HOOKSHOT
GITHUB Windows 10 / 11 x64
Install Hookshot on Windows
The Windows path is HookshotBuilder.exe from the official release. It downloads its own compiler, then builds a program from the game you already have.
Steps
Download HookshotBuilder.exe from the latest stable release. On 11 Nov 2026 that file was 185,856 bytes on tag v2.1.0. Start it and let it fetch about 500 MB of tools. If a download fails, use Repair in the same window rather than grabbing the tools from a forum zip.
Point the window at the game. It searches Downloads, Desktop, and Documents for a .nup file. Browse, drag-and-drop, or select a romfs folder together with an exefs folder if the automatic search misses. The build must be e0f3ccfa (update v131072, program 0400486024DEC000). A different dump stops with a support message instead of producing a broken game.
Choose the output folder. The default is Games\Hookshot under your user profile. Pick the language, which is stored in language.txt, then press Build. The readme's range is 10 to 45 minutes. Leave about 60 GB free during the compile. An SSD is recommended; the window warns first if it sees a hard disk. Afterward, hookshot.exe is the launcher, a desktop shortcut and a Start menu entry are optional, and the roughly 4 GB of intermediate files are deleted unless HOOKSHOT_KEEP_BUILD_FILES=1 is set.
When a step stops
If Windows Security removes a build tool, open Protection history and restore the file, or exclude the Hookshot tools directory, then press Repair. The readme describes the tools as unsigned, which is why a scanner can quarantine them. The first launch also prepares shaders and can sit for a few minutes; that wait is separate from a crash.
Memory guidance is 16 GB installed, with the running game near 10 GB. A later update from the launcher downloads only changed pieces and then rebuilds, keeping saves and settings. Arcade Pirate's 9 Nov 2026 video shows one Windows pass; I use it as a picture of the window, and the written steps above follow the readme.
Video
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Questions
Do I need Visual Studio?
Not on current Builder releases. Issue 348 was closed after the maintainer bundled llvm-mingw. An old builder can still ask for the Windows SDK.
Where is the video?
Arcade Pirate, 9 Nov 2026, about 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Press play on this page. It is a third-party recording, not a project upload.
Sources
| Source | Evidence status | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Readme | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Issue 348 | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Arcade Pirate setup video | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |