Leo Torres has created an amazing video that shows the real size of Skyrim’s city, Riften, in Unreal Engine 5. The video will give you an idea of what a Skyrim remake could look like in Unreal Engine 5. That’s never going to happen. I mean, Bethesda won’t ever drop the Creation Engine. Still, this is something that looks really amazing. So, let’s take a look at it.

To create this project, the artist used a mix of third-party models and custom assets modelled in Blender, textured in Mixer. Moreover, he used Nanite for all models and foliage. Plus, Lumen was used for global illumination and reflections.

For those unaware, The Real Scale Skyrim series is a project to show what Tamriel’s cities would look like if they were more realistic and true to the game’s lore. Torres has also recreated Markarth, Blackreach, Whiterun, Solitude, Winterhold, Falkreath, and Morthal.

Do note that this isn’t in real-time. Instead, the area was rendered out on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. So, I don’t believe this is possible in real-time. My guess is that with some optimizations, though, we could get close to it. But that’s just an assumption. Still, this looks cool so be sure to check it out.

Now I know what some of you may be wondering. Will TES6 be able to match these visuals? The answer is most likely no. Unless, of course, TES6 only targets next-gen platforms, like PS6 and the next Xbox. However, this is Bethesda we’re talking about. So yeah, it seems unlikely.

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 fantastic fan remake of STALKER that’s worth a look. Then there’s 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 fan remaster of Unreal Gold in UE5. You should also watch the full-on remake video for Final Fantasy 9, and this HD-2D Fan Remake for Xenogears.

Need for Speed Carbon and Tony Hawk’s Underground have also received some cool remakes. Oh, and there is a fan remake of Tomb Raider The Last Revelation, featuring Angelina Jolie and Christoph Walz. And if that’s not enough, there are fan remakes for Star Wars: Republic Commando, Death Stranding, Fallout 4, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s Solitude, Grand Theft Auto 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Fallout 4, Resident Evil 1, Skyrim’s Winterhold and Silent Hill 3’s Lakeside Amusement Park. There is also this Studio Ghibli-like teaser for Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5. So, lots of UE5 fan remakes, right? Well, since they’re all really cool, we suggest giving them a watch.

Enjoy and stay tuned for more!

John Papadopoulos

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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