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The Force Engine

Name: The Force Engine
Author: “The Force Engine” Contributors

A modern cross‑platform port of “STAR WARS™: Dark Forces” with mod support

by “The Force Engine” Contributors

Official site: flathub.org

About The Force Engine

“The Force Engine” is a modernised, reverse engineered port of the “Jedi Engine” used in “STAR WARS™: Dark Forces” and “Outlaws”. Currently, only “STAR WARS™: Dark Forces” is supported but there are already many technical and quality‑of‑life improvements:

Controller support (except in menus)

Support for mouselook like in modern first‑person shooters

Complete input remapping for in‑game controls

Widescreen and high‑resolution support

Texture filtering and bloom effects on light sources

Subtitles for dialog (including in‑game incidental dialog)

Closed captioning for important audio cues in the game

Translation support for subtitles/captions

A built‑in mod loader

Future plans include built‑in tools for creating mods and maps for the games as well as Outlaws support.

How to install The Force Engine

Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
Prefer the command line? With Flatpak you can install and update it with: flatpak install flathub io.github.theforceengine.tfe
Open The Force Engine once it finishes installing.

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Force Engine free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to flathub.org, the developer's official site, where The Force Engine is available to download. Flatnic doesn't host or modify any files.

How do I install The Force Engine from the command line?

With Flatpak, run: flatpak install flathub io.github.theforceengine.tfe. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.

Is The Force Engine safe?

The Force Engine downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.