Hello, I was wondering if there are people around here who use unreal for mobile games. How did you start? Can you share some resources for other to get started?
Hey there @anonymous_user_c31d5234! Welcome to the community! Unreal Engine is fantastic for building mobile games! I only say that with a tiny bit of bias.
Unreal is a bit heavier than other engines, as it’s packed with so many features. When building for mobile, you’re going to want to disable any plugins you won’t be using to make your packaging life so much easier. Though, packaging is a long way in the future, let’s get you on the path! I’m going to drop some general resources and documentation links below,
If you have a small game idea you want to start building towards, let me know and I can get you resources geared towards it as well. Being motivated while learning is half the battle after all!
The documentation will likely be a little advanced for now, but feel free to continue down to the tutorials first then circle back once you get a foothold in the engine. The documentation is invaluable.
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First up, I always recommend following this first game in unreal tutorial. It’s not really geared for mobile. but it gives you the basic fundamentals in engine that you’ll need to work on any project.
After that you can start looking at how to do specific mechanics to work towards a small more mobile focused project. Since I’m not sure what type of project you’ll be trying to work on, I’ll just list some amazing creators that make great tutorials!
Matthew Wadstein
Matt Aspland
Documentation for setting up mobile dev:
UE4.27 - Mobile Game Development | Unreal Engine 4.27 Documentation
UE5.03 - General Mobile Development for Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.0 Documentation
Mobile game tutorial:
Endless Runner Tutorial: