Why Are There No C++ Game Projects In The Marketplace?

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Hi,

Just starting out with UE5 on Windows 11…

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I looked on the official marketplace, but there are no C++ game projects?
Why? (everything is Blueprints)

Just looking for a small C++ based 2D Unreal Engine sample project to learn from.
I have good knowledge of C++ and wish to use C++ with Unreal Engine 5.

Let me know, thanks!

BetaMax Hero

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Because every Unreal project is a mix of both.
Check out the Action RPG or Lyra. They are made by Epic, great projects to learn from.

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Here are some C++ projects. They’re all 3D, though:

However, even those games use some blueprints, because blueprints serve two roles:

  1. They are flexible data files that let you configure the objects in your game in a data drive way
  2. They let you configure behavior using a graph-flow-based scripting interface

You will typically build a bunch of blueprints are “prefabs” for various objects in your game, even if all the code is in C++. The blueprints would then derive from those C++ classes, and the C++ classes derive from (typically) AActor.

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Hi,

Thanks for the replies…

Those projects are much too advanced.

Looking for a 2D project in C++ that just goes over basic things:

  • Create window
  • Lock framerate to 60FPS
  • Draw sprite
  • Play sound effect
  • Play music
  • Get input (keyboard, mouse, gamepad)
  • Load and save game data(options and high scores)

Anyone else know where I should look.
Have “good” C++ skills but zero experience with Unreal Engine 5

My initial target platforms are desktop HTML5 Internet browsers and Android mobile.

BetaMax Hero