Top 5 Games Developed on Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine (UE) was founded in 1991 by Tom Sweeney. It was introduced to the world with Unreal Engine 1 in 1998 with the release of the game “Unreal.” The groundbreaking physics engine revolutionized the 3D game development process. Its latest iteration is the UE5.

It is now one of the two most employed game development frameworks worldwide (the other being Unity).

In this blog piece, we have listed the top 5 games developed on Unreal Engine. This is based on the games’ commercial success and you will find they were almost all made on UE4.

Before we take a look at these games, let’s see why Unreal engine game development services are so widely used by AAA studios for game development:

1. The amazing quality of the audiovisuals
2. The built-in tools and assets that reduce the development time
3. The large, support community
4. Excellent performance and ease of scalability
5. Cross-platform functionality to reach a wide audience

Now, without further ado, here are the most successful Unreal Engine games.

1.   Fortnite (Epic Games, 2017)

Fortnite is a massively successful UE game with a tremendous cultural impactful.

With $4.4 billion, the game was responsible for 85% of Epic Games’s revenue in 2022. Before being banned from mobile app stores, it made $1.1 billion in lifetime revenue.

In terms of players, Fortnite registered around 650 million users in 2023. Over 126 million people played the game once a month the same year. This demographic showed the prominence of the 18-24 age group that comprised 60% of the game’s user base.

The game has also had a tremendous impact on pop culture and other media with its addictive emotes and dances.

It can be played on a wide array of devices including PC (Windows/macOS), PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and Nintendo Switch.

2.  Gears 5 (The Coalition, 2019)

This game set new records for the Gears of war series. It was the biggest launch on the Xbox Game Pass.

The game generated over 3 million players and was acclaimed for its groundbreaking visuals. It outsold its predecessor, Gears 4, which was especially notable because Gears 5 was part of the Xbox Game Pass from launch. It was also a major boost to the subscription service model as it was a AAA game not available on the Sony platform.

It is available to play on PC (Windows), Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S consoles.

3.  Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory, 2017)

In the first three months of its release, the game generated over $13 million in revenue with over 500,000 copies sold. It is an indie game that rivaled the production value and success of major AAA titles.

This was a great risk by Ninja Theory that massively paid off. The game broke records and made more money than predicted for its first six months.

It combined high-quality graphics with the oft-stigmatized topic of mental health to stand apart from its contemporaries.

The game can played on PC (Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S consoles.

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4.  Rocket League (Psyonix, 2015)

Within a year of its launch, Rocket League brought in over $110 million in revenue and 12 million players. It has been nominated for over a 100 Game of the Year Awards. This is thanks to its accessibility, captivating visuals, and fully customizable vehicles.

The game’s success was further solidified when Psyonix, the studio behind Rocket League, was acquired by Epic Games in May of 2019.

You can play the game on PC (Windows, macOS, Linux), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and the mobile app stores.

5.  Bioshock Infinite (Irrational Games, 2013)

This game was developed on UE3. In its first week of sales, it sold over 780,000 copies in the US. With over a million copies sold, it is the second biggest video game of 2013 behind “Tomb Raider.”

The series as a whole has brought in over half a billion dollars in revenue and shipped over 3.7 million units to date.

The game won Game of the Year award from multiple publications, including the Associated Press, CNN, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, and Games.

It is available for play on PC (Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One (via backward compatibility), and macOS.

With these five Unreal Engine Games introduced, we have to make some honorable mentions: Unreal/Unreal Tournament, Batman: Arkham Knight, Ark: Survival Evolved, PUBG, Borderlands, and Final Fantasy.

What’s Next for Unreal Engine?

As mentioned earlier, UE5 is the current iteration of the game engine. It was released in 2021. It is pushing the boundaries of Unreal Engine games with titles like The Matrix Awakens and Valley of the Ancient.

It has introduced new technologies like the Nanite virtualized geometry and Lumen global illumination.

The future of Unreal Engine games is immersive, interactive, and awe-inspiring.