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The State of 2D Game Development with Unreal Engine 5 in 2025
Hey everyone!Just like last year I just made another video talking about the state of 2D Game Dev with Unreal Engine 5.We'll go over great community projects, plugins, new discoveries and much more!Gamma Emerald Undreamed Panic: https://x.com/UndreamedPanicMentioned videos:https://youtu.be/8_zkU...
5 Unreal Games to Inspire You - 8# June
Here's another episode of the monthly series, I hope you enjoy!Mentioned Game Info and Footage Credits: https://tinyurl.com/UnrealInspiration 🎵 Music By:Team Astro - Three of usProvided by Lofi GirlWatch: https://youtu.be/Ov-CsgU-guk?si=ZaF0qA_FhH4pZiFO
The hidden Physics “Engine” behind Unreal’s most Stylish Games - Video Early Access
Wanted to try something a little bit different for this video!I've been playing around a lot with a free physics plugin for Unreal called Kawaii Physics which allows for stylized movement of hair and clothing and want to give you an overview of the games using it and how it works.Kawaii Physics ...
5 Unreal Engine Indie Games to Inspire You (ft. StayAtHomeDev)
Hey!This months episode of UE5 Indie Games to inspire you is special since we have StayAtHomeDev on as a guest who was a big inspiration for these videos!I hope learning about how these games were made will give you some inspiration or insight that will help you on your own projects :)🎵 Music By:...
PaperZD Classic 2D Top Down Template
Happy to share the new and improved Classic Top Down Template.This is the Flat 2D version using a tile map for the stage and not including any 3D objects.Splitting up both versions allowed me to improve the settings further and this template now comes with controller support and Layer sorting set up...
How to make High Resolution 2D Games in Unreal Engine 5
The in-depth tutorial on how to use High Resolution or Hand Painted sprites for 2D games in Unreal Engine is now finally done.I hope you'll learn something new here :DVideo Assets and Sources: https://cobracode.notion.site/High-Resolution-Sprites-in-Unreal-Engine-5-1c15e9d1147c802396c6d3d73214f3...
PaperZD Hybrid Top Down Template Download
I'm happy to share the new and overhauled version of the Top Down Template.This is the 2D/3D Hybrid version featuring a low camera angle that's often seen in modern JRPGs.I improved the rotation logic and drew a new character that better fits the template.It also comes with an emissive and n...
5 Unreal Engine Indie Games to Inspire You - Video Early Access
Another episode of the monthly series of UE Indie Games to inspire you!Mentioned Game Info and Footage Credits: https://tinyurl.com/UnrealInspiration🎵 Music By:Team Astro - Hidden TreasureProvided by Lofi RecordsWatch: https://youtu.be/gZGLnxVrzD0
How to make a 2.5D Top Down Game in Unreal Engine 5 - Video Early Access
Hey everyone!The 2.5D Top Down tutorial I released 2 years ago was one of my most requested and most popular video.Since then a few things have changed and by making many top down games in this period of time, I learned many new details that I wanted to share in this remade version of the video!Down...
Starter Assets - 2.5D Top Down
This zip file contains the sprite sheets and .json files for these 2 characters used in the March 2025 2.5D Top Down Tutorial.Please download these to follow along with the video!Original Art by Axul Arts.Recolored and repacked by Cobra Code.Read the included license file for details.
5 Unreal Engine Indie Games to Inspire You - Video Early Access
Another episode of the ongoing series :)This time again featuring a Paper 2D Game.Mentioned Game Info and Footage Credits: https://tinyurl.com/UnrealInspiration🎵 Music By: - Team Astro - Hidden Treasure - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/gZGLnxVrzD0
The Complete Unreal Engine ICEBERG Explained - Video Early Access
I'm super excited to finally be able to share the full Unreal Engine Iceberg with you!This is a video I've been working on for roughly 9 months on the side and both the research and editing took way longer than expected 😅But I'm very proud of the result and hope you'll enjoy this ...
5 Unreal Engine Games To Motivate You - February Episode
Got the February episode of our ongoing series about UE games to motivate you ready!I hope you'll enjoy watching it.🎵 Music By:- Team Astro - Hidden Treasure- Provided by Lofi Records- Watch: https://youtu.be/gZGLnxVrzD0
Free Paper 2D Course is out now
Just wanted to let you know that I created a free 3 hour long Paper 2D course in collaboration with art station!You can check it out herehttps://www.artstation.com/learning/courses/y22/creating-a-2d-3d-hybrid-game-in-unreal-engine-5/
2025 Channel Update - Video Early Access
Hey everyone!Since I often get asked what's next, I put together a quick video with my plans for 2025!🎵 Music By:Osaki - EvergardenProvided by Lofi RecordsWatch: https://youtu.be/y--847NiTQw
5 Unreal Engine Games to Motivate You - January 2025 Episode
Happy New Year!Here's the January Episode of the ongoing series on Unreal Engine games to motivate you :)🎵 Music By:Team Astro - TravelersProvided by Lofi GirlWatch: https://youtu.be/FTMX-XKfm2w?si=ZgQDc62Nbia4SNI7
The Best Unreal Engine Sample Project you've never heard of - Video Early Access
In this video I'll show you the best Sample project you've probably missed!The Content Examples project shows off many features you can apply to your own game.
5 Unreal Engine Games to Motivate You - December 2024 Episode
Here's the December Episode of the ongoing series on games to motivate you :)
How to make HD-2D Games in Unreal Engine 5
Learn the necessary techniques for making gorgeous 2D/3D Hybrids in Unreal Engine 5Sources:ドット絵で魅せる『OCTOPATH TRAVELER』のキャラクター~書籍『ゲームグラフィックス 2019』 先行公開(2)Octopath Traveler | Project Spotlight | Unreal EngineThe Fusion of No...
5 Unreal Engine Games to Inspire You - #1 November 2024
Hey everyone!I'm happy to show you the first episode of a new series I've been working on!Every month I want to show off 5 Unreal Engine games and share stories and background information on how they were created, why the teams chose Unreal, how much they earned and much more.You can now wat...
What you need to know about FAB - video early access
FAB, the new unreal engine marketplace just launched!This video will give you a breakdown of what to look out for.I created this video last minute, so it will be made available on Patreon and YouTube at the same time.🎵 Music By:Casiio x Sleepermane - UnexploredProvided by Lofi RecordsWatch: https...
Unreal Engine's Hidden 2D Tools - Video Early Access
I recently stumbled upon a few hidden tools in Unreal that make creating 2D and 2.5D games much more streamlined :)In this video I'll gave you a short breakdown.🎵 Music By:Krynoze - PawmisesProvided by Lofi RecordsWatch: https://youtu.be/OE5FPbr8F6c
The 2D Top Down Unreal Engine Course is out now!
Hey everyone!I'm happy to announce that I just released the 2D Top Down Unreal Engine Course I've been working on tirelessly over the last 4 months.This is a special discount link for Patrons and Discord Members only!This link is only active for 5 days:https://tinyurl.com/UE2DTopDownLaunchTh...
Game Development Books you MUST READ - Video Early Access
I've been reading a lot of books about game dev recently and made a video sharing my recommendations :DPixel Logic Affiliate Link:https://gumroad.com/a/83796499/SANZ🎵 Music By:Team Astro - Hidden TreasureProvided by Lofi RecordsWatch: https://youtu.be/gZGLnxVrzD0
Depth of Field in Unreal Engine 5 - Tutorial Video Early Access
Hey everyone.Glad to finally be able to share this tutorial about Depth of Field!Many things have changed with DOF and most other tutorials only cover it when it comes to cutscenes, so I made this video about how to apply it during gameplay as well!Official Documentation:https://dev.epicgames.com/do...
6 Years of Learning GameDev - Video Early Access
Hey everyone!This is a video I've been meaning to make for quite a while and I'm happy to finally be able to release it.You'll see how I became a game developer and every Unity and Unreal project I've worked on so far!I hope this will give you some inspiration and also show you how l...
Next Course Prototype
Hey Everyone,I just wanted to let you know I'm done prototyping the second chapter of my upcoming Udemy Course!This section will teach you:- How to set up 8 top down animations with 8 directions- Pickups- Sword and bow combat- Invincibility Handling- Making combat 'juicy'- Health and Wav...
Top Down Course Sneak Peek #1
Hey everyone!I'm currently prototyping the second chapter of my upcoming course.This is just a little sneak peek of me setting up the multi-directional animations.You can make guesses to what the course will be about now :D
Easy Version Control with Unreal Engine 5 - Video Early Access
Hey everyone!If you've seen my last tutorial on version control, you may know that none of the solutions I introduced there were perfect and all came with their own caveats.https://youtu.be/5n2IMqcrRlkI recently found a new version control system that solves all of those issues and is superior t...
Starter Project - 2D Parallax Scrolling
This is the starter project with the background textures and a basic character set up, so you can code along with the 2D Parallax Scrolling Tutorial!Make sure to use Unreal Engine 5.4 for the smoothest experience.YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/ExaELfOmk1g



























