Nightdive Studios and Lucasfilm Games announced Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster will release on February 28, 2024 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 enthralled PC gamers when the first-person shooter 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 make its debut on modern platforms 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, so players with high-refresh rate displays may take advantage of the smoother performance. Additionally, the remaster features advanced 3D rendering, modern gamepad support, trophies and achievements, and much more.
Here’s an overview of the game, via the official Steam page:
In the first Star Wars FPS video game, players assume the role of Kyle Katarn, a defector of the Galactic Empire turned mercenary for hire. Katarn joins the Rebel Alliance’s covert operations division tasked with infiltrating the Galactic Empire, where he discovers the secret Dark Trooper Project. The development of this powerful new series of Imperial battle droids and power-armored stormtroopers stands to strengthen the Empire’s grip on the galaxy unless Katarn and the Rebel Alliance intervene.
Key Features
- All fourteen original levels, featuring Star Wars worlds and capital ships
- Use your ability to jump, duck, and crawl to solve puzzles and defeat enemies
- Your Personal Digital Assistant provides you with in game information such including map, inventory, and mission briefing
- Engaging first-person ground combat featuring ten weapons and twenty types of enemies
- Up to 4K 120FPS visuals
- Advanced 3D rendering enables updated lighting and atmospheric effects
- Modern gamepad support adds a new weapon wheel, and rumble
- Controller Support – vibration and gyro controls
- A variety of power-ups are made available to the player, including health, shields, weapons and ammunition
- For combat, the player may use fists, explosive landmines and thermal detonators, as well as blasters and other ranged weapons
- Includes immersive environmental puzzles and mazes
