I Started With Zero Game-Dev Experience — Now I'm Building This Photoreal Survival Game Solo in UE5

I started this project with no previous game-development or programming experience.

I’m building Day of the Forest solo in Unreal Engine 5, using AI-assisted development and carefully selected commercial assets and systems that I integrate, adapt, debug, and combine into a single photorealistic survival game.

The full development showcase includes the world, survival and building systems, NPCs, interactions, inventory, weapons, weather, wildlife, and the development workflow behind the project.

Full development showcase: