Unreal Engine 5 is now available in Early Access!

Today, we’re excited to hear the announcement from EPIC GAMES that Early Access to Unreal Engine 5 is now available. While Epic’s ultimate goal is for UE5 to empower creators across all industries to deliver stunning real-time content and experiences, this Early Access build is intended for game developers who like to live on the bleeding edge to start testing features and prototyping their next games.
Unreal Engine 5 will empower creators across all industries to deliver stunning real-time content and experiences.
Unreal Engine 5
This Early Access build of Unreal Engine 5 is not production-ready, but this is where, for the first time, you can get your hands on some of the technology that caused so much excitement when it was showcased in last year’s announcement—not to mention some you’ve never seen before. Here’s a roundup of the key new features that are ready for testing today.
Freedom to create

Get the freedom, fidelity, and flexibility to create next-generation games that will blow your players’ minds. Whether you’re an AAA powerhouse or an indie startup, with UE5, you’ll be able to achieve movie-quality photorealism.
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Game-changing fidelity
You’ll be able to bring incredibly immersive and realistic gaming experiences to life with groundbreaking new features like Nanite and Lumen that will provide a generational leap in visual fidelity.
Build bigger worlds
Think big, really big. With Unreal Engine 5, you’ll have the tools and assets you need to create expansive worlds for your players to explore, using content that scales.


Made by creators, for creators
We know how challenging next-gen game development can be, especially on new software. That’s why we’re committed to battle-testing the engine in house, as we prepare to ship Fortnite—on all its platforms—on UE5 down the line.