Until Dawn Remake Leak Reveals Revamped Intro in 3 Hours of PS5 Gameplay

Close to three hours of gameplay from the PlayStation 5 and PC remake of Until Dawn has been streamed on Twitch, revealing the revamped opening of the fan-favorite horror game.

Insider Gaming spotted Twitch user Nikolai7PT streaming two hours and 47 minutes of the remake ahead of its October 4 release date. The stream begins from the very beginning of Until Dawn so covers everything from the title screen up to Chapter 3.

It’s therefore the first look at the new prologue created by remake studio Ballistic Moon. We won’t spoil how it unfolds here, but creative director Neil McEwan previously said it had “given the Washingtons extra screen time to explore their close family bond and get to know them a little better.”

Ballistic moon also “reframed some of the original scenes and developed the context around the infamous prank” to enhance its “emotional impact.”

Some of the updated gameplay mechanics can also be seen in the stream. The Until Dawn remake has revised cinematography that uses a combination of fixed and over-the-shoulder camera views, alongside new accessibility and usability settings such as an alternative to the Don’t Move mechanic — a focal point of the original Until Dawn’s criticism.

It has otherwise been built in Unreal Engine 5 and therefore offers updated character models, environments, interactable props, visual effects, animations, and more.

Until Dawn for PS5 and PC was announced in January 2024 as the latest in a long line of ports and remasters. Ballistic Moon also announced “significant” lay-offs at the studio in September.

In our 7/10 review of the original game, IGN said: “Until Dawn is an inconsistent horror game, but it’s still a heck of a lot of fun.”

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.