After 23 long years, Jak and Daxter fans do what Sony won't and port the classic PS2 game to PC - now with local and online multiplayer
Jun. 5, 2024A childhood dream come true
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Jak and Daxter’s fan-ported PC release from OpenGOAL is now fully playable in both couch co-op and online multiplayer mode.
Teamrunsis a mod made specifically for OpenGOAL’s Jak and Daxter port, boasting couch co-op capability, an integrated leaderboard system for speedrunners, and most impressively of all - fully functional online multiplayer support. Its mastermind modder says Teamruns “allows you to play through the game with others in a shared game world with interactable players.” To ensure a seamless multiplayer experience, “All in-game cutscenes that normally interrupt the game flow have also been modified to run in real-time to work better with multiplayer.”
While the creator explains that the mod is “mostly catered towards speedrunning” due to its inclusion of leaderboard submissions and timers, it also contains “other game modes” geared specifically towards casual play. Teamruns harbors its own recording tool for creating custom demo files, too - but that’s not all. There are more features yet to come to the mod, including “projectile pathing logic and navigation for normal enemies that are still individual to each player.” We may see the mod come to the Jak 2 and 3 ports as well, but for now, Teamruns' developer is “not sure.”
Hoping for an official re-release?Naughty Dog says that it “does not have Jak and Daxter here in development right now”
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
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