{
  "id": 4934993,
  "title": "The Blood of Dawnwalker Proves Unreal 5 Can Be Done Well",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-proves-unreal-5-can-be-done-well",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T20:18:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-proves-unreal-5-can-be-done-well"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over the past week, <source>Jackie Thomas</source> has been giving <source>The Blood of Dawnwalker</source> a fair amount of playtime. Despite being a demanding title that pushes even a high-end gaming PC, <source>the game has been remarkably stable</source>. It has managed to avoid the technical issues that have plagued other Unreal Engine 5 games such as <source>Star Wars Zero Company and Halo: Campaign Evolved</source>. When playing on a powerful system with an AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, <source>The Blood of Dawnwalker</source> delivers around 70-80 frames per second at 4K with the Ultra preset and DLSS set to Quality. However, even when scaled down on a less powerful setup like a Steam Machine, the game still manages to maintain a stable 55-60 frames per second at 1440p with medium settings. On consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X, the game runs smoothly as well, albeit with scaled down visuals. <source>The Blood of Dawnwalker</source> is a visually stunning game that showcases the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, but it is also a testament to how well the engine can perform when optimized correctly.",
  "summary": "Just like with Star Wars Zero Company and Halo: Campaign Evolved, The Blood of Dawnwalker runs on Unreal Engine 5, and has been shockingly free of technical problems. The game doesn't have the same issues with crashing and stuttering that Zero Company has, and scales down a lot better than Halo: Campaign Evolved does, although I would still avoid running it on something like a handheld gaming PC.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}