Time and again, the PlayStation exclusive Dreams has shown itself to be a remarkably flexible and customizable game and scene creation system that players could use to create all manner of inventive designs. Sometimes, this means coming up with something entirely new, while in other instances the user might attempt to re-create something that's already been made.
The latest such noteworthy creation in Dreams comes from YouTuber Martin Nebelong, who took it upon himself to try and rebuild the now-iconic Unreal Engine 5 Train Station scene. Naturally, Dreams doesn't come with all the advanced bells and whistles that are available as part of the UE5 development kit, but Nebelong's work is far more impressive than one might suspect at a glance.
The original version of the Train Station demo was made by Lorenzo Drago, and it featured a decidedly spooky slant. In contrast, the version created and posted by Nebelong doesn't seem nearly as oppressive, though this may be due to the creation time-lapse he showed off alongside the scene itself. The whole thing is substantially smaller than the recent Dreams recreation of Hogwarts, though no less impressive.
Nebelong took a slightly different direction with his Unreal Engine 5 adaptation than most other developers did, now that he converted one of the engine's most iconic showcases into a Dreams scene. A number of designers has instead chosen to use UE5 as a staging ground for small-scale remakes of old games, such as, for example, the reimagining of Portal in Unreal Engine 5.
Of course, using Dreams to come up with remarkably well-produced visual set pieces is not a new approach. In fact, Dreams is being used for feature film environments already, proving just how varied, flexible, and scalable the game truly is. It's worth pointing out, however, that this flexibility might depend on the type of input the developer is using, too, as Nebelong had to rely on a pair of Move controllers to assemble the scene, and that the process would likely be far more involved and cumbersome had he used a regular PlayStation gamepad.
While most people were reasonably excited about Unreal Engine 5 even before it was officially announced, the release of Drago's Train Station scene cemented Unreal Engine 5's value for horror game productions. The Dreams recreation posted by Nebelong might not be nearly as spooky, but it sure is impressive in its own right.
Dreams is available now on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5.