The Force Engine 1.0 release

Date: 2022-12-21

For me, Dark Forces always have a special place in my heart, as a kid we bought the first gaming magazine because of it, and to this day it's one of the best first person shooters ever made. With this source port, it surely leveled up technically, not to mention can show the younger generation how gaming was in the 90s.

Even though we can play the game relative well, thanks to DOSBox, but there are always people who love to do more.

The Force Engine is a reverse engineered source port for Dark Forces (and later Outlaws). Finally it has seen the 1.0 release, and made the game fully playable on modern hardware and with many extras.

Download The Force Engine (Windows support for now, Mac and Linux will come, probably first quarter of 2023)

• high resolution up to 4k
• OpenGL and software renderer
• mouselook, with customizable crosshair
• customizable keys and controller input
• HUD scaling and positioning
• fully functional save system

And many more!

Look at that glorious trailer!

Mod support is available and soon the level editor will come back as well!

May the Force Be with you! And Merry Christmas Star Wars fans!

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Note: the source port of course still needs the original game files, so let's go to GOG and buy the game (Steam version works as well). TFE automatically recognize the installed game and will use the files.

Edit: forgot to mention that even IGN made a video about the first mission, and showing the cutscenes in 4k! Other people streaming on twitch as well.