The fan-made remake Resident Evil 2 Reborn is nearing completion, after two years of work.

Built in Unreal Engine 4, the remake of the 17-year-old classic features all-new models, lighting, textures and animations, plus tweaked gameplay.

Reborn is intended for release by its developer Invader Games later this year as a free download.

The real question is whether Capcom will allow the remake - being made on a non-profit basis - to continue to exist.

Capcom recently re-released the first Resident Evil, though it was only a retuning of the GameCube port of the game.