I have been trying for the past 2 hours to download unreal engine 5… nothing is working, not a single youtube guide or anything has been able to help. I keep being redirected to the epic games launcher over and over, which does NOT list unreal 5 engine as being downloadable… even if i click the arrow all i get is 4.26 and 4.27 no 5… so what the hell is wrong?
In Epic Launcher → Unreal Engine → Library → Engine Version (+) → Last Option
or try reinstall the launcher … u dont see the other UE4 Versions or UE5 EA2 ?
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I may have found a further fix to the problem.
After reinstalling Epic Games Launcher it was still only showing version 4.27.2 BUT you can click on a small arrow next to those numbers and a drop down menu has version 5.0 on it. You can then choose that for install.
Not sure if that drop down menu was there before reinstalling. It may well have been.
Hope that’s helpful
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Yeah i can clicknthe arrow but it pnly shows 4.26 and 4.27
it worked for me, you meant the little white arrow literally where the 5.0.0
the little ‘white arrow’ on the preview pane takes you to a website that downloads the LAUNCHER… that im already taking pics of… cant find a 5.0 download link anywhere in the launcher or out… how the hell are people getting this thing???
pic shows 4.26 4.27 only…
The same thing happens to me as to you, no matter how hard I try to download the unreal engine 5, the engine 5 downloader itself never appears… what a frustration I have followed all the steps and I have searched all the ways and nothing, I have even tried using another internet explorer and nothing, it sends me to the download link and then launches me to the engine launcher, I can never download engine 5, as if there was no preview access… I don’t know what’s going on, I even uninstalled my engine launcher epicgame and I have downloaded the one that the links take you… everything still does not reach 5… 
Hello, in the end I have solved it, you must give it to install any version without actually executing it, and before installing the version you display the arrow on the upper right side of the same panel of the version to install, at the top in the options you will see V5.0, then I’ll post a video with a link for those who still haven’t figured it out… Greetings, enjoy 5.
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Same problem here all i see listed is 4.26 and 4.27
Dont see amywhwre to download 5.0
Simply click on the plus next to “engine versions”. Than a grey box will appear with a small arrow on it. Click the small arrow and it’ll show the versions.
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You have to remove the early access preview or install it completely. Than a new installation or uodate to the new versions should be possible.
Yeah, still does not work.
- In Epic Launcher clicking Unreal 5 Engine is now available opens a web page
- Clicking the Open Launcher in the bottom of the Unreal 5 engine opens the Epic Launcher
so,
repeat for ever.
There is no + button to expand the engine versions as in salty_lemon’s SS. Only the arrow down to pick between 4.26.2 and 4.27.2
The only available Engines to download are 4.26.2 and 4.27.2
Selecting 4.26.2 or 4.27.2 does not offer a download link.
I never had neither of those engines installed nor the 5 early access, so nothing to download.
In GitHub both my accounts got marked for revision when trying to download 5 from GitHub.
Unreal Engine 5 etc do not give any search results in Store.
What a terrible way to handle downloads.
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I’m having the same problem. Did you ever find a solution? My other computer has a tab for UE5.
