Unofficial fan port · Windows 10 / 11

Sly 2 Band of Thieves Now on PC!

The Cooper Gang's biggest heist, rebuilt as a real Windows game. No emulator. Sharp, widescreen and ready for your controller, made from your own copy of the 2004 classic.

Download the launcher See the plan

Sly2-Setup.exeLatest versionabout 63 MBFree

Bring your own disc

You need your own Sly 2: Band of Thieves disc (USA release) as an .iso file. The download contains no game data.

Job 01

The gear

Everything the gang packed for the trip from the PlayStation 2 to your PC.

A real PC game

The game's code is translated ahead of time into a normal 64-bit Windows program. No emulator, no BIOS, nothing to configure.

Sharp and wide

Direct3D 11 rendering well above the original resolution, in true 16:9 widescreen. Prefer 4:3? One key switches back.

Three disguises

Retro, Faithful or Reimagined: play it exactly as it looked in 2004, cleaned up, or with new lighting and upscaled textures.

Your controller

Xbox pads, DualSense and DualShock 4 (USB or Bluetooth, with rumble), or keyboard and mouse. Plug in and play.

Options in the game

A proper Options menu inside the game: pick a look, a quality from Low to Ultra, your display mode, and apply.

Updates itself

One launcher installs, repairs and updates. New versions are offered automatically, and your saves and settings stay put.

Job 02

Pick a disguise

Three looks, switchable any time from Options > Graphics. Each one combines with a quality setting from Low to Ultra.

Retro

The game exactly as it originally looked: original resolution, 4:3 picture and the console's own filters.

Faithful Default

The original art, cleaned up: high resolution, widescreen and crisp comic-book outlines.

Reimagined New in 1.1

Sharper AI-upscaled textures, new lighting and shadows, a warm colour grade and smooth outlines.

The pictures above are illustrations of each look, not screenshots.

Job 03

The plan

Four steps, no lock-picking required. The launcher does the heavy lifting.

Grab the launcher

Download Sly2-Setup.exe and start it. It needs no administrator rights.
Hand over the disc

Drop the .iso image of your own Sly 2 disc on the window. It is checked on the spot.
Let the gang work

Setup fetches free build tools (about 220 MB) and builds the game on your PC. That takes from a few minutes to about twenty.
Hit Play

Press the big gold PLAY button. From now on the launcher starts the game and offers updates by itself.

Download the launcher Release notes and checksums

Job 04

Tools of the trade

What your PC needs for the job.

Windows: Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit
Processor: Any 64-bit Intel or AMD processor; four or more cores recommended
Graphics: A Direct3D 11 graphics card with current drivers: most NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon cards of the last ten years. Other PCs fall back to a software renderer that needs a fast processor.
Disk space: About 4 GB free during installation (the game keeps its own copy of your disc image)
Internet: About 220 MB of free build tools are downloaded during installation
The game: Your own Sly 2: Band of Thieves disc, USA release (SCUS-97316), as an unmodified .iso image
Controller: Optional: Xbox, DualSense or DualShock 4. Keyboard and mouse work too.

Job 05

Before you pull the job

The questions an inspector would ask.

Is the game included in the download?

No. The download contains only the launcher and this project's own code. The game itself comes from your own disc: the launcher reads it and builds the PC version on your computer. Without your own copy of Sly 2 there is nothing to play.

Which version of the game do I need?

The USA release of Sly 2: Band of Thieves (SCUS-97316) as an unmodified .iso image. European (PAL) and other discs are not supported yet, and .bin/.cue, .chd or .cso images have to be converted to .iso first. The launcher tells you right away if a file can't be used, and why.

Is this an emulator?

No. An emulator imitates a whole console while the game runs. Here the game's code is translated once, ahead of time, into a native Windows program, and the console's graphics, sound and input are replaced by their PC equivalents.

Windows says "Windows protected your PC". Why?

The setup program is not signed with a paid certificate, so Windows SmartScreen does not know it. Click More info, then Run anyway. The source code is public, and every release lists SHA-256 checksums so you can verify your download.

Will updates keep my saves?

Yes. Saves and settings live in their own folder and survive updates and repairs. The launcher can even switch back to the previous version.

How do I remove it?

Windows Settings > Apps > "Sly 2: Band of Thieves (PC port)", or the Uninstall button in the launcher. It asks before it deletes your saves.

Does it cost anything?

No. The port is a free fan project and its source code is public on GitHub.