TL: LTD Full Guide (PC)

Working as of 5/7/2026 ko-fi Made with love by swan <3 https://rentry.org/swanslibrary ^ Go here for android/iOS (wip) guide ^

Important Information!! Read First!!!

  • Emulation of this game should only be done if you are a legal owner of the game
  • Download links have all been confirmed safe when using an adblocker, however I cannot guaruntee safety from any sort of complications that come with file downloading
  • This guide does not provide any sort of assistance with illegal peer to peer file sharing via torrents.
  • Please ensure to read every part of the guide thoroughly, if you mess something up that is on you.

Guide:

Pre-Requisites:

  • Please have any preferred ad blocker installed
  • Ensure you either have WinRar or 7-zip
    • MAC/LINUX MUST USE 7 ZIP UNLESS YOU WANT TO USE WINRAR FROM COMMAND LINE!!!!
  • A stable internet connection
  • Directly downloading files shouldn't alert your internet service provider to anything nefarious, however if you still have a fear I'd recommend using Cloudflare Warp
  • Have a tab with this website open, it will come in handy later if you happened to lose the game file you pulled off of your switch and want to re-download it ;)
  • On chrome, go to chrome://settings/security?search=secure+, set protection to "No Protection" or else chrome will block the rom download.

Getting the Emulator

An emulator is a program that can run files that you have taken from your fully legally paid gaming device, and run them via virtualization on a computer.
For TL: LTD, we will be using Ryujinx Canary (Canary just means an early release/developmental version of a software, this allows us to run newer releases quicker)

  • Windows might say that it is a dangerous program, select run anyway.
    To download Ryujinx Canary, follow the steps for your system:
  • Visit their website
  • Download the file corresponding to what OS you're running
    • For windows users, you will usually want to go with the ryujinx-canary-1.3.___-win_x64.zip, if you have 7zip installed you can download the .7z version of the file.
    • For mac users, you will want to go with the ryujinx-canary-1.3.___-macos_universal.app.tar.gz and extract it using 7 zip for macos.
      • If you're able to extract is using file explorer on mac, Don't. MacOS leaves behind crucial parts of files that aren't .zip, and this is a .tar.gz file.
    • For Linux, you will need to know if you have an x64 or an arm64 processor. If you're on linux, I'd hope you know how to use CLI. Depending on your version of linux, run dpkg --print-architecture or rpm --eval '%{_arch}' and use whichever download matches your processor's architecture.

Now that the emulator files are downloaded, go ahead and extract them with either 7zip (macos, linux, and/or windows) or Win Rar (windows only).

Once fully extracted, it should look something like in your downloads folder, or wherever your downloaded file was originally.

Open the folder, navigate to folder/publish/Ryujinx.exe and double click on the application.

  • This might look different for macos users, as apple uses .dmg files for apps typically. I'm not sure though, i'm making this guide for windows primarily.

On first launch, theres some things we need to do. Firstly go to this website and click "Download Keys" and "Download Firmware".

Once downloaded, extract the keys zip file and leave the firmware as it is.

Open Ryujinx again, head to the top bar of the app and click "Actions". You'll want to click "Install Keys (.keys)", and navigate to the .keys file of the folder we just unzipped. Repeat the same step for firmware, but instead you'll want to click "Install firmware (.xci or .zip)," and navigate to the .zip firmware file we downloaded.

Congrats! You now have a fully virtual switch running in your pc.

Getting the Game

Now, if you don't want to hurt the profits of a multi billion dollar company, turn back now.
Anywho....
Remember that tab I told you to open in the pre-reqs section, this is where you'll need it.
ALL DOWNLOADS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY VIRUSTOTAL AND TRUSTED BY FMHY.NET
LINKS PROVIDED WILL BE A BASE64 CODE, PASTE IT INTO THE CONVERTER TO GET THE DOWNLOAD LINK YOU DESIRE.
Also disclaimer, the download links will open a popup tab that looks like another filesharing site when you click the download button, just close that tab and go back to the original and re-click the download button. ONLY DOWNLOAD FILES OFF OF DATANODES, NO EXTERNALS!

As of 05/07/2026, the DataNodes link has a "too many users have viewed this" error.

The following b64 codes are alternate links for the same file. Use adblock.
- aHR0cHM6Ly8xZmljaGllci5jb20vP2Y5c3hsNDhkbDI3aTFzanZ6ZWxhJmFmPTMyNzE1MQ== (1fichier)
- aHR0cHM6Ly9ienpoci50by9kdXdtcW03dzQ4Y3E= (Buzzheavier, 2 download options on this page)
- aHR0cHM6Ly9kYXRhbm9kZXMudG8vOGtjd2d4aHBqaWh4L1RvbW9kYWNoaV9MaWZlX0xpdmluZ190aGVfRHJlYW1fU3dpdGNoX05TUF9CYXNlX0dhbWUucmFy ( alternative datanodes link)
- aHR0cHM6Ly9maWxla2VlcGVyLm5ldC9pOGpzY21ybWd4NXUvVG9tb2RhY2hpX0xpZmVfTGl2aW5nX3RoZV9EcmVhbV9Td2l0Y2hfTlNQX0Jhc2VfR2FtZS5yYXI= (filekeeper)

  • First, download the .nsp file, heres your link to decode: aHR0cHM6Ly9kYXRhbm9kZXMudG8vYnc5NGc0cnB2ZHc5L1RvbW9kYWNoaV9MaWZlX0xpdmluZ190aGVfRHJlYW1fKE5TUCkoY29udmVydGVkKS5yYXI=
    • This isn't a direct download, you will need to click a button on a third party site. Use at your own risk with an adblocker.
  • Once downloaded, extract the file using your extraction app from earlier. It should be in a folder in your filepath.
  • Open Ryujinx. Select options > settings
  • Under interface, where it says "Game Directories", select add.
  • Navigate to the folder containing the .nsp file, not the file itself (this should just be the folder we extracted.)
  • Select add folder or the corresponding option depending on your os.
  • Select apply & okay

Congrats! Your game should be in your Ryujinx home screen like this

You can now launch and play as you please, but there are a few extras i've installed that I'll also guide you through!
If you have any issues, there is also a section for that at the end.

Extras:

Game Update 1.0.1:
  • Using your b64 decoder, head to this website aHR0cHM6Ly9kYXRhbm9kZXMudG8vMWRxbGRnM2R3ZzRmL1RPTUxMVERSRU0tTlN3VGNILU5TUC1VcGRhdGUxMDEtWmlwZXJ0by5yYXI=
  • Download the file
  • Extract using winrar or 7zip
  • Open Ryujinx home screen
  • Right click your game title
  • Select manage title updates
  • Select add
  • Navigate to the downloaded update folder, then select the nsp file and click save/add/confirm or wtv
  • Should be updated!
Future Updates (if guide isn't updated):
  • Using your b64 decoder, head to this website aHR0cHM6Ly9uc3dnYW1lLmNvbS90b21vZGFjaGktbGlmZS1saXZpbmctdGhlLWRyZWFtLW5pbnRlbmRvLXN3aXRjaC1uc3AteGNpLW5zei1kb3dubG9hZC1mcmVlLw==
  • Scroll until you see the "Full Game Ver NSP"
  • Select the "Datanodes" hyperlink under the desired update
  • Follow the steps above for update installation.
Mods:

Currently, there are a few emulator mods for this game. Available currently are the following:

  • 21:9 Ultrawide mod
  • Level of Detail
  • 60 FPS
  • 2580 x 1080 docked
    My favourite is the 60fps one. Heres how to install!
  • Click this to install the modpack
  • Extract using either your system's extracter or a program. This is a basic .zip so it doesn't really matter.
  • Open Ryujinx
  • Right click your game
  • Select manage mods
  • Select add
  • Highlight all the mods in the extracted folder and click select folders
  • Back in Ryujinx, select the ones you want and click enable
  • Then click save and kachow
LivingTheDreamToolkit (Custom PNG UGC):
  • Click this to download the toolkit files.
  • Extract using winrar or 7zip
  • Double click on the net folders until you see a bunch of scary looking files
  • Find the livingthedreamtoolkit.gui.exe and that is the one you'll use!
    Once in the GUI,
  • paste %appdata%\Ryujinx\bis\user\save\ in the filepath box, then select either 0 or 1, then navigate until you find the UGC folder.
  • Select the UGC folder and click add folder
  • IN the GUI, add your images to facepaints, workshop items, and more.
  • Once done, just close the GUI and either relaunch TL, or save to title screen and reopen.
Public patterns and UGC

https://tomopattern.com

Adding a desktop shortcut for ryujinx and for the game:
  • Open file explorer
  • Find your ryujinx folder
  • Double click on it, then double click on publish
  • Right click 'ryujinx.exe' and select copy as path
  • Go to your desktop
  • Right click
  • Select new, new shortcut
  • Paste in that path
  • ta-da!
    For a game shortcut,
  • Open ryujinx
  • Right click your game
  • Select create shortcut

Frequent Issues

"When I go to launch the game, it just closes Ryujinx!"
Check your Ryujinx logs, mine are located in \Downloads\ryujinx-canary-1.3.279-win_x64\publish\Logs, open the most recent file in notepad and analyze what it says. If you see something to do with "Vulkan", or "00:00:12.285 |E| .NET TP Worker Gpu : Error querying Vulkan devices: Object reference not set to an instance of an object." follow these steps for windows

  • On your keyboard, press windows + r, and paste in %appdata%\Ryujinx into the box. Hit enter
  • Right click config.json and select open in notepad
  • In notepad, do control F and type "Graphics Backend"
  • Change the value from 2 to 1
  • Do control + s to save it
  • Re-Launch Ryujinx and see if it works now
    If changing the graphics backend didn't work, ensure you have the canary version of ryujinx installed along with the correct files. Try disabling all mods and launching again, etc.
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Pub: 01 May 2026 16:06 UTC

Edit: 08 May 2026 02:43 UTC

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