
LucasArts and the LucasArts logo are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Climb catwalks, look and shoot up and down, jump off ledges, wade through garbage.Explore the virtual Star Wars universe up close and personal as you blast your through 14 exciting missions.Arm yourself with 10 different weapons to fight 20 various types of enemies, ranging from rank-and-file Stormtroopers to the vicious Kell Dragon.Experience fully interactive environments through morphing walls and floors, moving platforms, and conveyors with realistic lighting and atmospheric effects.The levels were designed to represent actual bases, mines, facilities, and other known places from the Star Wars™ universe, like Star Destroyer interiors, Jabba's ship, Coruscant, etc. Each mission had its own briefing and objective. Unlike many other Doom-based games, Star Wars™: Dark Forces attempted a realistic approach: the missions followed a specific storyline, sometimes cut up by scenes to progress the narrative. Kyle Katarn, a formal Imperial Stormtrooper must join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, and re-take the Empire from the inside, one battle at a time. The evil Empire is secretly building a massive army to complete their arsenal of domination and render their reign of terror unstoppable. Through many struggles, the Rebel Alliance has learned of a new Imperial battle station, the Death Star, with enough power to destroy an entire planet. When you're finished, check out where Dark Forces falls on our list of the 10 best Star Wars video games of all time.The Empire stretches its evil clutches across the galaxy, consuming planets with devastating results. It requires Windows 7 and a GPU with OpenGL 3.3 compatibility to play.

Looking ahead, The Force Engine is planning crossplatform support for Linux and Mac in 2023, as well as support for Outlaws - a western-style shooter that also uses the Jedi Engine.


After downloading The Force Engine's frontend from GitHub, you can easily set the source folder and play. To use The Force Engine, you must own a copy of Dark Forces. It was criticized at the time for its lack of multiplayer and lighstabers - both of which would rectified in the subsequent sequels - but is highly-regarded today. It marked the introduction of Dark Troopers - Terminator-like Stormtroopers that would go on to feature in various pieces of Star Wars fiction, including The Mandalorian. Community Hub STAR WARS - Dark Forces Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empires arsenal of terror and domination. Released in 1995 at the height of the Doom craze, Dark Forces was the first ever first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe.
