Internet Archive Now Hosts Classic Unreal Games; Epic Games Gives Blessing

Classic first-person shooters Unreal (1998) and Unreal Tournament are now available for free on the Internet Archive, with official OK from publisher Epic Games.

An Epic spokesperson confirmed to PC Gamer that users are permitted to 'independently link to and play these versions.' Players can download the games directly from the Internet Archive and apply patches from Github for modern Windows compatibility, or use simplified installers through oldunreal.com. Both titles run on current hardware despite their age, though users may need to adjust dated default settings like 640x480 resolution and inverted mouse controls.

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