Reshade
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ReShade is a really handy little application that allows you to apply a border (and other things!) over a game.
This is especially useful for Sinden owners when you are trying to apply a border to a Fullscreen Exclusive game that will not allow you to overlay the border.
Download
Download ReShade from the official ReShade website
Setup Guide
- Download ReShade from the link above. It does not require any extraction or installation and will just run from the download location.
- Run the ReShade exe file and select “Click here to select a game and manage its ReShade installation.”
- Choose the game exe you want to apply ReShade to from the list and click on Use selected application, or click on the Browse button to manually navigate to and select the game exe.
- Game exe files and ReShade API’s are listed below.
- Select the appropriate ReShade API. Refer to the list below.
- On the Effects Packages page, select SweetFX by CeeJay.dk and Standard effects and click OK.
- Select Border.fx when it asks which of the Sweet FX effects you want to install and click OK. The rest are optional.
- A pop-up window stating that ReShade Setup was successful should appear. Close this window.
- Launch the game, and the ReShade OSD will appear in the top left corner.
- Try another ReShade API if this message does not appear.
- Click on the Home key on your keyboard to bring up the ReShade menu.
- Click on Skip Tutorial.
- Reshade Border Settings:
- Enable Border [Border.fx]
- Click on Border Color and change it to White.
- Click on the Arrows to adjust the border size.
- Press the Home key on your keyboard to exit the ReShade menu. You can press the Home key to reload the ReShade menu if you need to make adjustments to the border.
Supported Game/Emulator APIs
This list is not exhaustive but has been confirmed working by community members.
Try another API if the one listed below does not work for you.
Emulators
| Emulator | Executable | ReShade API |
|---|---|---|
| CXBX-Reloaded | cxbx.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Demul | demul.exe | Direct3D 9/10/11 |
| Dolphin | dolphin.exe | Match Dolphin's Graphics Backend |
| Duckstation | duckstation-qt-x64-ReleaseLTCG.exe | Match Duckstation's Display Settings Renderer |
| ePSXe | ePSXe.exe | OpenGL |
| Flycast | flycast.exe | Match Flycast's Graphics API |
| MAME | mame.exe | Match MAME's Video Mode |
| Mednafen | mednafen.exe | OpenGL |
| PCSX2 | pcsx2.exe or pcsx2-qtx64-avx2.exe | Match PCSX2's Graphics Renderer |
| RetroArch | retroarch.exe | Match RetroArch's Video Driver |
| RPCS3 | rpcs3.exe | Match RPCS3's GPU Renderer |
| Singe 2.0 | Singe-v2.00-Windows-x86_64.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Yuzu | yuzu.exe | OpenGL |
Games
| Game | Executable | ReShade API |
|---|---|---|
| Aliens Armageddon | BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder | OpenGL |
| Aliens Extermination | aliens.exe or aliens deshaped.exe | OpenGL |
| America's Army | BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder | OpenGL |
| BangBang PewPew | Bang Bang Pew Pew.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Banzai Escape | BanzaiEscape.exe | OpenGL |
| Big Buck Hunter Arcade | Buck.exe | OpenGL |
| Big Buck Hunter Pro | BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder | OpenGL |
| BioCrisis | BioCrisis.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| BioCrisis: Return 2 the Lab | BioCrisis 2.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 or DirectX 10/11/12 |
| Block King Ball Shooter | game.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Blue Estate | BEGame.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary Edition | Corpse Killer - 25th Anniversary Edition.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Death Live | DeathLive.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Dream Raiders | game.exe | OpenGL |
| Epoch | UDK.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Far Cry: Paradise Lost | FarCry_r.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Friction | Friction.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Gaia Attack 4 | game.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Haunted Museum | game.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Haunted Museum 2: Fright Fear Land | game.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Heavy Fire: Afghanistan | HeavyFire3_final.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| The House of the Dead III (PC) | hod3pc.exe | Direct3D 9 with d3d8to9 Injector |
| The House of the Dead 4 | BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder | OpenGL |
| The House of the Dead 4 Special | BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder | OpenGL |
| The House of the Dead Overkill | HOTD -safemode.exe | Direct3D 9/10/11 |
| The House of the Dead: Remake | The House of the Dead Remake.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn | Hodzero-Win64-Shipping.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Let's Go Island | LGI.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Let's Go Jungle | BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder | OpenGL |
| Lighthouse of the Dead | Lighthouse of the Dead.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Luigi's Mansion | VACUUM.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 with Xenos dll Injector |
| Mad Bullets | Launcher.exe | OpenGL |
| Major Mayhem | MajorMayhem.exe | OpenGL |
| Missile Command: Recharged | Missile Command Recharged.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam SOZ | game.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Music GunGun! 2 | game.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Operation Ghost | gs2.exe | OpenGL - Rename OpenGL.dll to dxgi.dll if ReShade is not working |
| Prohibition 1930 | wrapgame.exe | OpenGL |
| Rambo | BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder | OpenGL |
| Rabbids Hollywood Arcade | Game.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Reload | reload.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Sega Golden Gun | RingGunR_RingWide.exe | OpenGL |
| Silent Hill: The Arcade | KSHG_no_cursor.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Terminator Salvation | BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder | OpenGL |
| Time Crisis 5 | TimeCrisisGame-Win64-Shipping.exe | Direct3D 9 |
| Toy Story Mania! | tsmania.exe | OpenGL |
| Transformers: Human Alliance | TR_Gun_R_Ring_dumped.exe | OpenGL |
| Virtual Soldiers | Virtual Soldiers.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Wild West Shootout | CowBoy.exe | OpenGL |
| Zombie Desperation | ZombieDesperation.exe | Direct3D 10/11/12 |
| Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX | Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX.exe | OpenGL |