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If you care about beautiful graphics and fair terms for all, here's the world’s most open, advanced real-time creation tool to bring your ideas to life. 
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  • Download the Epic Games launcher on your computer
  • Open launcher and install Unreal Engine
  • Free to use until your game makes over $1 million
  • Cutting-edge graphics and an ecosystem of advanced tools
  • Built for all creators & game developers from Indie to AAA
  • Free access to community support & tech resources
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Unreal Engine 5 is used by these studios and many more:

Avalanche
Dee Dee Creations
GSC Game World
Infold PTE Ltd
Kabam
Kuro Games
Nexon
Slavic Magic
Square Enix
Sumo Digital
Survivos
The Chinese Room
Tower 5
Yellow Brick
Avalanche
Dee Dee Creations
GSC Game World
Infold PTE Ltd
Kabam
Kuro Games
Nexon
Slavic Magic
Square Enix
Sumo Digital
Survivos
The Chinese Room
Tower 5
Yellow Brick

Unreal Engine comes wth everything you need to build and ship successful multi-platform games.

One engine, everything included

With UE5, you don't need to worry about compatibility between package and engine versions, or between different packages: with a single download, you get every feature, including a unified state-of-the-art rendering pipeline. Plus, with access to the complete source code as well as intuitive Blueprint visual scripting, you can make it your own.

Rendering pipeline

Source Code

Blueprint Visual Scripting

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Battle-tested in Epic's own games

We’re constantly looking to differentiate UE5 with cutting-edge technology like Lumen and Nanite—and we put the features through their paces on our own games like Fortnite before we hand them over to you, already production-tested. And because we’re game developers too, we’re always motivated to keep up with industry-standard tech like FSR 2.0, DLSS 3, and DX12.

Lumen Dynamic Global Illumination

Nanite Virtualized Geometry

Niagara VFX

MetaSounds

Parrot Game Sample: a new practical resource for game devs switching to Unreal EngineWant a practical and fun way to learn how to develop a game in Unreal Engine if you’re coming from Unity experience? Secret Dimension created the same game—a charming, pirate-themed 2.5D platformer with three levels, a title screen, and a full menu system—using the same assets in both Unreal Engine 5.6 and Unity 6.
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UE developer stories

Infinity Nikki

Explore how developer Infold Games took Nikki from the display window to a vast, whimsical open world.
Infold Games

Squirrel with a Gun

Discover how Squirrel with a Gun evolved from quirky test video to Unreal Engine-powered light-hearted action game
Dee Dee Creations

Empire of the Ants

Learn why Tower Five switched to Unreal Engine to build a microscopic world of epic proportions with Empire of the Ants
Tower Five

Gungho America

Read on to find out how making the switch to UE has set up GungHo America for success now and in the future.
GungHo Online Entertainment
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Unreal Engine comes fully loaded and production-ready out of the box, with every feature and full source code access included. It's free to get started for game development—a 5% royalty only kicks in when your title earns over $1 million USD. Download Unreal Engine for free and start creating today!
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