Nightdive Studios and Lucasfilm Games announced Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is coming soon for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. This new remaster will bring several improvements to the classic 1995 MS-DOS game.
Star Wars: Dark Forces quickly enamored PC gamers when the title launched in 1995. One year later, the title would come to the original PlayStation on November 30, 1996. The game was absent from consoles for many years, but it will finally return soon.
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
The new remaster was created in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games and fully remastered through Nightdive Studios’ signature KEX engine. Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster supports up to 4K at 120 frames-per-second. Additionally, the remaster features advanced 3D rendering, modern gamepad support, trophies and achievements, and much more. A release date will be announced before the end of 2023.
In the meantime, watch the new reveal trailer below via Nightdive Studios.
Finally, the original Star Wars: Dark Forces is available now for PC via Steam. It’s playable on Steam Deck, but it’s not a verified title.
Here’s an overview of the original game via the official Steam page.
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army – one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire’s arsenal of terror and domination.
Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance’s covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire, then battle every man and machine the Imperial Forces can muster. Search a vast galaxy for clues, attack enemy bases-all in a desperate attempt to stop the activation of this fearsome new weapon.
- Fully interactive environments – morphing walls and floors, moving platforms, and conveyors, realistic lighting and atmospheric effects.
- First-person ground combat. Call on 10 weapons to fight twenty types of enemies.
- Explore the virtual Star Wars universe up close and personal.
- Climb catwalks, look and shoot up and down, jump off ledges, wade through garbage.
