Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster Arrives February 28, 2024 for All Major Platforms - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 October 2023 / 2,772 Views

Developer Nightdive Studios announced Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on February 28, 2024.

The game first released for PC in February 1995 and PlayStation in November 1996.

View a trailer of the game below:

Read details on the remaster below:

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster has been brought to life by the team at Nightdive Studios, fully remastered through its proprietary KEX engine, allowing the game to run on modern gaming devices at up to 4K resolution at 120 frames per second. New and returning players will enjoy Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster‘s upgraded gameplay, high-resolution textures, enhanced lighting and rendering, and support for gamepads.

The original 1995 Star Wars: Dark Forces raised the bar for first-person shooter games, offering players a significant degree of movement and interactivity, a large selection of items and power-ups, and engaging environments.

In the first Star Wars first-person shooter 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 resolution / 120 frames per second 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.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.