The most recent update was three months ago, where he notes that he’s seeking someone to work on character models for enemies and NPCs. Lewis has been working on the Dark Forces remake for at least a couple of years, and although it’s very much a work in progress, there is a level available that you can try for yourself right now – although it’s a little bit wonky.įrom here Jason and a few other developers began work on a detailed recreation of the first level of Dark Forces, and you can check out their progress on his ArtStation page here. Jason Lewis is Senior Environment Artist at the studio, and has presumably worked on the developer’s most recent games, such as Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire and the upcoming The Outer Worlds.
The remake is being done in Unreal Engine 4, and it’s not just a fan project made by enthusiastic amateurs – it’s actually being lead by a professional developer at Obsidian. It is, however, very difficult to play now, so it’s a good thing that there’s a Star Wars Dark Forces remake in the works.
Aside from being the first Star Wars FPS, just two years after Doom (and a year before Duke Nukem 3D) it was adding innovations such as having a proper story, the ability to look up and down, and an impressive use of elevated terrain.
Star Wars Dark Forces is highly underrated when it comes to considering genre-changing FPSs.
