Unreal Engine 5

Unreal Engine 5
Original author(s)Tim Sweeney
Developer(s)Epic Games
Initial releaseApril 5, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-05)[1]
Stable release
5.5 / November 12, 2024; 7 days ago (2024-11-12)
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, Linux, macOS
LicenseSource-available commercial software with royalty model for commercial use[2]
Websiteunrealengine.com

Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) is the latest version of Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games. It was revealed in May 2020 and officially released in April 2022. Unreal Engine 5 includes multiple upgrades and new features, including Nanite, a system that automatically adjusts the level of detail of meshes, and Lumen, a dynamic global illumination and reflections system that leverages software as well as hardware accelerated ray tracing. The source code for Unreal Engine 5 is available on GitHub.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gi-release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Unreal Engine End User License Agreement". Unreal Engine. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Unreal Engine on GitHub". Unreal Engine.