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Unreal Engine

video game engine series developed by Epic Games
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Summary

Unreal Engine is a game engine[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of game engine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,016 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: C++[3]
  • Instance of: source-available software[4]
  • Developer: Epic Games[5]
  • Copyright license: end-user license agreement[6]
  • Programmed in: C++[7]
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows[8], GNU/Linux[9], macOS[10]
  • Software version identifier: 4.26[11], 4.26.1[12], 5.0.3[13], 5.1[14], 5.2[15], 5.3[16], 5.4[17], 5.5[18], 5.7[19], 5.8[20]
  • Commons category: Unreal Engine[21]
  • Has part(s): Unreal Engine 1[22], Unreal Engine 2[23], Unreal Engine 2.5[24], Unreal Engine 3[25], Unreal Engine 4[26], Unreal Engine 5[27], Unreal Engine 6[28]
  • Publication date: 1996[29]
  • Official website: https://www.unrealengine.com[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Unreal Engine[31]
  • Source code repository URL: https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine[32]
  • Alexa rank: 2374[33], 2418[34]
  • Has list: list of Unreal Engine games[35]
  • Programming paradigm: object-oriented programming[36]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[37]
  • Social media followers: 427,541[38], 502,469[39], 561,566[40], 220,427[41], 1,170,000[42], 1,250,000[43]
  • Compatible with: Microsoft Windows[44], GNU/Linux[45]

Why It Matters

Unreal Engine has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Related Entities

C++ Ekspositur: Ein Virtueller Wissensraum Epic Games macOS Microsoft Windows open-source software

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright license → end-user license agreement
    Mycast talent id → unreal-engine
    Instance of → game engine, source-available software
    Tv tropes id → MediaNotes/UnrealEngine
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tv tropes id: MediaNotes/UnrealEngine"
  2. 15w ago · Solidest · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.26, 4.26.1, 5.0.3 +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Software version identifier: 5.8"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → —
    Video → Unreal Engine 5 Custom Map Creation Timelapse – Crafting a P
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    Github topic → —
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