# Page 7 | Unreal Engine Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is Unreal Engine the right Game Development solution for you? Explore 389 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/reviews --- Unreal Engine 4.8 (389) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated December 24th, 2025 # Page 7 - Reviews of Unreal Engine ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 389 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Richard S. Remote Assistant Machinery Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Environment for game creation" November 7, 2022 5.0 I have used Unreal Engine while I was in school for game development, and I loved the fact that they don't charge those with student accounts. It is a relatively difficult program to figure out how to use, as all game IDE's tend to be. I still think it's worthwhile to learn if one has the inclination and the time to figure it out. Pros I love the fact that Unreal Engine is free for students to use, and you can actually receive a lifetime account after signing up with a student email address. Cons It lacks some of the functionality available in similar programs (namely Unity, which is probably the better option for game development). Review Source DC David C. ceo Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using to create professionnals prototypes (indutrials and training)" April 27, 2018 5.0 Pros Everything, the philosophy, the functionnalities, tons of it ! It's a very well engineered piece of tech, and it evolve every month. As a developer, I love the way, Unreal handle things and how I'm not limited by it to create tailored functionnalities and experiences. Cons Not so much really, I never felt limited or blocked in my developpement thanks to the blueprint system that allow me to create functionnalities that I would not be able to develop otherwise Review Source MR Matteo R. Fotografo e Grafico Photography Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Software impeccabile" July 5, 2023 5.0 Pros Questo software è un'ottimo acquisto per chi volesse iniziare ( con un buon computer) ad elaborare delle grafiche animate in 3D mozzafiato e non solo, anche per creare dei fantastici giochi Cons Poco intuitiva l'interfaccia ma con un po' di pratica si va dritto al punto Switched from [Blender](https://www.capterra.com/p/167519/Blender/)[Cinema 4D](https://www.capterra.com/p/210368/Cinema-4D/) molto semplice Review Source JW Johnny W. Producer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A game changer!" November 14, 2017 5.0 Pros I have used Unreal Engine 4 on a few projects already and I can say for sure that it has saved us time over other engines by it's great workflow and there is so much documentation available to help you out whenever you encounter any issues. Cons I don't have much that I don't like about Unreal Engine 4, but my complaint would be that sometimes Blueprints is almost too robust and it's difficult to figure out the most optimal way to script something. Review Source AG Alex G. sales Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great video game creation" April 6, 2021 5.0 The benefits were using this to create something new Pros Unreal Engine is a great program and tool to create your own video game. It is possibly the best in business Cons There were no complaints, unreal engine has always been an amazing program with great features to utilize Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Game Designer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for beginners and experts" August 6, 2019 5.0 Pros Unreal Engine allows designers to jump in at an introductory level, as well as expand their projects up to AAA releases. Cons It is easy to get disorganized if you don't set up a good structure and convention very early. Review Source JE James E. Lead Design Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unreal Engine is the greatest!" June 13, 2019 5.0 We use Unreal Engine in our gaming development, it's ease of use, can't be beat! Pros Unreal Engine is our go to development software, it's ease of use sets it apart from everything else available! Cons There's no downside to Unreal, which is why everyone is using it these days! Review Source Osanda G. Student Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful game making engine for large projects." September 14, 2018 5.0 Pros I love games and I am a PC gamer. I played lot of games that run on unreal engine.Because I want high quality games and I play only high quality games. I am using unreal engine 4 for make games and I am still learning about this engine. Not only this engine can make video games, also I made motion videos using this. According to my experience, most thing I like in unreal is, this user-friendly.It has lot of templates to create our project. In other engines, the templates are not user-friendly. If we want templates e want to buy . so that is why I said this very user-friendly. This engine also can buy templates but engine has different kind of templates. Cons There is a problem in this engine. this engine has advance tools. for a new user, he/she can't understand without any help. And the other one is "the language". I thing C++ is difficult language. Review Source Artem P. Wholesale manager Program Development Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Unreal Unreal Engine" December 17, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to learn, and use with basic knowledge of C++ programming. Vast amount of applicable libraries, and modules which can make your experience using this game engine Unreal ;) Cons Probably no cons. At least if you have some knowledge of programming, but even if you don't Epic Games has pretty decent learning system, which allows you to study almost every aspect of work with this engine. Review Source Muhammad Azharudin A. Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Game Engine for HD Game Development" November 9, 2020 5.0 I am still learning to use the Unreal Engine, in my opinion the features are very complete. Pros What I like about the Unreal Engine is that it provides very complete features in making HD games. The blueprint feature is also very helpful for new developers who are more interested in drag and drop programming languages. Cons Too heavy and UI too hard to understand. But the Unreal Engine is intended for already reliable game studios. Not suitable for new developers who are still in the learning stage of game development. Review Source Marvin P. Computer Technician 1 Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Worked on a developer project with a buddy for a game and this is what we used. Unreal engine 4" July 18, 2018 4.0 Pretty good, can't really complain at all. Does exactly what I need. Pros Pretty easy to use, even the advanced feature set is pretty easy to navigate. you can get a good bit done pretty quickly with Unreal Cons There are limitations but that goes with any development engines like these. you have to decide what your game is going to need and choose from there. Review Source VM Vincenzo M. Ingegnere Computer Hardware Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Il miglior software per la creazione di videogiochi" October 3, 2023 4.0 Pros La caratteristica che distingue unreal engine da altri software per la creazione di videogiochi è il suo potente motore grafico che offre grafica di alta qualità e rendering realistico. È facilissimo per uno sviluppatore creare mondi virtuali e immersivi. Altra caratteristica che ho apprezzato di unreal engine è la possibilità grazie al launcher di epic games di poter scaricare librerie di texture e oggetti già renderizzati da aggiungere nella nostra creazione. Cons La complessità per chi è alle prime armi nel mondo dello sviluppo di videogiochi può essere una barriera quando utilizziamo unreal engine. Sconsigliato a chi non ha mai avuto esperienze in questo campo Review Source Ricky B. Video Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unreal Engine 4 Review" July 25, 2019 5.0 Pros \- Simple to use - Great for beginners and advanced users - Quick and easy to start making something and get a prototype running Cons \- Some areas of the engine are still being developed Review Source Zohaib A. Co-Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The most comprehensive industry standard tool that will help you create stunning games and movies" December 4, 2019 5.0 Unreal has been a joy to work when it comes to creating beautiful cinematic shots, all in real time! Pros Unreal engine being free for everyone across the world allows everyone to develop and makes games or produce beautiful film shots in real time. The new ray-tracing feature also makes any environment look incredibly realistic and stunning. This software really lives up to it's name afterall! Cons Nothing Con about this one, it's free for everyone to try and helps artists make anything they can imagine in ways not possible before. Review Source Eduardo A. Game Programmer Computer Games Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful game engine" October 29, 2019 5.0 I have created a shooter game and its development was quick by following the first step guides from the internet; I haven't continued using it for more projects yet because of the learning curve. Pros It has already some ways for handling a lot of stuff to make a great game talking about graphics, all the shaders necessary to create a good visuals game are already there so you don't have to worry for these (talking about simple projects, because it can be worked as much as you need). This is the perfect way for creating an FPS game, it is already setup for creating one. Blueprints can be really useful for not so complex projects. Cons Programming language is a matter of getting used to, but probably C++ can be difficult if you never used it before and you are used to a different language, so this makes the learning curve a bit hard. The store for this engine is poor compared to other engines. Review Source VM Van M. Manager Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Many studios use Unreal Engine" April 10, 2021 4.0 Pros It's being used widely in the industry - can be used from anything from making games to movies, commercials, special effects, etc. Very powerful. Cons It's highly technical - take a while to master. Review Source Luiz Henrique P. Tools specialist Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very suitable for realistic games" April 2, 2020 5.0 The most viable option for creating 3D games, especially realistic ones. Pros This game engine allows good organization for all art and programming elements. It has many useful tools to make realistic games in a faster way comparing to other game engines. Cons The software is too big to download. There are also a huge number of updates. Review Source Austin B. Freelance Web Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Unreal Engine is Unreal" October 3, 2018 4.0 Overall, as an inspiring game developer and student I found my unreal engine experience pleasant and will use it for learning purposes in the future. Pros I really enjoyed the way Unreal engine looks out of the box. Graphically, it's extremely pleasing. Their education program makes it easy for new students to get involved with their software. Cons Blueprint scripting introduced with Unreal Engine takes some getting use to. The transition from Unity to Unreal engine can take some time to get adjusted. Review Source DA Diego A. Web Developer Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The industry standard in 3D gaming, and you can start from basically free" November 22, 2023 5.0 Unreal Engine is just the best game engine out there. You can create from little 2D indie games up to Hollywood scale CG. You can start for literally free and there's tons of learning materials and easy to access resources, ready to be used. Also the community (and help) is really huge so you'll rarely get stuck in a project. The only downside I can find are the system requirements, it requires really beefy high-end hardware even for the smallest projects, otherwise it will crawl. Pros Zero cost for small beginner projects. Very complete yet Intuitive interface. Not-so-steep learning curve. Code-free programming that is very accessible and powerful. Huge community. High availability of resources and learning tools. Cons Needs powerful hardware, even for small projects. Review Source Theo P. Founder/Designer Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "the best is finally free" November 7, 2018 5.0 Pros I used it both before and after it went free and the value you get from this engine is immeasurable. Cons It is kind of hard to use it at times with all the submenus and the design is meh. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Telesales Executive Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "amazing graphics software " September 6, 2018 5.0 Pros smoothe and so sharp and not to hight end that you need powerfull cards soem amazing games Cons cant realy give any cons as did not come accross any Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sports Director for KBVU Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unreal Engine is a video game based, creation engine with a variety of options" August 1, 2018 5.0 Pros Unreal Engine allows an easy ability to import files, models, and you name it into a current project and modify them to your liking. There's a huge amount of tools to work with to edit your projects. You can create anything your mind thinks of, and then some. The ball is always in your hands for it Cons There's a steep learning curve if you haven't used like software before, and there's also a number of similar products out there. Unreal Engine is a solid choice that offers a lot, but may Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Executive Producer Computer Games Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Unreal stacks up nicely" October 16, 2019 5.0 Just like any software, until you learn and understand it it will be challenging. When you do understand it, naturally you do harder things, which will also be challenging. Pros I really enjoy the blueprints feature which enables a form of visual scripting to take place as opposed to handwriting code it is more of a drag and drop. Cons The learning curve of C++ is not ideal and the fact that it only accepts this language is a bit of a bummer. Not a problem once you hunker down and learn however. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer 3D Modeler Fine Art Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Hard to learn, but it is great for the perfectly tuned aesthetic for your game." September 29, 2018 5.0 Pros The thing I like most about this software is how the materials for models and shaders are completely and easily customizable. I'm still learning this software, and I'm still learning how to do materials and shaders, but compared to a lot of other free game engines out there, this one takes the cake on graphics, and how easily you can create your perfect-looking game. Cons The thing I like least is probably the thing of how long it takes to learn and how little information there is out there on this software. There is a whole wiki which has helped me, but as far as user forums go where people run into problems and other people help solve them, there is little activity on those forums, so when I have an issue that the wiki can't solve, it takes a while for me to solve it on my own. Review Source Stuart K. Motion Graphics Artist Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An awesome suite of tools that gives game developers freedom to create beautiful games." July 26, 2018 4.0 Pros I would easily rate the Unreal Engine as one of the most user-centered programs on the market. Standard templates will really get you up and going. Cons It definitely takes up alot more space than some other programs, 18GB's. Also does not include Visual C++ 2017 within the installation. Review Source Similar Products Featured