In December 2024, we informed you about a fan demo of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in Unreal Engine 5. This project brought the whole map of Skyrim to UE5. And, below, you can find a 1:1 graphics comparison between the fan demo and the original version. So, make sure to watch it.
This video highlights the improvements of UE5’s Lumen. Even with the original assets, Skyrim in UE5 looks way better than its original version. The lighting and the reflections have been overhauled. The fan demo honestly feels like a remaster. Moreover, thanks to Nanite, there aren’t a lot of pop-ins.
Sadly, these visual improvements do not come free. As you will see, at Native 4K/Ultra, the NVIDIA RTX 4080 is unable to push framerates over 60FPS. This shouldn’t really surprise anyone. As I’ve said multiple times, Lumen is a form of Ray Tracing. To get high framerates, you’ll have to use DLSS 3 (ideally with Frame Generation).
If you want to try this fan demo of Skyrim in UE5.5, you can go ahead and download it from this link.
Rumor has it that a remake of Oblivion is in the works. According to the rumor, this remake will be using Unreal Engine 5. So, I hope the devs will go all out with it. I hope they’ll embrace Hardware Lumen and Nanite. And, for high-end PC owners, it would be amazing if there is support for Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing.
Speaking of Unreal Engine 5, we 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. Don’t also forget the remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s Halo level in UE5 or this free Attack on Titan game.
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, 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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