Ben Macauley, an environment artist who has worked at Infinity Ward, Codemasters, and Wargaming, has remastered Half-Life 2’s trainstation intro in Unreal Engine 5. As such, this video will give you an idea of what a modern-day remaster of Half Life 2 could look like.
Macauley has worked on many big games, including Call of Duty and World Rally Championship. Last month, he remade the intro mission “Point Insertion” from Half-Life 2 in Unreal Engine 5. He remade the entire train station from scratch, created many new assets and materials, and added his own artistic and design ideas.
The end result is pretty cool and stays true to the original art style of Half-Life 2. So, if you are a fan of it, you should definitely check it out.
For those wondering, this video was created for portfolio purposes. Macauley does not plan to release this map to the public. Then again, from what I can see, this project only remasters the trainstation. It does not remaster the entire City 17. Still, this is something that deserves your attention. At least in my opinion.
The closer we’ll ever get to a Half-Life 2 Remake or Remaster is with Half-Life 2 RTX. Half-Life 2 RTX adds real-time Path Tracing to Valve’s classic shooter. There is currently no ETA on when it will come out. However, this is one of my most-anticipated games. It’s also one of the best examples of RTX Remix. Thus, I cannot wait to get my hands on it.
Speaking of Unreal Engine 5, you should also check out the following 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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