How to Install Unreal Engine

How to Install Unreal Engine

In this article, we'll cover how to install Unreal Engine for you machine - whether for the first time or a new version. Before beginning, you may wish to review the system requirements for Unreal Engine.


First Time Installation Only - Epic Games Launcher

If you're installing Unreal Engine for the first time, you'll first need to download and install the Epic Games Launcher. If you already have the launcher installed, feel free to skip ahead to the next section.

1. First, go to the Epic Games Store website at store.epicgames.com
2. If you already have an Epic Games account (or intend to use a social account login like Google), you can skip to the next step. Otherwise, to proceed, you need to make an Epic Games account. To do so, click the Sign In button on the top right to go to the account options.



Then, select the Create Account option at the bottom of the login screen.



3. With an account created, hit the Download option to download the launcher (the appropriate version for your machine will be pre-selected).



4. Once downloaded, open up the installation file and follow the prompts to install the launcher.



Installing Unreal Engine

The next step will be to install Unreal Engine itself.

1. If you haven't done so already, open up the Epic Games Launcher and log in to your account.



2. Select the Unreal Engine option on the left side of the Epic Games Launcher window. 



3. From the top menu that opens up, select the Library tab.



4. In the Unreal Engine's Library, you can see the Engine Versions you have installed (if applicable). To install Unreal Engine (for the first time or a new version), you can click on the yellow plus button at the top.



5. A card and dropdown menu should appear where you can select the version number you'd like to install. We recommend installing the latest stable release of Unreal Engine 5. 



6. Once your version is selected, click on the Install button on the card and follow the instructions there. Take notice that the Unreal Engine will take about 20Gb to download and about 40Gb to install.



7. Once you have that completed, you should have Unreal Engine installed. You can use the Launch button on the card to start the program!

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