How to extract your Metroid Dread RomFS

You can either extract your RomFS using nxdumptool from your Switch, or using Ryujinx from an image (.nsp or .xci). We’ll show you how to do it using Ryujinx.

First, download and setup Ryujinx. Make sure you follow their start-up guide after installation. You can download Ryujinx here: https://ryujinx.org/download

Once you’ve set it up, navigate to Options -> Settings to add the directory with your game image. Your game should be shown in Ryujinx now.

Ryujinx main screen

Ryujinx main screen

If you wish to use version 2.1.0, right click on the game in Ryujinx and select Manage Title Updates. Then apply the update .nsp.

Finally, right click on the game and select Extract Data -> RomFS.

Ryujinx main screen, showing the right-click context menus to extract the RomFS

Ryujinx main screen, showing the right-click context menus to extract the RomFS

Be sure to use the same version of RomFS as you intend to play the game with! If your RomFS dump does not match your game, it can cause problems with the randomizer.

We currently support 1.0.0 and 2.1.0.