The TopDown Shooter Game template is a ready-made starting point for anyone who wants to make a top down shooter in Unreal Engine. Instead of spending weeks setting up the basics, you can jump straight into building fun gameplay and adding your own ideas.
Out of the box, it comes with smooth mouse-based aiming and shooting, smart AI enemies powered by Behaviour Trees, and a flexible weapon and power-up system. Everything is built in Blueprints, so you don’t need to touch C++ unless you want to.
Here’s what it can do:
🎯 Mouse-Look Combat – Just click to aim and shoot with responsive controls.
🤖 AI Enemies – Modular Behaviour Tree AI that you can expand with new actions or states.
🔫 Weapon System – Carry multiple weapons and swap between them seamlessly.
🪖 Weapon Types – Comes with Assault Rifles, Rocket Launchers, Handguns, and more. Want a new one? Just create it from the base Weapon Blueprint.
⚡ Boosts & Power-ups – Health and Speed boosts are already set up to make gameplay more exciting.
🛠️ Blueprint-First – All systems are Blueprint-based and easy to customise.
🎨 Stylised Visuals – Includes a fun, arcade-style top-down look right out of the box.