Experience a breathtaking cyberpunk city in this innovative tech demo, powered by Unreal Engine 5.5.3. Created by artist Sciontidesign, this immersive walkthrough draws inspiration from the Samaritan UE3 demo, Blade Runner, and the visual style of Cyberpunk 2077. Showcased on high-end hardware—an NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM (6000MHz)—the demo is a testament to Unreal Engine 5's capabilities.
This technical demonstration masterfully utilizes dynamic lighting, showcasing the power of Nanite with Distance Field Meshes and Ambient Occlusion, further enhanced by Screen Space Reflections. Intriguingly, it forgoes advanced features like Lumen, Path Tracing, RTX, DLSS, and baked lighting, emphasizing what UE5 can achieve without its most sophisticated tools.
The rain effect, while somewhat stylized, beautifully renders wet surfaces, adding remarkable detail and depth to the futuristic cityscape. However, the presence of frequent invisible walls unfortunately detracts from the overall immersive experience. While Unreal Engine 5 consistently delivers visually stunning tech demos, the transition to fully realized games often presents performance challenges in real-world applications.
