Fan recreates Driver 2 Havana map in Unreal Engine 5 using DLSS 5

A fan developer has recreated the Havana map from Driver 2 using Unreal Engine 5, Lumen, and NVIDIA DLSS 5 to showcase modern rendering on a classic game.

A fan has recreated Havana map from PS1 Driver 2 from 2000 in Unreal Engine 5. It shows the potential of the modern render engines to restore old game places without any official involvement. If you are interested in the world of the original game, you will be able to enjoy its streets with the latest graphics.

Melhem Sfeir updates 2000 PlayStation classic with modern lighting

The map is re-created for UE5 only represents Havana district of the original game. Game developer Melhem Sfeir recreated the map in order to keep the streets as authentic as possible and add modern graphics to it. His goal is to showcase his skills – this is not a product that is being released for sale.

The project uses UE5 features with NVIDIA DLSS 5, Lumen and Nanite. They are used for dynamic illumination and geometry streaming. This allowed high details. Although the roads are made in original form, traffic and environment textures have been modified.

The overall quality of graphics is mixed because of the nature of the project. Some objects still look as 2D sprites. This creates some clashes with new 3D textures. Melhem Sfeir confirmed, that there is no demo or official release for the game with this version.

This remake shows how UE5 can be used for restoring old game locations. Havana map is just a portfolio item for the developer. Original Driver 2 is one of the interesting driving sim games from early 2000s.