NX2navi comparisons
nx2 navi versus another project only helps if the other name is a real repository. These three are the ones search pages mix in.
| Project | Type | Platforms | License | Stars | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hookshot | Static recompilation | Windows 10/11; Linux AppImage | GPL-3.0 | 5,571 | Consider its documented AppImage path for Linux; compare current issue reports. Neither project has a shared performance benchmark. |
| Lichii | Switch 2 emulator | Windows / Linux / macOS | GPL-3.0 | 7,824 | Targets multiple games; compare its own compatibility notes. NX2navi targets one game version. |
| Ship of Harkinian | Native port of the Nintendo 64 game | Windows / Linux / macOS | No unified repository license detected; review component licenses | 5,958 | Choose for the N64 original. Its game files and project are different from the Switch 2 recomp. |
| nxnative | Native Switch runtime layer | iPhone / iPad / Apple-silicon Mac | MIT | 14,286 | The Mac video names this separate project; it does not establish NX2navi macOS support. |
Hookshot is the closest neighbor: another static recomp of the same Switch 2 game, with a Linux AppImage NX2navi's Setup does not ship. An emulator such as Lichii is a different kind of program and can list macOS, which NX2navi does not. Ship of Harkinian looks related in a search box and wants an N64 ROM. Pick the page that matches the confusion you actually have.
NX2navi vs Hookshot · NX2navi vs emulators · NX2navi vs Ship of Harkinian
Questions
What is the one-line difference?
NX2navi and Hookshot both recompile the Switch 2 remake. Lichii emulates the console. Ship of Harkinian ports the Nintendo 64 game.
Is there a fourth recomp?
Other names show up in issues. If a project is not one of these three, it stays in the table only when the comparison list in the research file names it.
Sources
- NX2navi repository · checked 2026-11-10
- Hookshot repository · checked 2026-11-10
- Lichii repository · checked 2026-11-10
- Shipwright repository · checked 2026-11-10