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Remaster
The original game, upgraded. We keep its code, levels and design, and lift resolution, textures, lighting, frame rate and platform features to today’s standard.
Remaster or remake?Remake & Remaster
Bring a classic back to the store.
We remake and remaster legacy games, from visual upgrades to full rebuilds of 20+ year-old custom engines in Unreal Engine 5. Same game your players remember, built for today’s platforms, and back to generating revenue again.
Trusted by studios and publishers
Remaster, remake or port?
Three ways to bring a game back. We help you pick the right one.
They sound alike, but they mean very different scope, risk and budget. Here is how they differ, in one look.
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Remake
The game rebuilt from the ground up, usually in Unreal Engine 5, with the original as the specification. New foundation, same soul.
Remaking on a custom engine03
Port
The same game, moved to a new platform. Code and content stay as they are; the work is platform integration, optimization and certification.
Game portingA second life for your IP
Your old game is still an asset. Let’s make it sell again.
A shelved title already has what new games spend years building: a name, a world and players who remember it. We take it off an outdated, unsupported engine and put it back on solid technical ground, without losing what made it special.
- Old custom engines migrated to Unreal Engine with 4K / 60 fps
- Restored art, audio, UI and game features
- New store listing, new platforms, new audience
- Scoped to what your catalogue needs: no unnecessary rebuilds
What we do
Everything a classic needs to compete today.
A visual overhaul, a full engine migration, or both. Pick what your game needs; we scope the work around it.
Engine migration
Legacy and custom engines, including 20+ year-old tech, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5.
Visual uplift
Higher resolutions, new lighting, sharper textures and models, up to 4K.
Performance
Stable frame rates up to 60 fps and load times that fit modern hardware.
Dual mode
The original retro feel and a modern visual mode, in one release.
Controls & UI
Gamepad support, modern menus, rebinding and readable UI on every screen size.
Art & audio restoration
Original art, audio and features recovered, cleaned up and rebuilt where needed.
Platform features
Achievements, trophies, cloud saves and store requirements, done per platform.
QA & certification
Full QA and console certification. A failed submission is fixed and resubmitted at no cost.
Before / after
Drag to see what a remaster changes.
Same scene, same composition, same cabin in the same spot. What changes is resolution, lighting, materials and detail: the frame players remember, the way they remember it looking.
OriginalRemastered- Original
- 480p
- 30 fps
- Baked lighting
- Low-res textures
- Remastered
- 4K
- 60 fps
- Dynamic lighting
- PBR materials
Illustrative example, not a client project.
50+
Games shipped to new platforms
20+
Global publishers & developers
20+yrs
Age of custom engines we rebuild from
3mo
Post-launch support, included
Faithful to the original
Fans will notice what changed. They must never miss what didn’t.
Before we touch a line of code we agree what is sacred and what is fair game. And when the community can’t agree, ship both: a classic mode and a remastered mode in one release.
What we keep
- Core gameplay loop, controls feel and timing
- Level layouts, secrets and pacing
- Story, characters, tone and humor
- Original art direction and soundtrack
What we modernize
- Engine, renderer and build pipeline
- Resolution, lighting, textures and frame rate
- Controls, UI, accessibility and save systems
- Achievements, cloud saves and store features
Why studios trust us with their classics
Here are some of the factors that make us a reliable remake and remaster partner.
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Single point of contact
One dedicated producer and lead developer stay with your project from kickoff through certification - no hand-offs, no lost context.
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Free, fast assessment
We review your code, assets and old builds and share a scoped, accurate estimate within 3 business days - free of charge, no commitment.
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Post-launch support included
We stay on for 3 months after release to patch, optimize, and keep your build certified through platform and OS updates.
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Delivery guarantee
If we miss the agreed scope or deadline, we fix it or refund it - it’s written into the agreement, not a promise.
How a remaster works
From the first build we find to the day it’s back in the store.
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Free assessment
3 business daysTell us about the game and what you still have. We come back with a scoped estimate, a timeline and a recommendation: port, remaster or remake.
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Source & asset audit
We recover and inventory the code, assets, tools and old builds, get the original running, and map every system the remaster has to carry over.
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Preservation plan
Together we decide what is sacred and what gets modernized: controls feel, pacing, art direction, and whether to ship a classic mode alongside the new one.
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Engine migration & rebuild
Gameplay comes first. We move or rebuild the game in Unreal Engine 5, separate data from logic, and match the original until it feels right, before any new graphics.
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Visual & feature upgrade
New lighting, textures, resolution and frame rate, modern UI and controls, achievements and cloud saves, all built on the foundation from the step before.
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QA & certification
Full regression and compatibility testing against the original, then first-party certification on every console target. Failed submissions are fixed and resubmitted at no extra cost.
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Launch & support
3 months includedRelease on every store you target, followed by three months of patches, optimization and certification upkeep after launch.
engines & platforms
From a 20-year-old custom engine to every modern store.
Get a free estimate
Engines
Legacy &
custom engines
custom engines
Platforms
Words from the people
we build for.
Get a free estimateLynci made porting far more cost-effective and easier to manage, letting us bring the release to more platforms. The game also passed certification on the first attempt - proof of how reliable the tool is.
Ewa Buczkowska
Producer | Untold Tales
Working with LYNXBYTE GAMES allowed us to successfully outsource key parts of the porting work for War Mongrels and 63 Days without compromising product quality. The collaboration reduced the workload on our internal development team while ensuring reliable technical support and efficient problem-solving throughout the projects.
Pawel Olszewski
Business Development Manager | GOG
Got a classic gathering dust?
Press start on its second life.
Tell us what you have: a build, a source archive, or just the game on an old disc. We’ll tell you what’s possible, free, within 3 business days.
Get a free estimateFrom the blog
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A practical, technical checklist for deciding whether an older game needs a full remake or just a remaster - covering source code, engine, assets, gameplay code, platforms, budget and audience, with a simple scoring model and the red flags that settle the question early.
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Lynci - AI-Native Framework Overview
Where the name Lynci comes from, why it started as EasyGamePort, how we use AI only as an engineering tool, why there is no lock-in, and how the fixed-price tiers work. A full overview of our AI-native porting framework.
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What we need to estimate your remaster
You don’t need a full brief. Even the game’s name and what you still have is enough to get started.
We’ll review your request and share a scoped estimate within 3 business days.
- The game, its original engine and the platforms it shipped on
- What you still have: source code, assets, tools, old builds
- Remaster or remake - or not sure yet? We’ll recommend one
- Target platforms and stores for the new release
- Must-keep features, and whether you want a classic mode
- Timeline, launch window and budget range
What is the difference between a game remaster and a game remake?
A remaster keeps the original game, its code, levels and design, and upgrades how it looks and runs: resolution, textures, lighting, frame rate and platform features. A remake rebuilds the game from the ground up, usually in a new engine, using the original as the specification. A remaster changes the presentation; a remake changes the foundation.
Do we need the original source code to remake or remaster a game?
Source code and original assets make a remaster far easier, and a remaster is usually built on them. A remake can go further from less, because the original game itself becomes the specification. In the free assessment we review what you still have, from code and assets to old builds and design documents, and tell you which path it supports.
Can you work with an old custom engine?
Yes. We remake games from any engine, including custom engines that are more than 20 years old, and typically migrate them to Unreal Engine 5, so the game sits on a supported, modern foundation instead of a codebase nobody can build any more.
Can players switch between the original look and the remastered look?
Yes. We can ship a dual mode: the original retro feel and a modern visual mode in one release, so long-time fans and new players each get the version they want.
How long does a remake or remaster take, and what does it cost?
It depends on the scope: a visual remaster is a very different project from a full engine rebuild. Send us the details and you get a scoped estimate with a timeline within 3 business days, free and with no commitment. The work is priced as a flat fee, agreed before we start and billed per milestone.
Which platforms can a remastered game ship on?
PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PC stores such as Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store, and mobile. We handle QA and console certification for every target, and if a build fails first-party certification we fix and resubmit it at no extra cost.
What happens after the remaster launches?
Post-launch support is included for 3 months: we patch, optimize and keep the build certified through platform and OS updates.
