Star Wars: Dark Forces Looks Fantastic In 2022

To get more specific, The Force Engine lets us play the same old Dark Forces but with loads of modern improvements and touches, like proper widescreen support, higher resolutions and, most excitedly, full mouselook support (the original, like Doom, locked the players movements to the X and Y axis).

There’s also a modern save system, a proper aiming reticle and integrated support for mods. Indeed about the only change here that goes beyond cosmetic or quality of life improvements are some tweaks to Boba Fett’s AI, though that—and everything else—can be switched off if you want to play the game as 1995 intended.

If you’ve got Dark Forces (it’s available on Steam and GoG for pocket change) and want to download The Force Engine, you can get it here. Oh, and before we go, note that this is an engine project, not just a Dark Forces project, so the other game built on the Jedi Engine—cult classic Western Outlaws—will be getting similar treatment soon.