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Garreth D.

Retail, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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The Unreal Engine Journey

Reviewed 6 years ago

My overall experience with the Unreal Engine has been a blast. I learn a bit every day and I try to get accustom to all the software related to unreal in some form or another.

Pros

The software is free and there is a lot of free assets on the asset store. There is a booming community and there is learning material everywhere.

Cons

There is a very steep learning curve when it comes to game development. Sure you can do a bit with the engine but the engine needs to be paired with the knowledge of different fields such as modellin and asset creating in a different program .

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Fatih A.

Computer Games, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Revolutionary dimension

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, they have started to release linux binaries. Thus, one era was closed and another era was opened.

Pros

As a VR developer, I don't have much prose experience with real-time gi, but I really enjoyed lumen with engine 5. I can easily say that lumen is definitely one step ahead. it provides the artist with the opportunity to test the scenes he creates with a fast, dynamic and perfect feedback/result.

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What I dislike the most is that for many years you have stubbornly not offered a prebuilt binary package for the linux version, forcing you to compile an entire editor instead, and allocate 100gb of space (for one version) to compile just for this job; A game engine that causes you to keep a computer that will also compile in order to change versions (both upgrade and downgrade) during the active development period.

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Yixin L.

Computer Software, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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What

Reviewed 5 years ago
Pros

It's free to use, has a large number of useful features, and royalties aren't much of a problem for most indie games.

Cons

Nothing, I've been using Unreal Engine for various purposes for 20 years.

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Zan M.

Computer Software, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Review for Unreal Engine

Reviewed 2 years ago

I Love it keep it up. I hope this will be great. I can't wait to make more games

Pros

I like how you can build games for free. Most of the software's cost money and all the games tons of other people have made like Fortnite is great

Cons

I don't really think you could change anything because its great.

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Computer Games, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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The most powerful in your hands

Reviewed 6 years ago
Pros

I'm a 3D artist with very little knowledge in programming, but the Blueprint system allowed me to easily implement my characters and make playable demos and scenes. The templates are are the perfect way to start and get things going.

Cons

Softwares crash, and Unreal is it known for frequent crashes. Marketplace could be better.

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Telecommunications, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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real good motor engine !!!

Reviewed 6 years ago

real graphics and very attractive images.

Pros

very good effects and graphic for games and realistic.

Cons

i have not seen the cons for this, because every game with this engine is a good one.

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Andres R.

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Top tier 3D game making Software

Reviewed 6 years ago

It's a complex software but that is because of the capability the Software has itself, there is a lot of tutorials on youtube that can help you get started but it takes time to get used to it.

Pros

This software lets you go beyond limits in 3D gaming creation, if you really are a prepared game devoloper and/or have a team this can lead you to making the next top hit game.

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Raonak H.

Primary/Secondary Education, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Unreal engine review by Raonak

Reviewed 5 years ago

overall experience: very good

Pros

it helped me play games using wmulators easily and with all the modes

Cons

sometimes crashes inbetwee games and then taking a while to load again

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Steve N.

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Very good engine, not only for making game.

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

We use this software to make simulation internally. It's not easy at start if you use c++ but if you use bluprint, it's very easy. If you need to make some simulation or visualization, it's a good engine. I didn't use it for making a game but it's probably very good at doing that too.

Cons

It's hard to make first things but after pratice, it's more easy.

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Architecture & Planning, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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The most promising software

Reviewed 2 years ago

I use unreal for architectural rendering, I really like this software for its rendering speed, I believe that this software will grow very fast and will have more and more tools to make it even more incredible.

Pros

From its innovative technology, which allows an extremely fast and high quality rendering, generating almost instantaneous calculations of light bounce.

Cons

The software is still far from comparing itself with other great modeling and rendering software on the market, in terms of tools. Its interface is still very primitive and could improve a lot. But I believe that this software with each new update is getting better and better and it won't take long for it to be clashing with other great modeling and rendering software on the market. Undoubtedly, it is the most promising software for the gaming and real-time rendering market.

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Marcos D.

Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Starting as a professional

Reviewed 3 years ago

I was part of a game enthusiast group interested on development of a digital game. After some research, the option was to use Unreal Engine given its supposed potential and, by the fact that some of our preferred last generation games were built by the giant companies in the gaming scene, based on this Engine (search for "best Unreal Engine games" and, you'll be surprised). The experience lasted half...

Pros

Ease to implement level design, Large library with pre-defined graphical elements, Ease to integrate with 3D modelers such as Maya or Blender, Capacity to compile your games to many different platforms, Very nice tutorials available through internet for beginners.

Cons

At first glance, seems quite confusing given the large number of options but, be persistent. It is not possible to start it without checking some basics tutorials as it is not an intuitive framework.

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Max G.

Graphic Design, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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Un moteur à la pointe du réalisme

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Unreal Engine est très complet et à tous niveaux, fonctionnalités, blueprint, animations, gestion de fluide, lighting, post process, qualités visuelles, création d'applications VR, etc...

Cons

Le build d'une scène devient très vite énergivore, il faut donc un très bon PC pour que celui-ci suive le rythme.Sa capacité à détecter des projets déjà existant sur un PC et à les afficher par défaut dans le viewer du logiciel laisse à désirer.

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Kevin O.

Entertainment, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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Amazing

Reviewed 4 years ago
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i use this everyday to play a game from the epic games store.

Cons

May have a few bugs that are very annoying.

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Animation, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Super Cool Software

Reviewed 2 years ago

it's so perfect for 3D engine integration,simulation and a lot more

Pros

I use it for game development.With this tool, I can do a lot like; build a simulation, edit video and also sound, and animations.

Cons

It cannot be used by a newbie or someone new in game software development

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E-Learning, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Powerful computer games and simulations

Reviewed 3 years ago
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It has an easy and immediately understandable use. Very powerful games and simulations can be developed. You can learn to use it with a little research on the internet. It is possible to prepare powerful graphics for the computer.

Cons

I wish it had better performance on mobile devices.

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Nawfal B.

Computer Games, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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An epic engine

Reviewed 5 years ago
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A complete toolbox to create high quality games with beautiful graphics.

Cons

Unreal is not the best engine for mobile games.

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Graphic Design, self-employed

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Most Robust & Supported Option

Reviewed 5 years ago

When working as an indie developer, Unreal was the most universally appealing engine. It had a low grade learning curve, blueprints made scripting accessible to more team members, was the best overall solution for our projects.

Pros

Unreal is the cleanest and most straight forward engine I've used, while producing the best quality output. Tools like the material editor and features like the landscape painting layers make the experience feel more organic and intuitive than other engines. Volumetric fog and dynamic lighting feel comparatively magical. Feels less cumbersome and more fully featured than other options. Easier to achieve artistic vision. Better optimization and expense management.

Cons

Plugins and support community are less open and accessible than some other engine communities, and not quite as accessible for multiple platform applications.

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Computer Games, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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AAA Game Engine with proven industry record

Reviewed 5 years ago

Gameplay Engineer and Game designer, have been using UE for a personal project

Pros

UE is the go-to for any AAA game development. The features, render system, and C++ coding base, makes this a one-of-a-kind engine, with a great community and great support behind it, as EPIC is making games with UE, to prove it's worth all the time

Cons

The pricing range for indies is somewhat complex, and the marketplace has much fewer items than the competitors, but this trend is changing every day.

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John B.

Computer Games, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Design your game, not the engine.

Reviewed 5 years ago

Having a quality engine with many resources available has cut an unimaginable amount of time and stress from my project, as well as giving me the support to not give up in frustration. The support links and staff were a huge help when needed.

Pros

The availability of so many resources allows you to work on your product instead of all the micro-tools you will need prior to designing your game.

Cons

It's a little overwhelmin at first, it's not that you can't understand it as much as each project is so different they can't "click to build" their console, making it difficult to find your starting steps.

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Carmen Rita M.

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Unreal Engine is the best PC and Console Game Engine created by the company Epic Games,

Reviewed 6 years ago
Pros

With this tool we can create our game for a platform, then create ports for consoles or Android tablets with great ease. Unreal Engine 4 is one of the best tools when creating 3D games. The beauty, detail and fidelity that can be achieved are enormous

Cons

Even the smallest games will weigh a lot in terms of hard disk space and memory on the PC, so you should consider those details.

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Spencer M.

Religious Institutions,

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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A powerful engine that is free for hobbyist and trial user to try out and stretch their wings.

Reviewed 6 years ago
Pros

It is a powerful gaming design engine that boast a huge array of feature. From creating simple smart phone games to blockbuster games, this program can do it all. With the ability to design using real time graphical editing or the ability to behind the scenes and edit the code itself, it is great for novices and experts alike. There is also a create community behind it and many tutorials.

Cons

It is a very steep learning curve to begin using it in a practical sense. When you first load it up, the screen is bombarded with windows, and tools, making it very confusing to make sense of it all as you start. The real time graphical editing also is resource hungry on your computer resources, so I reccomend using a modern computer.

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Carlos H.

Consumer Services, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Unreal engine review

Reviewed 2 years ago

Flawless

Pros

The graphics are unreal, always pleased when I see that a game has made by this company

Cons

Amazing fun games, I've had many hours of playing their games

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Enrique O.

Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Making games with great performance

Reviewed 6 years ago

You can easily find documentation. and the forums are active. It's also free and open source.

Pros

Unreal Engine is one of the most amazing systems to create any kind of games. You can prototype a game really fast using several options to create a new game.

Cons

There is nothing that I dislike, however Unity 3D came to stay and day-by-day Indie game developers are choosing to build their games with Unity.

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Michael S.

Motion Pictures and Film, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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The Future of Gaming and Game Development

Reviewed 4 years ago

I have started learning Unreal as a way to tell immersive stories through games.

Pros

Unreal engine is exactly what it says it is "Unreal". As someone born in the Nintendo era and a professional storyteller through other mediums (Video/Writing). I find the accessibility of Unreal as the future for entertainment and immersive storytelling. I'm really excited for future generations to have access to this and how it is nurtured and promoted. How the game playing creates friendships across wifi. It is so cool and one of the best aspects of modern life.

Cons

The learning curve may not match with ambitions. This is a heavy undertaking, but well worth it and a genius platform and language.

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Publishing, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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Unreal Engine: Totally Unreal

Reviewed 5 years ago

Overall, Unreal Engine has been great so far. I don't know if I'll ever finish my game, but at the very least, it's been good to practice with. It's intimidating, but once you get the hang of it, it works very well.

Pros

I've been using the Unreal Engine to create a game of my own, and even though I have limited experience with programming, it's been great so far. You can start using the software for free, so it's great to practice with, especially when you consider the amount of tutorials present. I appreciate that it can be used for more than just games—you can just create videos and graphics with it, if you please. It's a versatile piece of software. It's also updated fairly often, and each update comes with new features, bug fixes, and more. If you have a problem with Unreal Engine, chances are it will be fixed at some point.

Cons

Unreal Engine is a popular product, but getting into it can be really intimidating. It's not for beginners, which I wasn't aware of going in. I'm used to it now, but those hurdles starting out will probably scare off a lot of inexperienced users.