How to make a 2D game in Unreal Engine 5 - Beginner Tutorial

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Since the 2D Side Scroller Template has been removed with Unreal Engine 5, it has become a lot harder to get started making 2D games in Unreal Engine. In this beginner tutorial I will show you how you can create a simple 2D platformer from scratch which you can then use as a template to create all sorts of 2D or sprite based games.

Sunny Land Asset pack by Ansimuz.

Other Videos:
2D Sprites in 3D World with Unreal Engine [HD-2D]:
Overcoming 2D Sprite Limitations in Unreal Engine:

Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Set up the 2D Project and Map
1:30 Import Sprites
2:15 Create the background
2:45 Make a tile set and tile map
4:28 Create a 2D Paper Character
7:37 Auto Exposure and Anti Aliasing
8:24 Add a 2D Follow Camera
9:01 Set up the game mode and default pawn
10:37 Adjust max brightness
10:54 Set up Input Events
11:50 Enable Character Movement
12:30 Enable the run animation
14:20 Turn character with movement direction
15:40 Adjust camera rotation and collision
16:28 Make the character jump
17:26 Adjust Character Movement Component values
18:10 Camera Lag and Motion Blur
18:54 Making 2D/3D Hybrid games with this template
19:18 Lighting Adjustments
19:50 Constraint Character to Plane
20:23 Orthographic vs. Perspective Camera

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[CobraCode]

Get my 12 hour course on how to make 2D games with Unreal Engine:

If you're using UE 5.1 or higher and are having trouble with the Input system, there's an updated video which covers something similar to this:

[HeyImJustus]

After the BS that Unity is doing at the moment, I'm seriously considering using Unreal Engine now. Thank you for the video!

[NeverduskX]

This is so nicely paced and well explained. I'll definitely be coming back to this one from time to time.

[nicom]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! You’re an absolute blessing. I am completely new to Unreal and game development and this is such a well-explained video.

[Nico-hmmk]

Absolutely legendary. Thank you so much for all of this. i feel like I can make any 2D game I want now!

[muzz]

I highly rate this video, it's a nice, easy to pick up explanation of how to make a 2D came. No waffle and no nonsense, love it! Please make more.

[certifiedmemer]

You've actually got so quality stuff on your channel. Keep that up man!

[toxicdoguk]

The clarity of voice is excellent! Thank you

[CobraCode]

Didn't expect this video to get such a great reception. Thanks everybody!
Also thanks to Ludvík Koutný for pointing out a better method of setting the exposure than using Max Brightness.
I can confirm that setting Metering Mode to Manual and then playing around with the Exposure Compensation Value (In my case 10.0 was best) is a more stable way of fixing the exposure, so please set that on your camera under Lens->Exposure instead!

[paulcarroll]

At 6:40 I recommend scaling up the sprite, or the scale of any 3d objects added in the future will be mega scaled down. It's so important to get the scale right at the beginning

[arthurdarocharuzinsky]

Love the tutorial, it helps me a lot to make things on Unreal!

[thomaschurch]

Thanks for repackaging the Sunnyland files, I was getting turned around trying to reorder them myself, and then decided to read the video description to see if I missed something.

[TheMaP]

But still able to explain each stage in a basic manner. Honestly thanks man!

[ZaynNaz]

This video is really good, I learned a lot -- thank you, and the flip books and coding in the character remind me of the blueprint animation setups -- I can't wait to see any more 2D tutorials from you!

[magnaomega]

This is a pretty amazing Tutorial, very great explained! Thank you so much for sharing this gold!

[barelyvisibl]

working with 2D in UE really lacks tutorial videos. Thank you dude.

[endergame]

this is the video that started my game dev journey, thank you alot

[CobraCode]

I hope this makes it a bit easier to get started with 2D in UE.
Let me see some F's in the comments for our fallen hero the 2d Side Scroller Template.

[erionmema]

2d in UE5 is like using a bazooka to kill a fly.

[tezgelmustibosver]

I m so happy to find this tutorial. It's working for me. Thank you for sharing