The creators of a popular Dark Souls 2 lighting mod are experimenting with path tracing and, oh boy, it no longer looks like an Xbox 360 game

The creators of Dark Souls 2's popular lighting mod are experimenting with path tracing, dramatically improving the game's notoriously flat visuals. The new path-traced version transforms previously murky areas like Shaded Woods into richly atmospheric environments with dynamic lighting applied to all elements including spells.

Appeared in 2026-02-11.