Run and play · AnyPS5

Start the game

From the game folder:

./app.elf

Browser downloads lose the executable flag. If the game does not start, run chmod +x app.elf (and the same for any other executable the converter listed).

Double-click app.exe, or from PowerShell in the game folder:

.\app.exe

Run it from a normal signed-in desktop session, not over SSH.

Controls

Controllers recognised by SDL work out of the box: DualSense, DualShock 4, and Xbox-style pads. The sticks and analog triggers are passed through, the DualSense touchpad works, and you can plug a controller in while the game runs.

Without a controller, these keyboard and mouse bindings apply:

PS5	Keyboard and mouse
Cross	Enter, Space
Circle	C
Triangle	I
Square	Left mouse button
L1 / R1	Q / E
L2 / R2	R / right mouse button
L3 / R3	Shift / Ctrl
Options	Esc
D-pad	Arrow keys
Left stick	W A S D
Right stick	T F G H, or the mouse after pressing the middle mouse button or F7
Touchpad	Backspace (left), Tab (right)

F11 switches fullscreen and F10 shows a performance overlay. To change bindings, create anyps5-input.ini next to the executable; see input mapping.

Optional settings

Set these as environment variables before starting the game.

Variable	What it does
`ANYPS5_LANGUAGE`	The console language number. `1` is English (US), the default; `18` English (UK), `2` French, `4` German, `3` Spanish, `0` Japanese. All languages
`ANYPS5_GPU`	Part of a GPU name, to pick a different GPU
`ANYPS5_PRESENT_MODE`	`mailbox` or `immediate` to turn off vertical sync
`ANYPS5_OVERLAY`	`1` shows the performance overlay from the start

ANYPS5_LANGUAGE=18 ./app.elf

$env:ANYPS5_LANGUAGE = '18'
.\app.exe

System fonts

Some games use the console’s system fonts and show no text, or stop, without them. Put font files in an anyps5-fonts/ folder next to the executable. Fonts dumped from your console work under their own names. Otherwise, the free Noto fonts work as substitutes: NotoSans-Regular.ttf and its weights, NotoSansMono, NotoSansThai and NotoSansCJK. The usage reference has the exact file names.

Saves

Saves are kept in the _sd/ folder next to app0/. Copy _sd/ and _sd_mem/ to move your progress to another copy of the game.