The World's Most Trusted Game Development Engine

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Download the Epic Games launcher
Open launcher and install Unreal Engine

Full control, gorgeous graphics, and ecosystem of advanced tools
Built for all game developers from Indie to AAA
Free access to community support & tech resources

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Overview

Reach the next level with Unreal Engine

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Any project, any size

Break free from barriers with tools and workflows that put you in control. Whether your team is made up of 5 or 500 developers, Unreal Engine’s pre-built, modular systems, customizable plugins, and source control integration will help you meet each project’s unique needs.

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Made for creators, by creators

At Epic, we use the engine ourselves to craft award-winning, chart-topping content—and what we learn we pass on to you in the form of powerful tools and optimizations. Over the course of two decades, Unreal Engine has become the most trusted, reliable engine in the world.

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Community committed to quality

The highest caliber of professionals continually choose Unreal Engine to push the limits of visual experiences. Whether you’re an aspiring developer or seasoned veteran, you’re joining an active community that’s committed to achieving excellence.

Features

Key Features

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Industry-leading graphics

Achieve awe-inspiring visual content out of the box with Unreal Engine’s physically based rasterized and ray-traced rendering. Take advantage of advanced dynamic shadow options, screenspace and true 3D reflections, versatile lighting tools, and a flexible node-based material editor to create the most realistic real-time content imaginable.
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Robust multiplayer framework

For over two decades, Unreal Engine’s multiplayer framework has been battle-tested across many platforms and game types to produce some of the industry’s most engaging multiplayer experiences. Unreal Engine ships with a scalable and proven client/server architecture to bring instant viability to any project’s multiplayer component.
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Full access to C++ source code

With free access to all C++ source code, you can study, customize, extend, and debug the entirety of Unreal Engine, and ship your project without obstruction. Our source code repository on GitHub is continually updated as we develop features in our own mainline, so you don’t even have to wait for the next product release to get your hands on the very latest code.
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Blueprints: create without coding

With artist-friendly Blueprint visual scripting, you can rapidly prototype and ship interactive content without touching a line of code. Use Blueprints to build object behaviors and interactions, modify user interfaces, adjust input controls, and so much more. You can even visualize gameplay flow and inspect properties while testing your work using the powerful built-in debugger.
The highest-quality digital humans

Next-gen games customers expect to be amazed by the characters they see. With MetaHuman Creator, you can create the highest-quality digital humans, complete with hair and clothing, in minutes. MetaHumans come fully rigged and ready to animate in your Unreal Engine projects, with eight levels of detail included.

Case Studies

Real UE developer stories

Indie Game of the Year

28 people and two cats: Inside the making of Stray using Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine’s Blueprints helped a team of two quickly prototype early ideas. Get the the inside scoop on the cat game that landed a publishing deal with a GIF.