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Free plan · paid from $1850/seat/yrbilled yearly

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Unreal Engine is a real-time 3D creation tool from Epic Games for building games, films, visualizations and interactive experiences. Game developers, film and TV studios, and architecture and automotive teams use it on Windows, macOS and Linux, with source code access included.

Facts at a glance

FactValueSource
CompanyEpic Games, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USAlegal.epicgames.com/epicgames/privacy-policy, checked 10 Nov 2026
Free planFreemium: a free plan existsunrealengine.com/license, checked 10 Nov 2026
Free trial30 daysunrealengine.com/license, checked 10 Nov 2026
Starting price$1850/seat/yrunrealengine.com/license, checked 10 Nov 2026
PlatformsWindows, Linux, macOSunrealengine.com/download, checked 10 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Pricing

Free plan · paid from $1850/seat/yr

USD, billed yearly

Model

Freemium

Free plan available

Trial

Yes

30 days

Price tiers

PlanPer monthPer yearUsage, as the vendor states it
FreeFreeFor individuals and small businesses under 1 million USD in annual gross revenue, game developers until 1 million USD of gross product revenue, and educators
Royalty-basedFor products that rely on engine code at runtime; a 5% royalty applies to lifetime gross revenue above 1 million USD and no seats are bought
Seat-based$1850/yrPer seat per year for commercial use above 1 million USD in the past 12 months that does not ship engine code; a 30-day trial is offered

Prices are the vendor's list prices in USD.

  • Products that rely on engine code at runtime pay a 5% royalty on lifetime gross revenue above 1 million USD instead of buying seats; revenue from the Epic Games Store is royalty-free

Source: unrealengine.com/license, checked 10 Nov 2026

Unreal Engine Free, in practice

What the free plan covers and where it stops.

Free plan limits

  • Free for game developers, with royalties after 1 million USD of gross product revenue
  • Free for individuals and small businesses under 1 million USD in annual gross revenue
  • Free for educators and schools with no revenue limit

Sources: unrealengine.com/license

Alternatives

Godot: Open-source game engine with a dedicated 2D renderer and built-in OpenXR and WebXR support.

Unity: Lists support for more than 25 platforms and builds 2D and 3D games and other real-time experiences.

GameMaker: Free to use non-commercially, with a one-time Professional purchase for commercial releases and no forced watermark.

Sources: godotengine.org, unity.com/products/unity-engine, gamemaker.io/en/get

Features & platforms

  • Real-time 3D creation for games and film

  • Access to the engine source code

  • All platforms and features included

  • Unreal Editor for Fortnite for building Fortnite experiences

  • Community forums and documentation hosted by Epic

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS

Sources: unrealengine.com, unrealengine.com/license, unrealengine.com/download, checked 10 Nov 2026

Data & privacy

  • Epic states it does not sell personal data or process it for targeted advertising

  • Information may be used to train machine learning technologies that detect and moderate illegal, harmful or fraudulent conduct and content

Privacy policy

Source: legal.epicgames.com/epicgames/privacy-policy, policy last updated April 22, 2026, checked 10 Nov 2026. These points restate the policy and are not legal advice.

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