The latest for animation
Unreal Engine 5.4 is now available
This release is packed with new features and improvements that will benefit game developers and creators across industries, including the toolsets we’ve been using internally to build and ship Fortnite Chapter 5, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite.
Welcome to the new unrealengine.com
It’s a new design, and a lot more. Learn about the changes we’ve made to put our community’s needs at the center of our web experience.
New pricing effective in April
We are introducing a new seat-based Unreal Subscription when we release Unreal Engine 5.4. This new pricing of $1,850 per seat will apply to companies generating over $1 million USD in annual gross revenue who are not creating games.
Features for animation
From photorealistic to super-stylized projects, Unreal Engine offers everything you need to produce gorgeous animated content in a fraction of the time of offline rendering. From flexible look dev and lighting, to powerful animation tools, to particle effects and physics simulation—every feature you need is included in your download.Faster, better creative storytelling
With UE5’s real-time environment, you can make changes on the fly and see the results immediately: features like Lumen dynamic global illumination and real-time ray tracing mean amazing results you don’t have to wait for. And when you’re ready for final pixels, you can use Movie Render Queue for uncompromised quality in seconds per frame.Any look you want
Whatever look you're aiming for, from photorealism to highly stylized, Unreal Engine has you covered. With a flexible node-based Material Editor; a wide range of post-process effects; advanced particles and physics; and support for strand-based hair and fur, you can craft any style you like, and then iterate on it to your heart’s contentーwithout waiting an eternity for renders.Built-in editing, rigging, and animation tools
Define and modify blocking for cameras, objects, and characters in the Sequencer multitrack editor. Rig and animate directly in engine with the Skeletal Mesh animation system and Control Rig, or stream animation data from external sources like mocap or Maya with Live Link. Plus, with support for industry standards like Alembic, USD and FBX, UE5 slots into your existing pipeline.Animation success stories
Behind the scenes on Blue Dot
Find out how MetaHuman Animator enables teams to create stunning cinematics using a creative on-set filmmaking process.The Voice in the Hollow takes real-time animation to dark places
Read the story of how a small team of professionals blended real-time 3D, 2D elements, and motion capture to create this fantastical African-inspired movie short.How The Green Fairy morphed into a transmedia franchise
Learn how MegaGrant recipient CONICAL created VR, AR, Tik Tok videos, and an animated TV show for their ‘Green Fairy’ IP, all using Unreal Engine.
Kibwe: a UE5 animated film from Mozambique, Africa
Check out our video spotlight on Kibwe, a Unreal Engine 5 animated film coming out of Mozambique.Let’s get started
Ready to make magic? Check out our recommended tutorials, samples and documentation pages to help you get going.Tutorials
Your First Hour in Unreal Engine 5.2
We’ll look at the launcher, Editor, creating a basic level including lighting and level layout, and Blueprint.Build a Third-Person Character from Scratch
In this course, you'll use the Stack ‘O’ Bot project to build a third-person character that includes movement, cameras, animations, physics, and even a jetpack! You'll also learn to add movement mechanics and animations to an existing character.BeginPlay | Animation
In this video, we look at a high-level overview of Unreal Engine's Animation system from core features such as Animation Blueprints, Control Rig, and Sequencer to debugging and optimization workflows. BeginPlay is a series of videos designed for experienced developers who are transitioning from other engines like Unity to Unreal Engine 5. Each video gives a high-level overview of the various features of the engine and how they connect together.Documentation
Sample Projects
Use these templates available in Unreal Engine, as foundations for building custom islands and experiences.
ICVFX Production Test
Slay is a sample project available to the community as a free download, created by Mold3D Studio.ML Deformer
Explore how Unreal Engine machine learning technology can be used to create a high-fidelity real-time character with deformations driven by full muscle, flesh, and cloth simulation, including muscles bulging and sliding under the skin, and folds forming on clothing.Animation Starter Pack
A fantastic resource for prototyping your next project or getting your next mod up and running.Control Rig Samples Pack
This pack contains sample Control Rigs for animating in Unreal Engine.Looking to use the Unreal Engine logo in your project? Access our brand guidelines and logos here.
Need help?
Connect with creators across industries and around the globe. Share everything from shortcuts to snippets to secret shader tricks. When you use Unreal Engine, you’re never alone—our community of hundreds of thousands of developers is here to support you as you bring your idea to life.