Until Dawn remake launches this fall with stronger visuals and revamped ‘gory’ features

The interactive horror game Until Dawn is set to make a comeback this fall. The genre-defining 2015 game has been overhauled in Unreal Engine 5, and the new version is coming to PlayStation 5 and Windows PC on Oct. 4.

Ballistic Moon is the developer behind the remake, as the original creator, Supermassive Games, is currently working on other projects, including The Casting of Frank Stone. That said, the studio has said that it is “focused on giving the original [Until Dawn] a cinematic update, offering the player a more intimate experience by enhancing the visual storytelling.”

Similar to its predecessor, the game is set on Blackwood Mountain, where players have to assume control of several characters who must survive the night as a mysterious figure orchestrates their movements, bent on killing them. Ballistic Moon has stated that its intention was not to alter the events of the single-player game, which resembles a classic slasher film in its story.

However, the remade Until Dawn will feature updated character models, environments, interactable props, visual effects, and animations in a bid to maximize the thriller-movie experience on both PS5 and PC. The game has been “relit” using Unreal Engine 5‘s rendering features, including ray tracing and enhanced materials, focusing on a more atmospheric and “modern horror” experience.

Until Dawn launches on PS5 and PC October 4