Purgatory -NARAKU- PSP

An unofficial PSP homebrew port of Purgatory -NARAKU-.

Current version: 1.7.10

The port implements Enri's and Will's stories, the ending routes, secret-route events, and bonus areas. The developer has completed the available routes during testing; broader hardware and regression testing is still needed.

This is a test release. Implemented content should not be interpreted as a guarantee that every branch is free of bugs.

Features

• Enri and Will, with character-aware save-slot previews.
• Dialogue, choices, scripted movement, chases and puzzles.
• Inventory, key items, notes, save/load and settings menus.
• Normal, dimmed and transparent message windows.
• Original music and sound effects.
• English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• An additional unofficial Russian translation.
• Save-file deletion with confirmation in all five languages.
• Settings values aligned to a shared right edge.
• Compressed market build for smaller texture and audio assets.

Changes in 1.7.9–1.7.10

• Fixed a startup crash under PPSSPP JIT/IR by making the laser-trail reset independent of memset's return value. The updated build was tested under both OpenGL and Vulkan.
• Shortened and faded the repeated wet-floor and blood-puddle step sound to reduce overlapping audio work on slower devices.
• Batched Map013 tile rendering, reducing tile draw submissions from about 518 to about 36 for a full map pass while preserving order and filtering.
• Reduced the wait after the axe pickup from 60 frames to 12.

The Russian translation is ready for tester review. Its wording and layout have not undergone a complete Russian playthrough.

Controls

Button	Action
D-pad	Move
X	Confirm / interact / examine
O	Open menu / cancel
R	Dash

Installation and builds

The source/resource patch is incremental, not a standalone game or a precompiled EBOOT. Apply it over an existing port project. Building requires a working PSP SDK environment.

Build the debug version:

./tools/build_deploy_v178.sh

Build the compressed market folder after the debug build:

./tools/build_market_v178.sh

The market build is produced in NARAKU_MARKET on the PC, while its EBOOT uses the game root PSP/GAME/NARAKU. Rename the folder to NARAKU when installing it on a PSP or PPSSPP device. Keep the EBOOT and compressed assets folder together. Restart the game after updating and load an in-game save. Avoid emulator savestates created with an older executable.

Select Russian through Settings → Language → Русский.

Bug reports

Submit a bug report with screenshots or video

Include the port version, language, location, steps to reproduce, expected and actual behaviour, and whether you loaded an in-game save or savestate. For emulator reports, include PPSSPP version, device and graphics backend.

Validation

Host checks cover translation lookup, Cyrillic coverage, preservation of existing dialogue/script resources, selected runtime regressions, and compressed-asset handling. OpenGL and Vulkan startup were confirmed in PPSSPP. Real PSP compatibility, visual layout and complete route coverage still require tester verification.

Credits

Original game: Nama. This is an unofficial fan port and is not affiliated with the original creator. Original game assets remain the property of their respective owners.