Editing Unreal Engine (section)

===Video games===
Unreal Engine was originally designed to be used as the underlying technology for video games. The engine is used in a number of high-profile game titles with high graphics capabilities, including ''[[Hogwarts Legacy]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vergara |first=Nico |date=2 February 2023 |title=Is Hogwarts Legacy on Unreal Engine 5? |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/is-hogwarts-legacy-on-unreal-engine-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202134315/https://www.videogamer.com/news/is-hogwarts-legacy-on-unreal-engine-5/ |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=VideoGamer}}</ref> ''[[PUBG: Battlegrounds]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'', ''[[Valorant]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]],'' in addition to [[List of games by Epic Games|games developed by Epic]], including ''Gears of War'' and ''Fortnite''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Tim |last2=Kruppa |first2=Miles |title=Epic and Unity rev their engines for the next era of entertainment |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f77b7979-c943-4b9d-b7b7-7953b63bea7e |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200812195345/https://www.ft.com/content/f77b7979-c943-4b9d-b7b7-7953b63bea7e |url-status=dead| archive-date=August 12, 2020|publisher=[[Financial Times]] |date=August 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Tim |last2=Kruppa |first2=Miles |date=2020-08-13 |title=Epic and Unity rev their engines for the next era of entertainment |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/epic-and-unity-rev-their-engines-for-the-next-era-of-entertainment/ |access-date= |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205164714/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/epic-and-unity-rev-their-engines-for-the-next-era-of-entertainment/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dealessandri |first=Marie |date=January 16, 2020 |title=What is the best game engine: is Unreal Engine right for you? |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-16-what-is-the-best-game-engine-is-unreal-engine-4-the-right-game-engine-for-you |access-date=2021-07-19 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |language=en |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117180234/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-16-what-is-the-best-game-engine-is-unreal-engine-4-the-right-game-engine-for-you |url-status=live }}</ref> Polish game developer [[CD Projekt]] is also planning to use the engine after retiring their in-house REDengine; their first game to use Unreal will be a remake of ''[[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-03-21|title=The Witcher - A New Saga Begins|url=https://www.thewitcher.com/en/news/42167/a-new-saga-begins/|access-date=2022-04-07|archive-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412081437/https://www.thewitcher.com/en/news/42167/a-new-saga-begins|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/cd-projekt-will-swap-redengine-for-unreal-engine-5-to-create-the-next-i-witcher-i-saga|title=CD Projekt will swap REDengine for Unreal Engine 5 to create the next Witcher saga|website=Game Developer|date=22 March 2022|access-date=April 6, 2023|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405234232/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/cd-projekt-will-swap-redengine-for-unreal-engine-5-to-create-the-next-i-witcher-i-saga|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Patel |first=Ashkay |date=9 September 2022 |title=After Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Launch, CDPR Is Ditching REDengine For Unreal |url=https://www.thegamer.com/cd-projekt-red-ditching-redengine-for-unreal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119021242/https://www.thegamer.com/cd-projekt-red-ditching-redengine-for-unreal/ |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=The Gamer}}</ref><ref name="eurogamerremake">{{cite web |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=26 October 2022 |title=CD Projekt Red announces remake of first Witcher game |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-announces-remake-of-first-witcher-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521124637/https://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-announces-remake-of-first-witcher-game |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> 

Usage of Unreal Engine has been steadily increasing since 2012, from an estimated 17% market share to 28% in 2024, compared to Unity's 50%.<ref name="Creative Bloq 13 February 2025">{{cite web |last1=Foley |first1=Joe |title=Steam data shows the meteoric rise of Unreal Engine for game development |url=https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-game-design/unreal-engine-dominates-as-the-most-successful-game-engine-data-reveals |website=Creative Bloq |language=en |date=13 February 2025}}</ref> By sales, Unreal accounts for 31% compared to Unity's 26%, with proprietary engines accounting for a combined 42%, making Unreal the largest engine by units sold.<ref name="Creative Bloq 13 February 2025" />