In January 2025, we shared a demo for the fan remake of Need for Speed Underground 2 in Unreal Engine 5. Since then, the fan remake has been receiving numerous updates. So, here is a video that showcases some of its new features.
Created by apfelbaum, this fan remake attempts to bring the whole game to UE5. As its creator has stated, the Career Mode is playable from start to finish. Yup, you read that right. This project does not bring a portion of the game. Instead, it will allow you to play the whole Career Mode. Now that’s cool.
Right now, the Career Mode does not have any AI opponents or traffic. It also lacks the destructible environments that the original game has. So, hopefully, apfelbaum will add them.
The latest build of the remake will have better driving mechanics. Moreover, it will come with a new weather system, as well as a new car paint model.
The Unreal Engine 5 remake of NFS Underground 2 will also feature a new launcher. This launcher will let you easily download your game files, keep them up to date, and verify their integrity. It will be available with the next version of the fan remake.
There is currently no ETA on when the next demo will come out. As soon as it does, I’ll make sure to let you know. For now, you can get its previous demo from RPGGameplay’s Discord server.
Speaking of Unreal Engine 5, I recommend trying out these other free fan-made demos. You can grab a Superman UE5 Demo, a Halo 3: ODST Remake, and a Spider-Man UE5 Demo. There’s also a fan-made version of STALKER in Unreal Engine 5. If you love old-school FPS games, you should check out this remake of the classic FPS Blood in Epic’s engine. For Mario fans, we have this cool Super Mario Galaxy Tech Demo in Unreal Engine 5.
And that’s not all. There is a cool remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s Halo level in UE5 that you can download. Or how about this free Attack on Titan game? Then we have the fan remakes for Dino Crisis 2 and MediEvil 2. Plus, there is an amazing fan remake of Sonic Adventure 2, called Sonic Adventure 2 Redux. Zelda fans can get this fan remake of Ocarina of Time. Oh, and let’s not forget the amazing ports of Skyrim and Oblivion.
Owners of high-end GPUs can also try these two tech demos. The first one features a Witcher-like environment. The second shows off a Rome Italian Town. Last month, we also shared a demo of King’s Field 2 in UE5. Finally, we have The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Reimagined in Unreal Engine 5, a remake of Flappy Bird, a demo for Need for Speed: Underground 2, and a Diablo 2 Remake Demo. They all look awesome, so be sure to give them a try.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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" Career Mode is playable from start to finish. Yup, you read that right. This project does not bring a portion of the game. Instead, it will allow you to play the whole Career Mode. Now that’s cool."
"Right now, the Career Mode does not have any AI opponents or traffic.
WHAT?
Yup, you read that right!
How is Career Mode playable from start to finish with no AI opponents ? That's the definition of not playable
Imagine if Criterion had been allowed to make RenderWare-nextgen. Would be one hell of an engine and pretty optimized too. Their last game based on that engine was Burnout Paradise.
And how about a sequel to Black (2006)?
Recently I played it on my Steam Deck OLED via PCSX2, with the internal resolution set to 1600×1000 in order to get a nice super-sampled image on the 1280×800 screen.
It still is a pretty impressive game, even more so when you keep in mind that it runs on a PS2:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6e814ecb8b126cd729a220de0bc05285d8866e0158cee3c765e29139f61d51d7.jpg
Shame that EA seems to have forgotten about it…
Dont forget to use those if you're planning a full playthrough:
– MouseInjectorDolphinDuck for KB/M gameplay
– Upscaled textures pack
– 60 FPS Patch coupled with LSFG for 120 fps+
Agreed! It's always the artstyle that wins over any graphical gimmics. The atmosphere of ps2 era games is hard to achieve even today. Lack of expertise and passion to make cool games is the reason. But I know in my heart that EA, Ubisoft, Activision cannot create the same magic they did back then. They're just not the same anymore. But we will see good things from trusted and many new studios that's for sure.
looks sh*t just like all unreal engine games
John if you can get your hands on a demo for styx blades of greed, I'd love to see some footage or hear about the performance. I can't describe why but it looks so appealing to me. It's the only fantasy game running on UE5 that's nice to look at imo.
There is no demo but as always, we’ll have a PC Performance Analysis once it gets out (it’s still planned for a Q4 2025 release, but I believe it will be delayed to 2026 since we haven’t gotten any news for it these past couple of months).
Yeah, that's what I think too and thanks.
I usually don't care about RTX, but the RTX version I have seen a few months ago looked much better than that.🤔
Unfortunately, progress is slow, and the project might even be abandoned.
(look it up on moddb)