The games industry is in a bit of a transitionary period right now, as new hardware becomes more popular and game engines receive updates. Unreal Engine 5 has been one of the most notable game engine improvements, with demos showing off just how incredible the engine can be, at least where graphics are concerned. And while it will be some time before games using the engine start to release, some are starting to make the switch, including the sci-fi horror game Quantum Error.
Over on YouTube, the Quantum Error dev team shared a video featuring the game running in Unreal Engine 5, which the game is now using. The footage gives fans a look at some of the ominous environments and first-person gameplay, showing off what the game is able to achieve visually thanks to the game engine jump. Even with stylized visuals instead of over-the-top realism, Quantum Error is looking impressive.
The lighting featured in the gameplay is particularly notable, as the illumination gives the entire video a foreboding ambiance. For a game focused on delivering tense moments, lighting will be a central element, as it’s a useful tool for setting the player’s focus on a specific area, or in many cases, concealing what’s lurking just beneath the shadows.
While Quantum Error didn’t look bad before the switch, there are some obvious improvements here. Besides the lighting, the guns in the clips appear to be more detailed than their previous counterparts, though that could simply be because of Unreal Engine 5’s other graphical improvements. Regardless, the game is looking better than it once did, and that’s an overall positive for those that have been following it.
Quantum Error was announced about a year ago, promising a cosmic horror experience with FPS elements. News about the game has been relatively spaced out, with the Unreal Engine 5 update being one of the beefiest announcements that developer TeamKill Media has made in a few months. It’s possible that more of the game is shown at some sort of upcoming showcase, but many of those have come and gone in the past few weeks, most recently with PlayStation’s Showcase for September 2021.
There’s still no release date for Quantum Error, and transitioning between game engines undoubtedly takes some elbow grease, but it seems to be chugging along nicely. Unreal Engine 5 is a pretty big leap for both Quantum Error and the industry as a whole, so it’ll be interesting to see just how big of a difference the transition makes.
Quantum Error is in development.