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Every Unreal Engine user started somewhere. Whether you're new to real-time or a seasoned pro who's ready to make a move to Unreal Engine, we're here to help you build the skills you need to succeed through community learning, courses, samples, and more.

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Master the real-time skills and techniques used in your industry

Sometimes when you're learning something new, it can be difficult to know where to start or where to go next. We’ve curated an in-depth series of recommended courses tailored to specific industries to help you develop the real-time skills you need to succeed.

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Get started with games
Ready to start creating games in Unreal Engine 5? In these courses, you’ll get a tour of the key features and systems used in video game production and learn how to create your first game in UE5.
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Learn skills for film & TV
From animating characters for virtual production to real-time workflows for indie filmmakers, these courses will introduce you to the next generation of filmmaking skills and techniques.
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Build your architecture skillset
Learn how to create stunning architectural visualizations in Unreal Engine. Essential lighting concepts, advanced techniques for materials, and tips on rendering external scenes—it’s all covered here.
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Dive into visualization
Master the fundamentals of real-time visualization. These courses explore everything from getting your data into Unreal Engine to techniques for enhancing performance on projects.

Documentation

Get instructional guides and references for Unreal Engine’s systems and tools.

Forums

Ask questions and help each other succeed in our open support community.

Sample projects

Stack'O'Bot

Stack’O’Bot is a small sandbox project that shows all the new features of Unreal Engine 5 in a practical vertical slice. Paired with our learning path content that guides you through each facet of the project, this demo has everything a new developer needs to get started, while also providing a handy toolbox for more experienced indies to sink their teeth into.

Cropout Sample Project

Cropout is a top-down Casual RTS game sample that demonstrates all the best practices for building a project designed for cross-platform release. Cropout is made entirely in Blueprint, Unreal Engine's intuitive node-based visual scripting system. The game also demonstrates several new UE5 features, including Common UI, Enhanced Input, and Geometry Script.

Lyra Starter Game

Lyra Starter Game is a sample gameplay project built alongside Unreal Engine 5 development to serve as an excellent starting point for creating new games, as well as a hands-on learning resource. We plan to continue to upgrade this living project with future releases to demonstrate our latest best practices.

Instructor-led training

Professional training to build your real-time skillset

Private group classes

Learn in a live, virtual classroom setting taught by Epic instructors or choose blended learning that combines self-paced learning with live Q&A sessions with instructors. Instructor-led training provides hands-on guidance dedicated to your company’s specific needs.

Find an Unreal Authorized Training Center

With the demand for Unreal Engine skills projected to grow 122% over the next 10 years, we’re partnering with ambitious trainers and training centers across the globe—so you have more ways to meet this opportunity head on.

For students & educators

Demand for Unreal Engine skills is projected to grow 122% over the next 10 years.

Burning Glass Technologies

Visualizing the Future: Demand for 3D Graphics and Real-Time 3D Across the Economy

Community

Knowledge and support for UE5 creators

Need a helping hand on a project? Dive in to the Epic Developer Community and explore tutorials, learning resources, forums, Q&As, and code snippets.

Free download—includes every feature!

Unreal Engine comes fully loaded and production-ready out of the box, with every feature and full source code access included.

Get Unreal Engine

Get started for free!

Unreal Engine is free to use for creating linear content, custom projects, and internal projects. It's also free to get started for game development—a 5% royalty only kicks in when your title earns over $1 million USD.

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Other license options

Looking for premium support, private training, custom terms, or a direct relationship with Epic Games? Talk to us about an Unreal Enterprise Program license or custom solution.