Syphon Filter is a classic third-person shooter that came out on the first PlayStation in 1999. And now, over two decades later, PC gamers can enjoy it on PC. Yes, in case you’re wondering, this is yet another unofficial PC port of an old console game.
Going into more details, this unofficial PC port comes with an English launcher with game-image selection, arbitrary internal resolution, aspect mode, fullscreen, MSAA, bilinear and anisotropic filtering. Moreover, it supports both KB&M and gamepads.
Since this is a third-person game, it’s quite refreshing to be playing it with a keyboard and mouse. This is something that some unofficial PC ports do not support at launch. So, I’m really happy to see day-1 support for KB&M.
It is also worth noting that this unofficial PC port has dynamic scene lighting layered over the authored PS1 vertex colours. Lights from lamps, fires, police cars, muzzle flashes, explosions, and Gabe’s flashlight now light up the environment, objects, and characters more naturally. The lighting fades smoothly over distance and reacts to nearby surfaces. Gabe, his allies, and enemies also cast dynamic shadows. These shadows move with the characters and appear correctly on floors, slopes, and moving platforms.
The PC port restores the original PS1-style HUD, inventory, objectives, parameters, weapon menus, and map screens. It also brings back the current position marker and active objective indicator. In addition, it fixes visual issues with pickups, grenade effects, and other temporary effects. The port also restores weapon muzzle flashes for both the player and enemies. First-person weapon effects now match the camera view correctly.
You can go ahead and download it from this link.
In case you are into projects like these, you can also download the unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Crash Team Racing, and Duke Nukem: Zero Hour. You can also play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Perfect Dark, and Jak & Daxter.
And that’s not all of them. We also have the unofficial PC ports of Mario Party 4, Sonic Unleashed, GoldenEye 007, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Silent Hill, and Super Smash Bros 64. Earlier this month, we also shared an unofficial PC port of Gears of War 2.
Before closing, I should note that there are two other cool projects in development. Later this Summer, we’ll get the first version of the unofficial PC port for Donkey Kong 64. Then, in August 2026, we’ll get the first beta version for the PC port of Mario Kart Wii.
Have fun!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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