Unreal Engine 4 now available for Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

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Unreal Engine 4 UWP

Unreal Engine 4 is a complete suite of game development tools for all types of games and developers. For the most demanding console and PC games, Unreal Engine is used by game developers worldwide. Microsoft has now developed Universal Windows Platform (UWP) support for Unreal Engine 4. Microsoft has even released the source code on GitHub as a fork of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 repository.

Access the Unreal Engine 4 UWP fork here. If you see a 404 page, you need to complete the below enrollment process, after that you should be able to access the Microsoft UWP Unreal fork on GitHub and the Readme.MD with more information.

  • Create a GitHub account.
  • Sign up for the Epic program
  • Follow the instructions to associate your Epic Program account with your GitHub account.
  • Join the Epic GitHub Org (from the email invitation you receive after Step 3)

This project is community-supported, with periodic updates from Microsoft’s Xbox Advanced Technology Group (ATG) to help accelerate game development for UWP.

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