First launched in 1998, Unreal Engine has over 7.5 million users at last count, and is used to power games like "Yoshi's Wooly World," "Mortal Kombat 11," "Kingdom Hearts 3," and "Fortnite" itself.

Unreal Engine 5 is officially released and ready to power your next-gen game. Epic also released several sample projects, including a new playable shooter called Lyra.