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STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster

Remastered first-person shooter with Imperial firefights and maze-like missions

Nightdive Studios, LucasArts · Published by Nightdive Studios, Atari · Released Feb 28, 2024

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Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 1,281
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 14 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
May 7, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
2 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster?

This remaster of a 1995 Star Wars first-person shooter follows Kyle Katarn, an Imperial defector working with the Rebel Alliance to investigate the Dark Trooper Project. Across fourteen missions, you fight enemies with blasters and explosives and navigate puzzles by jumping, ducking, and crawling.

For you if...

  • +you like older first-person shooters with varied weapons
  • +you enjoy finding secrets while exploring large missions

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer instead of a solo campaign
  • −you need to save progress during missions

What players say

90% of 1,281 reviews are positive · 78% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the updated controls and visuals for preserving the original shooter's feel. Common complaints concern confusing levels that require backtracking and a price players consider high for the game's length.

How many players finish STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «The Final Hammer Blow», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64-bit required)
Processor
Intel or AMD Dual-Core at 2.0 GHz
Graphics
GPU with DirectX 11 or Vulkan 1.1 support
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
420 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit required)
Processor
Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
Graphics
GPU with DirectX 11 or Vulkan 1.1 support
Memory
4 GB RAM

Does STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
29
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German. Text only: Spanish - Spain.

Does STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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