLANG64 build instructions
ProjectSantaChains/paleblood	Current stateIndependent bbport-derived source for Windows/Linux; no published Release	What to do if you choose itPrepare the build tools and required community patch XML; its DLSS option also needs the corresponding DLL
ProjectAwesomeObserver	Current stateExperimental Supermedo fork; DLSS frame-generation execution and in-game validation remain pending	What to do if you choose itChoose it for development work; use Supermedo v1.5 when you want a packaged DLSS Super Resolution option
ProjectPhroster	Current stateWindows development project; not playable on Windows yet	What to do if you choose itFollow development progress; choose a playable packaged project for your current setup
ProjectYharnam-Hunters/Paleblood	Current stateDecompilation project; the game does not run on its current runtime	What to do if you choose itFollow its progress; it is a different project from SantaChains/paleblood

A source build needs a compiler and the dependencies named by that project. GitHub's Code → Download ZIP gives you repository files to build; it does not give you one of the packaged programs listed above.

Continue with installation

For Supermedo, Mrsuss60 or Linux bbport, use the homepage's GitHub program releases, then follow the matching Windows or Linux steps. Check the maintainer, release tag and program filename before starting.

For bbhost or a source project, continue in that project's README. Keep its setup, keys and logs with that project. If your existing window says shadPS4 or BBLauncher, use Native Port vs shadPS4 to identify that separate route first.