Now here is something really cool. YouTube’s ‘RRe36’ has been working on a project that brings the visuals and mechanics of Batman: Arkham Asylum in Unreal Engine 4. And, last month, RRe36 released a new video that has some gameplay footage from it.
But what exactly is Arkham Unreal (or Unreal Engine Batman Arkham)? According to the creator, he started by pulling assets from the Batman: Arkham games and placing them into Unreal Engine 4 a few years ago. This made him try to copy some of the game’s mechanics. As time went on, he learned more about Unreal Engine, and the systems he created became more advanced. This eventually led to almost fully working movement features like grappling and cape-gliding. After that, he added enemies and some combat mechanics, which you can see in the video.
So, in this latest video, we get to see Batman fighting some goons in the Sewers and in the Archives. And, as you will see, the combat feels exactly like that of the original Batman: Arkham game. Moreover, this fan project looks better than the original game. We can see higher quality textures and better character models. We also get new and better cape animations.
For a one-person project, this looks amazing. It really captures the atmosphere and style of the original Batman: Arkham Asylum. In some ways, it even looks better. This is exactly the kind of game many Batman Arkham fans would love to play. Sadly, the project is not available to the public. Right now, there are no plans to ever release it. Because it uses some assets from the original games, it would almost certainly cause copyright problems. On top of that, the project is huge. In total, we’re looking at a project that weighs at about 130GB. Around 80GB are project files, and about 50GB are for the custom engine build.
I should also note that RRe36 does not plan to recreate the entire game. Right now, he is focusing on things he finds interesting. So, while this can give you an idea of what a UE4 remaster of Batman: Arkham Asylum could look like, it’s not a fully fledged remaster.
But why is RRe36 using Unreal Engine 4 instead of Unreal Engine 5? As he said, Unreal Engine 5 doesn’t offer anything that would be worth the extra work to upgrade. This fan project doesn’t have huge dynamic environments that would benefit from features like Lumen, and it doesn’t use super high-detail models that would take advantage of Nanite. So, sticking with Unreal Engine 4 makes more sense for this project.
As I said, for a one-man project, this looks amazing. So, be sure to watch the video at the end of the article.
Speaking of Unreal Engine, you should also check out the following UE5 fan projects. For instance, you can find some faithful remasters of Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3, which are super cool. A few months ago, we also shared an amazing remake of Toy Story 2. Then there’s this cool fan remake of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Let’s also not forget this fantastic fan remake of STALKER that’s worth a look. Oh, and don’t miss the Grand Theft Auto 6 fan concept in UE5; it’s pretty impressive.
In February 2024, we also shared fan remakes of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and GTA 3, as well as an Uncharted fan game. We also have a remaster of Unreal Gold and a cool fan remake of Doom 3. You should also watch the full-on remake video for Final Fantasy 9, and this HD-2D Fan Remake for Xenogears. Moreover, here is a fantastic fan remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
Need for Speed Carbon and Tony Hawk’s Underground also have some awesome fan remakes. There’s even a fan remake of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation that features Angelina Jolie and Christoph Waltz. But that’s not all. Fans have also made remakes for Star Wars: Republic Commando, Death Stranding, Fallout 4, Grand Theft Auto 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Fallout 4, Resident Evil 1, and Silent Hill 3’s Lakeside Amusement Park. Oh, and there’s a video showing MGS2’s iconic intro in UE5.
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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