A world of possibilities

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Unreal Engine comes complete with everything you need to build and ship successful multi-platform games and location-based entertainment for any genre, with all tools and features included out of the box. With free access to source code, a robust C++ API, and Blueprint visual scripting at your fingertips, you’ve got the power to differentiate your title in any way you like.
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Reach the next level

Unreal Engine is a complete suite of creation tools for developing everything from independent hits to blockbuster franchises. As an established, industry-leading solution, Unreal Engine delivers uncompromised quality and proven performance you can trust.

Made by creators, for 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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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 empower you to meet each project’s unique needs.

A 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 a community with a shared passion for creation and a commitment to achieving excellence.
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One unified content pipeline, all your platforms covered

Connect your players with the same high-quality experience across all major platforms, from mobile to console and PC—just like we do with Fortnite. Extend your worlds using XR (AR, VR, and MR) too!

Ready for next-gen?

Unreal Engine is next-gen ready. Visit our Next-Gen Hub to hear from Epic Games and industry experts around the world about the tools and opportunities that are enabling teams of all sizes to create truly next-gen games.
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The highest-quality digital humans

Next-gen games customers expect to be amazed by the characters they see. We've been working with companies like Cubic Motion and 3Lateral in a bid to create the highest-quality real-time digital humans for years. Now, we can share a sneak peek at what's coming soon to change the game for everyone: MetaHuman Creator.
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Case studies

The Pathless - video courtesy of Giant Squid

Giant Squid creates an emotional connection with players

Following up on its hit title ABZÛ, developer Giant Squid used Unreal Engine to connect players to the beautifully-crafted characters and world of The Pathless. From rapidly prototyping all-new mechanics with Blueprints to leveraging source code access to make those prototypes functional, performant, and fast, Unreal Engine helped the studio focus on developing their game.
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Octopath Traveler - image courtesy of Square Enix

Square Enix's Octopath Traveler hailed as "a JRPG dream come true"

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Train Sim World 2020 - image courtesy of Dovetail Games

It’s all about the details for simulation developer Dovetail

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Oceanhorn 2 - image courtesy of Cornfox & Bros.

Cornfox & Bros. moves mobile gaming forward with Oceanhorn 2

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Key features

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.  

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.

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.

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.

We succeed when you succeed

Free to use. 5% royalty only once your product earns $1 million.
We give you everything so you can build anything. You get all tools, all features, all platforms, all source code, complete projects, sample content, regular updates, and bug fixes.
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