DrakanThe Ancients' Gates

The PlayStation 2 adventure, recompiled to run natively on PC.

You need your own PAL disc image (SCES-500.06); the USA release (SCUS-971.28) works as an experimental build. No game files are included.

HD textures

Upscaled from your own disc. Drag to compare.

Surdana: HDSurdana: Original
Same frame, same input. Drag the handle to compare.

Mouse and keyboard

Direct mouse look, WASD and a crosshair for the bow.

Direct mouse look. The panel at the top right shows the mouse input.
Modern bow aiming: hold the left button to draw and aim, release to shoot.

30, 60 or uncapped

The world runs at the frame rate you choose.

Same route at 30 FPS and uncapped. The video is 60 FPS, so the counter shows the real rate.

Ray tracing and DLSS

Reflective water, soft shadows and DLSS / DLAA on supported GPUs.

Surdana pond: OnSurdana pond: Ray tracing off
Ray-traced water and shadows (Windows, DXR GPU). Same frame, same save.

Inventory and map

Mouse-friendly screens that open over the live game.

Tab inventory: hover for details, Enter to equip, Q / E to switch tabs.
M map: objectives and marked places beside the map.
I strip: browse and equip without leaving the game.
Dual wielding: equip a one-handed weapon, then a second one goes to the left hand instead of a shield.

Also new on PC

Click a feature to watch how it works.

Dragon attack: 4× upscaledDragon attack: Original
The same movie frame from the disc (512×512) and from the generated 4× pack (2048×2048), both shown at 4:3.
Intro narration with the added subtitle overlay
Intro narration with subtitles.

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