Mobile game development

Create high-fidelity mobile worlds.

Power AAA mobile gaming experiences with Unreal Engine. Leverage advanced rendering, graphics, and device optimization features to deliver exceptional performance and captivating experiences to your players, faster.

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The latest news for developers

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Unreal Engine 5.6 is now available

Build bigger open worlds and create animations and MetaHumans faster with Unreal Engine 5.6.

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Updated game templates for Unreal Engine 5.6—available now

We’ve slashed template sizes to speed up downloads and pack in more features. Plus, meet Variants, a new way to tailor templates for your specific gameplay style, whether it’s a side-scrolling platformer, open-world racer, or top-down strategy game.

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All the big news and announcements from the State of Unreal 2025

A stunning tech demo with CD PROJEKT RED, the latest on Unreal Engine 5.6, AI creator tools and exciting new IP coming to UEFN…there were tons of big announcements at this year’s State of Unreal. Get the skinny here.

Features for mobile game development

Unreal Engine ships with everything you need to build high-fidelity mobile and cross-platform games. Get started with every feature included in your download, including complete C++ source code access.

Currently using Unity and thinking about trying Unreal Engine? You can learn more about what UE can offer and get help with your transition on our Switching to Unreal Engine page.

Maximum fidelity, any platform

Ship games with industry-leading visual fidelity and performance. Whether you’re creating for mobile, PC, or console, Unreal Engine provides complete C++ source code along with advanced graphics and platform optimization tools to consistently build and scale high-fidelity cross-platform games.

Screenshot of bridge with a house and flowers from Infinity Nikki

Courtesy of Infold Games

Efficient mobile development tools

Build, optimize, and test your games against targeted devices. Whether you’re porting your game to iOS or Android or building from scratch, access a suite of mobile tools to efficiently optimize performance and memory efficiency. Speed up iteration by previewing your work directly in the Unreal Editor to simulate how it appears on across devices.

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

Courtesy of Netmarble

Production-proven results

Access the same mobile tools that are battle-tested in Fortnite Battle Royale. The Unreal Engine team designs, tests, and releases the same powerful tools used to build Epic's own games today, including Blueprint visual scripting and advanced systems for networking and multiplayer gameplay. We are committed to putting the most innovative features, with top-tier performance, in your hands.

Blueprint Visual Scripting

Networking and Multiplayer Gameplay

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Mobile game success stories

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

Unreal Engine 5 powers Game of Thrones: Kingsroad on PC and mobile

Netmarble

Carmen Sandiego, a game created in UE5 by Gameloft.

Carmen Sandiego

Carmen Sandiego looks to captivate audiences across mobile, console, and PC

Gameloft

Infinity Nikki

Infold Games discuss switching to Unreal Engine to take Nikki to a vast, whimsical open world

Infold Games

Wuthering Waves - Hero image

Wuthering Waves

Kuro Games discusses the use of Unreal Engine on its cross-platform title for PC and Mobile

Kuro Games

Where do I start?

Whether you’re new to game development or just new to Unreal Engine, we’ve got a collection of learning, tutorials, samples, and guides to help you get up and running fast.

Tutorials

Cropout

Cropout Sample Project

Casual RTS game that demonstrates best practices for building a cross-platform project

Mobile Development in Unreal Engine

Mobile Development in Unreal Engine

Epic Education, Learning, and Training · 5mo ago

Mobile development tutorials created by the Unreal Authorized Instructors

Building AAA Cross-Platform Open Worlds

Building AAA Cross-Platform Open Worlds

Crafting high-quality open-world experiences optimized for mobile devices

Documentation

Understanding the Basics

Working with Content

Programming & Scripting

General Mobile Development

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Licensing

We’ve streamlined our license terms to make your choices clearer. Need something designed just for you? Work with us to create a custom license. Visit our FAQ or reach out to the community if you have any questions.

Under $1 million USD in revenue?

Free

Game developers (royalties apply after $1 million USD gross product revenue)
Individuals and small businesses (with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue)
For educators and schools (no revenue limits)

Access to the source code
All platforms & features
Forums and documentation on the Epic Developer Community

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Over $1 million USD in revenue?

Royalty-based

If you're creating a game or application that relies on engine code at runtime and will be licensed to third party end users, you'll pay royalties and won't be required to purchase seats.

Seat-based

If you're using Unreal Engine for commercial purposes, have generated more than $1 million in the past 12 months, and are not creating a game or application that relies on engine code at runtime and will be licensed to third party end users, then a seat license fee is required.

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.

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