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Unreal Engine

Powerful Real-Time 3D Creation Engine

Bring your ideas to life with stunning graphics, film-quality real-time visuals, and endless interactivity

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12 December 2025 - News

Unreal Engine 5.7 is now available!

Who is Unreal Engine for?

Unreal Engine is suitable for anyone creating high-quality real-time 3D content: from games and film to architecture, industry, and education.

Build impressive games for PC, console, mobile, and VR/AR – from small indie projects to large-scale AAA titles, with detailed environments, realistic physics, and immersive gameplay.

Bring buildings, interiors, and urban designs to life with realistic visualizations and virtual walkthroughs that convince clients, investors, and stakeholders.

Develop real-time cinematics and digital animations with film-quality lighting, effects, and camera workflows, directly within the engine.

Seamlessly combine live-action and digital sets in virtual production environments, allowing creatives to test and adjust sets and scenes in real-time.

Simulate realistic environments for training, education, and safety procedures, making learning interactive, engaging, and practically applicable.

Showcase vehicles and products in high resolution, with accurate materials and light reflections, presenting designs optimally to clients and stakeholders.

Create interactive showrooms, configurators, and presentations that directly engage customers and provide memorable experiences.

Dive into immersive virtual worlds with dynamic lighting, physics effects, and interactive storytelling that fully engage users.

Build impressive games for PC, console, mobile, and VR/AR – from small indie projects to large-scale AAA titles, with detailed environments, realistic physics, and immersive gameplay.

Develop real-time cinematics and digital animations with film-quality lighting, effects, and camera workflows, directly within the engine.

Simulate realistic environments for training, education, and safety procedures, making learning interactive, engaging, and practically applicable.

Create interactive showrooms, configurators, and presentations that directly engage customers and provide memorable experiences.

Bring buildings, interiors, and urban designs to life with realistic visualizations and virtual walkthroughs that convince clients, investors, and stakeholders.

Seamlessly combine live-action and digital sets in virtual production environments, allowing creatives to test and adjust sets and scenes in real-time.

Showcase vehicles and products in high resolution, with accurate materials and light reflections, presenting designs optimally to clients and stakeholders.

Dive into immersive virtual worlds with dynamic lighting, physics effects, and interactive storytelling that fully engage users.

Features

Pipeline Integration

Support for FBX, USD, and Alembic
	Unreal Engine supports all leading industry standards for 3D assets, including FBX, USD, and Alembic, allowing teams to collaborate seamlessly. USD files can be read directly without full import, and changes can be easily written back to the source. This enables real-time collaboration, shorter iterations, and increased productivity in both small and large teams.
Python Scripting
	Automate virtually any aspect of your workflow with full Python support in Unreal Editor. Build asset pipelines, automate data preparation, document content procedures, and create custom tools and user interfaces tailored to your workflow, enabling repetitive tasks to be completed quickly and accurately.
Datasmith: Seamless Data Conversion
	With Datasmith, convert full scenes from software like 3ds Max, Revit, SketchUp Pro, Cinema 4D, Rhino, SolidWorks, and Catia into Unreal, including animations, materials, and metadata. Non-destructive re-import allows iteration in the original source software without losing downstream adjustments, while metadata access simplifies automation and data preparation.
Visual Dataprep
	Automate data prep through an intuitive visual “recipe” interface without programming. Create LODs, adjust materials, remove or combine objects by class, name, size, or metadata, and reuse these workflows seamlessly across other scenes or projects for faster, more efficient work.
ShotGrid Integration
	Unreal Engine can be directly connected to ShotGrid, allowing upstream 3D assets from artists to sync seamlessly with downstream render and animation reviews. This streamlines production and makes integrating feedback and making creative decisions faster.
LiDAR Point Cloud Support
	Import, visualize, and edit large real-world datasets directly in Unreal Engine. Use point clouds to accurately reconstruct locations, place new designs in context, and build hyper-realistic simulations, ideal for architecture, urban planning, industry, and VR/AR projects.

Unreal Editor
	The Unreal Editor is a complete development environment for Windows, macOS, and Linux, designed for efficient world building. With Multi-User Editing, multiple users can work simultaneously in the same scene without conflicts. You can also fully edit in VR for a true WYSIWYG experience where what you see is exactly what you get.
Modeling, UVs & Baking
	Edit, refine, and create meshes directly in Unreal with modeling, sculpting, and geometry scripting tools. Integrated UV tools and texture baking optimize assets directly in context, allowing faster iteration without switching between external DCC software.
Landscape & Terrain
	Design massive landscapes with mountains, valleys, canyons, and caves using the powerful Landscape tools. Sculpt and paint your terrain with brushes, layers, and splines for unique, detailed environments. Ideal for open-world games and simulation projects.
Scalable Foliage
	Automatically populate your world with grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs using high-quality procedural foliage systems. Unreal simulates natural vegetation distribution and growth at large scale, creating convincing ecosystems that render in real-time.
World Partition
	World Partition automatically divides your level into an intelligent grid that streams only what the player needs. Build massive open worlds without performance issues. Data layers allow multiple variants of the same region, even simultaneously with your team.
Procedural Content Generation (PCG)
	PCG lets you define rules, parameters, and logic to automatically populate large worlds with objects such as forests, rock formations, villages, or gameplay-reactive elements. Build faster, more consistently, and at much greater scale.
Asset Optimization
	Automatically optimize heavy models with tools like Proxy Geometry, mesh simplification, and automatic LOD generation. Maintain smooth scenes even with film-quality assets or massive datasets, combining maximum detail with optimal real-time performance.
Sky, Clouds & Lighting
	Create realistic skies, volumetric clouds, and dynamic atmospheric effects that respond directly to time and weather changes. The advanced lighting pipeline makes realistic and stylized lighting easy to achieve. Perfect for immersive worlds that come alive as you build.
Water System
	Design oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastlines with a powerful physically-based water system using splines. Water reacts in real-time to terrain, objects, and characters, enabling convincing interactions. From calm lakes to raging waves, you have full artistic control!

Animation Blueprints
	Create advanced animation behaviors for Skeletal Meshes with visual blueprints that respond in real-time. Blend multiple animations, control individual bones, and define frame-based logic for natural movements. Ideal for characters that dynamically respond to gameplay.
Machine Learning Deformer
	Simulate complex deformations like muscles, skin folds, and volume changes via machine learning models in real-time. Achieve cinematic-quality deforms without heavy rigs or manual work. Perfect for realistic characters and creatures.
Character Animation Authoring
	Design complete character rigs with Control Rig and pose directly in Sequencer for fast iteration. Use state machines, blend spaces, and inverse/forward kinematics for detailed animation sets. Physics-driven animation supports realistic ragdoll effects and environmental interactions.
Live Link
	Stream live animation data, camera movements, lighting info, and motion capture directly from tools like Maya, MotionBuilder, or ARKit. Bring real-time performance capture and previs into Unreal easily.
Take Recorder
	Record animations, camera moves, and Live Link streams directly in Unreal for quick adjustments. Organize takes clearly and maintain production control, useful for motion capture sessions or virtual production.
Character Retargeting
	Reuse existing animations on new characters, even when skeletons and proportions differ. Adjust poses interactively while maintaining the quality of the original animation, making workflows faster and more consistent.
Sequencer
	Create non-linear real-time cinematics and animation shots with full control over animations, cameras, lighting, and set dressing. Teams can collaborate on the same sequence simultaneously – ideal for films, trailers, and in-engine cutscenes.
Runtime Animation Tools
	Adjust animations in real-time during gameplay with tools like Motion Warping, Distance Matching, and Pose Warping. Ensure smooth, context-aware movements such as dynamic jumps, landings, or combat interactions.
MetaHuman
	Create photorealistic digital humans with lifelike expressions, advanced rigs, and animations ready for production. Suitable for games, films, simulations, and any 3D workflow requiring high-quality characters.

Nanite & Virtual Shadow Maps
	Render massive amounts of geometric detail in real-time with the Nanite micropolygon system. Import film-quality assets with millions of polygons and use them millions of times without noticeable quality loss. Virtual Shadow Maps provide sharp, dynamic shadows that scale effortlessly with your scene.
Virtual Texturing
	Stream massive textures efficiently, keeping your scenes rich and detailed without overloading memory. Perfect for UDIM workflows, lightmaps, and projects with extremely high resolution, maintaining real-time performance while remaining visually stunning.
Lumen Dynamic Global Illumination
	Lumen provides real-time global illumination and reflections that react instantly to changes in lighting, materials, or geometry. Create lifelike lighting without bake times, ideal for games, cinematics, and architectural visualizations.
Photorealistic Real-Time Ray Tracing
	Add realistic reflections, shadows, ambient occlusion, and global illumination with real-time ray tracing. This technology elevates your visuals to cinematic quality with unprecedented accuracy. Perfect for high-end presentations, marketing, animation, and next-gen games.
Temporal Super Resolution (TSR)
	TSR sharpens low-resolution renders through intelligent upscaling without noticeable quality loss. The system uses motion, detail, and historical frame data for optimal clarity, allowing higher framerates while maintaining a premium look.
Flexible Material Editor
	Design hyper-realistic materials via an intuitive node-based workflow. Combine shaders, textures, and complex logic without coding for complete creative freedom. Each material is physically accurate and suitable for real-time rendering.
Path Tracer
	The built-in path tracer provides physically accurate lighting, shadows, and reflections via DXR acceleration. Achieve rendering quality comparable to offline renderers like V-Ray or Arnold. Ideal for product visualization, film, and marketing content.
Advanced Lighting
	Create atmospheric scenes with volumetric fog, lens flares, bloom, depth of field, and advanced color grading. Unreal seamlessly processes indoor and outdoor lighting for realistic results. All effects are fully real-time, enabling instant iteration.
Post-Processing & Screen-Space Effects
	Choose from a wide range of cinematic post-processing effects to fully control the look and feel of your scene. Includes HDR bloom, tone mapping, lens flare, depth of field, chromatic aberration, vignetting, and auto exposure. Screen-space reflections, ambient occlusion, and global illumination create realistic results with minimal performance cost.
Color-Accurate Output
	With Composure, Unreal’s built-in compositor, you can perform real-time compositing directly in the editor and render final pixels in-camera. Separate passes can also be exported for offline compositing. OpenColorIO, ACES standards, and HDR output ensure consistent color throughout the pipeline.
Movie Render Queue
	Export cinematics in unprecedented quality, including multi-pass rendering, anti-aliasing, and high resolutions. Perfect for film, marketing, and trailers with professional results. The queue also supports EXR output for post-production workflows.
Forward Rendering & Shading
	Forward Rendering delivers high-speed performance, perfect for VR and consoles. Advanced shading models render glass, metal, skin, and complex materials efficiently, providing sharp visuals without compromising framerate.
Advanced Shading Models
	Unreal Engine offers advanced shading models including Lit, Unlit, Clear Coat, Subsurface Scattering, Skin, Hair, Two-Sided Foliage, and Thin Transparency. Achieve realistic surfaces for a wide range of objects, from character skin to leaves and glass.

Niagara VFX
	Create real-time cinematic VFX such as fire, smoke, dust, magic, water, and explosions with fully customizable particle systems. Features like vector fields, GPU simulation, dynamic lighting, and audio-reactive effects allow complex visuals without performance loss. Niagara gives complete artistic control, from fine details to large-scale simulations.
Cloth Tools
	Simulate natural fabric movement, stretch, and gravity with the Chaos physics engine. Adjust material parameters directly in Unreal and see immediate results for rapid iteration. Use the Paint Cloth Tool to influence specific mesh areas and precisely control wrinkles, friction, or stiffness.
Chaos Physics & Destruction
	Break, deform, and destroy objects impressively with the Chaos destruction system, providing full artistic control. From realistic fracturing to dynamic rigid-body simulations, everything responds naturally to force, impact, and gameplay. Supports vehicles, hair, clothing, and Niagara-based secondary VFX for complete, cohesive chaos.
Strand-Based Hair & Fur
	Render and simulate realistic hair, fur, and feathers with individual strands reacting naturally to movement, wind, and skin deformation. Integration with Chaos Physics and Niagara allows fine-tuning of behavior, gloss, density, and dynamics for any character or animal. Stunning detail remains achievable in real-time, even in high-end production environments.

Robust Multiplayer Support
	Unreal Engine provides a robust, scalable multiplayer framework proven in large and small games. Synchronize gameplay, physics, and animations in real-time across multiple platforms, from PC to consoles and mobile. With replication, dedicated servers, and flexible network architecture, build stable, responsive online experiences effortlessly.
Advanced AI
	Design intelligent NPCs using Behavior Trees, EQS, and dynamic navigation for believable AI decision-making. Characters respond to situations, player actions, and the environment in real-time. Optimize gameplay with AI that is flexible, adaptable, and testable within the editor.
Variant Manager
	Easily manage product or asset variants for configurators, design revisioning, and marketing presentations. Adjust visibility, transformations, and materials per variant without creating separate scenes. Automate complete variant sets using the Python API for efficient, error-free workflows.
Blueprint Visual Scripting
	Prototype gameplay logic and interactive functionality without writing code. Blueprints’ visual node workflow allows you to design behavior, UI interactions, physics reactions, and animation control. Perfect for rapid iteration and production-ready behavior.
Unreal Motion Graphics UI Designer (UMG)
	Design HUDs, menus, and full interfaces with intuitive drag-and-drop tools. Add logic with Blueprint Widgets that can be modified and reused. Build responsive, dynamic UI elements compatible with all platforms and screen sizes.
Gameplay Frameworks
	Develop complex, scalable gameplay with systems like MassEntity, State Tree, Enhanced Input, and the Gameplay Ability System. Create large-scale simulations, crowds, AI armies, or elaborate skill and ability structures without performance loss. These frameworks provide a data-driven foundation suitable for prototypes and AAA production.

Professional Video I/O Support & Playback
	Support for 4K UHD video and high-quality audio I/O enables seamless use with professional broadcast hardware. With genlock, timecode sync, and precise framerates, integrate AR elements and CG graphics fully synchronized in live broadcasts. Ideal for virtual production, studio workflows, and real-time set extensions.
Unreal Audio Engine
	Provide your projects with rich, dynamic soundscapes featuring real-time synthesis, advanced DSP effects, and realistic audio propagation. Convolution reverb, professional routing, and layered concurrency allow sound design that reacts perfectly to gameplay and environment. The engine also supports spectral analysis for in-depth audio control.
MetaSounds
	MetaSounds gives unprecedented creative freedom by building audio node-based, similar to shader creation in the Material Editor. Design fully procedural sounds that respond dynamically to interactions, physics, and animations. Achieve sample-accurate control over every step of the audio chain for next-gen sound design.
Media Framework
	Play videos directly in Unreal and control every aspect via C++ or Blueprints for maximum flexibility. Supports professional formats such as ProRes, HAP, and raw EXR sequences. Ideal for cinematics, interactive experiences, or virtual production. Combine video with real-time rendering for seamless high-fidelity mixed-media workflows.

In-Camera VFX Editor
	Manage all essential elements for virtual production from a single interface, including stage operations, light cards, and color correction. The intuitive workflow speeds up production and allows live adjustments during recording.
Remote Control & Web UI
	Control lights, cameras, properties, and custom parameters from any device with a browser, from desktop to smartphone. The built-in drag-and-drop UI builder allows you to create fully customized control tools in minutes. Use the REST-compliant API to integrate easily with external systems or automation pipelines.
nDisplay & Multi-Display Rendering
	Render real-time content on multiple screens, projections, LED volumes, and CAVE setups, perfect for virtual production and simulations. nDisplay distributes workload across multiple GPUs and machines for consistent, high-performance output without delay, enabling realistic large-scale environments and set extensions.
Virtual Camera
	Operate virtual cameras wirelessly via iPad or professional motion-capture systems to achieve real-world camera feel in digital environments. Live input, lens simulation, and tracking allow frame-accurate shot direction. Combine with Multi-User Editing to collaborate simultaneously in the same scene.
Level Snapshots
	Capture the complete state of a scene in one click, including object positions, lighting, and settings. Restore the snapshot fully or partially later, ideal for pickup shots, re-shoots, or technical safety. Keeps complex sets and productions organized and reproducible.
Virtual Scouting
	Explore digital sets as if walking in them physically with VR scouting, perfect for pre-production, shot planning, and creative decisions. Directors, cinematographers, and teams can assess locations together and make live adjustments. Multi-User Editing allows simultaneous work in the same world from anywhere.

Marketplace Ecosystem
	Access thousands of high-quality assets, plugins, materials, and starter kits to accelerate your production. Find environments, characters, vehicles, music, animations, or visual effects all in one click. The Marketplace offers free and premium content, allowing scalable production without unnecessary development time.
Industry-Specific Templates
	Start every project fast with ready-made templates tailored to workflows like VR, multi-user reviews, film production, or product visualization. Templates include preset settings, controls, and best practices, allowing you to work immediately with optimal setup. Spend less time configuring basics, more time being creative.
Quixel Megascans
	Receive free access to thousands of hyper-realistic 3D scans, materials, and surfaces through the Quixel Megascans library. Drag-and-drop assets directly into your scene. Scanned in high detail from the real world, providing an instant photorealistic foundation for projects.
Sample Projects
	Explore how professionals use Unreal Engine with over 20 complete sample projects, from MetaHuman scenes to cinematic shorts and Pixel Streaming configurators. Learn workflows, gain inspiration from production-ready setups, and apply techniques directly. Perfect for beginners and experts exploring new features.

Full C++ Source Code Access
	Get complete access to Unreal Engine’s C++ source code, allowing modification, extension, or optimization of any part of the engine. Studios gain maximum flexibility for custom features or engine system fine-tuning. Access the latest updates and bug fixes immediately via GitHub.
Seamless Perforce Integration
	Collaborate seamlessly with built-in Perforce support in Unreal Editor. Lock files, track changes, perform rollbacks, and monitor project status in real-time. Ensures secure, organized, and scalable production workflows for small and large teams.
Profiling & Performance
	Optimize projects with Unreal Insights, a powerful suite for analyzing CPU, GPU, memory, and asset performance. Quickly locate bottlenecks through clear graphs and deep-dive analytics for targeted optimization. Ideal for games and complex simulations requiring maximum framerate and stability.
C++ API & Live Coding
	Extend Unreal Engine easily with custom classes and features via the extensive C++ API. Live Coding compiles changes instantly while the editor runs, enabling rapid iteration and efficient development in large codebases.
Oodle & Bink
	Use Oodle high-performance compression and Bink video technology for optimized, performant projects. Faster asset loading, smaller storage, and smoother performance on all platforms, ideal for real-time applications and heavy AAA titles.

Multi-Platform Development
	Unreal supports Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android with one consistent workflow. Easily scale and optimize projects for any platform while maintaining a single codebase.
Containers
	Unreal supports modern cloud and container-based workflows for Pixel Streaming, batch rendering, continuous integration, and AI/ML training. Docker or Kubernetes environments enable isolated, reproducible, and automatable production pipelines. Ideal for teams needing stability, scalability, and secure deployment.
XR (AR, VR en MR) ondersteuning
	Develop high-quality AR, VR, and MR experiences for Oculus, SteamVR, HoloLens, PSVR2, ARKit, and ARCore with professional rendering quality and accurate tracking. OpenXR support keeps apps future-proof and compatible with a wide ecosystem. Build advanced interactions, realistic simulations, and high-quality visuals without platform lock-in.
Pixel Streaming
	Host full interactive Unreal experiences in the cloud and stream to any device via browser, even on low-spec hardware. Users install nothing, and no mobile/light versions are required. Perfect for configurators, virtual showrooms, training, sales demos, and enterprise apps accessible worldwide.

A Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650, masterfully rendered in Unreal Engine 5.

A KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, a South Korean supersonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft, created in Epic Unreal Engine.

System Requirements

windows

Software

Operating System Windows 10 (latest) / Windows 11

Minimum Hardware

CPU Quad-core Intel or AMD, ≥2.5 GHz
RAM 8GB
Storage SSD (~30 GB free)
GPU* DirectX 11 or 12-compatible
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Recommended Hardware

CPU Octa-core Intel/AMD, ≥3.0 GHz
RAM 32GB for heavy scenes/realtime rendering
Storage Fast NVMe SSD (e.g., 1 TB
GPU* ≥8GB VRAM (modern RTX/AMD)
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Software

Operating System macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later

Minimum Hardware

CPU Apple Silicon M1/M2 or Intel quad-core 64-bit
RAM 16 GB
Storage SSD (some free space)
GPU** Metal 1.2-compatible
Mouse 3-button with scroll

Recommended Hardware

CPU Apple Silicon M3/high-end Apple Silicon or powerful Intel workstation CPU
RAM 32GB+
Storage NVMe or fast SSD (~1TB+)
GPU** Powerful Apple Silicon GPU or discrete Mac GPU for intensive rendering
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Windows

*If you are considering a new computer for use with Unreal Engine, we strongly recommend investing in a powerful graphics card. Unreal Engine makes intensive use of GPU power for real-time rendering, Lumen lighting, Nanite geometry, and virtual production workflows. We recommend NVIDIA GPUs with an RTX chip (preferably the GeForce RTX series or, for heavier pipelines, the RTX professional line). These GPUs offer excellent support for real-time ray tracing, hardware acceleration, and stable drivers within creative workflows.

Onboard graphics cards or integrated chipsets are strongly discouraged, as they do not provide sufficient performance for Unreal Engine’s advanced rendering techniques, large scenes, or VR/XR applications.

Also important: ensure you have sufficient RAM (a minimum of 32 GB is recommended), a fast multi-core CPU, and an NVMe SSD for smooth performance during compilation, shader baking, and when working with large project files.

macOS

** Although Unreal Engine runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3), some advanced features—such as hardware-based ray tracing, certain GPU accelerations, and parts of Nanite or Lumen—are more limited on macOS compared to high-end Windows systems. Older Macs or models with less extensive Metal support may encounter performance limitations. If you work on demanding projects such as VR, virtual production, high-poly scenes, or large textures, a powerful Apple system with ample RAM, a strong GPU (Apple Silicon Pro/Max class), and a fast SSD is highly recommended for a smooth workflow.

Pricing & Licensing

Unreal Engine is available for commercial use and is available in the following license formats (excl. 21% VAT).

Unreal Engine

€ 1723,- per year

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For companies and professional projects
Includes free upgrades
Includes technical support
The latest Unreal Engine features
High-res export
Suitable for commercial use

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For students, educators, hobbyists
For (start-up) companies with less than $1 million annual turnover

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12 December 2025 – News

Unreal Engine 5.7 is now available!

Unreal Engine 5.7 is now available! Create, render, and develop games at a professional level.

Futuristic, white, modular science fiction vehicles, including a large hovercraft-like ship and a mechanical four-legged drone, sit on a rocky hillside in a lush forest. A human figure in a green spacesuit stands among the machinery.

11 September 2025 – News

Twinmotion 2025.2 available

Twinmotion 2025.2 is available, featuring a new Nanite geometry system, parallax windows, and improved 3D grass!

A realistic representation of a super-fast racing car racing through a tunnel, created in twinmotion 2025.2

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