You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on May 5, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Bodycam Backroom VHS Effect by Kaizen Digital Interactive
• Deep Water Station by Kyrylo Sibiriakov
• Modern Bridges by Enterables

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on April 21, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• FANTASTIC - Dungeon Pack by Tidal Flask Studios
• Forest of Spikes by Dave Berg
• NexxNote | Sketch & Note for Blueprints by Onur Altuntas

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on April 7, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Stone Golem by buxoided
• Scrapopolis - Steampunk Village by ARK.KRA
• Advanced Universal Spawner by ProMaxx Studio

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on March 24, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Abandoned Lighthouse Island – Modular Environment Pack by Entroverse Lab
• Ruined Modern Buildings Pack by Madyan Studios
• Combat Magic Animations by SoerGame

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on March 10, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Stylized Fantasy Characters by JustCreate
• Modular Sci-Fi Treatment Station Environment by Tris Games
• Mixed Magic - Spell VFX Pack by ugurVFX

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on February 24, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Platformer 8 Underworld - Low Poly 3D Models Pack by ithappy
• Advanced Phone System V3 Replicated by SametStore
• Medieval Modular Wall Pack - Kitbash Collection by Vampawn

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on February 10, 2026 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Medieval Castle by Dexsoft Games
• Stylized Log Cabin by Modularity
• LXR - Light Detection by ClusterFact Games

This year, there are two discount periods before tickets reach full price.

• Right now, you can purchase super-early bird tickets at $549 until 11:59 PM ET on February 16, 2026, or when they sell out — whichever comes first.
• From February 17 – March 31, early bird tickets will be available at $649. After that, tickets will increase to the full price of $749.
• Students can purchase tickets for $499 by registering with a .edu email address.

You can purchase tickets and learn more about the conference on the official website. Session information will be announced at a later date.

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on January 27, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Necropolis - Graveyard Kit by Cryptic Realms
• Sci-fi Mech by Dspazio
• Fantasy Props by Haridon

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on January 13, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• SCI FI: MEGASPIKAN by PROTOFACTOR INC
• Sci-Fi Corridor - Low Poly Environment by PolyArt3D
• Ancient Temple Ruins - Modular Environment by Rasmus Bagner

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on December 30, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Realistic Lab. Laboratory Equipment by Jaime Perez
• Mechanic Girl by IdaFaber
• Medieval Village by Marco Maria Rossi

Yes, you read that right. Epic Games and Unity are working together, and the partnership will bear its first fruit in early 2026.

First: Unity's new cross-platform in-app purchase SDK will add support for Unreal Engine. This means Unreal developers will have the option to use Unity's new SDK to manage IAPs across all platforms.

Second, and perhaps more importantly: Unity developers will soon have the ability to publish their games in Fortnite. This immediately raises a lot of questions, and details are scarce right now, but Tim Sweeney had this to say when he made a surprise appearance at the Unite 2025 conference in Barcelona:

Now [Fortnite is] going to open up to all Unity games, thanks to some really amazing network technology Unity built that connects other engines into Unity through a networking protocol... Starting next year, Unity developers will be able to publish directly into Fortnite, to appear in Fortnite's discovery system alongside games built with Unreal Engine, and to participate in the Fortnite economy as it evolves towards an open metaverse economy connecting all users and all engines.

More details will be shared next year.

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on December 2, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Matte Painting Skybox Pack: Chaotic Skies by Velarion
• Laketown by Erhan Yilmaz
• Futuristic Warrior CYBER WARRIOR by Evin Store

You can download it on the Epic Games Launcher and GitHub. In this release, PCG, Motion Design, Substrate materials, and first-person rendering are all moving to Production Ready status. MegaLights is moving up to Beta status and gaining support for directional lights, niagara particle lights, translucency, and hair strands. Additionally, this release introduces a new in-editor AI assistant. Apparently it is trained on the Unreal Engine documentation and source code. Time will tell how reliable it is.

In the meantime, brew a cup of coffee or tea and check out these resources while you wait:

• Feature highlights video
• Official blog post
• Full release notes
• Official forum thread
• Known issues in Unreal Engine 5.7

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on November 18, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• DieselPunk by KitBash3D
• Dwarven City Modular Environment by Scale Z
• LED Light Generator by Samur Art

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on November 4, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Constructions PROPS by Brasileirisses
• 2 in 1 Nanite Environment Bundle 1 by Dazzling Divine
• Robot 3 by SDKwarrior

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on October 21, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Abandoned Cathedral by RagTarock
• Advanced Asymmetrical Multiplayer Template by RedumbrellaG Asset Store
• Pawn Shop System by DarkDreamStudio

You can register now and learn about the rules, prizes, and a whopping 31 special modifier categories on the official itch.io jam page.

The theme will be revealed when the jam begins October 16 at 12:00 PM PT as the Inside Unreal live stream concludes.

I also recommend reading and sharing our guide, 8 tips for surviving the Epic MegaJam — especially if this will be your first time competing. It was written for the 2023 MegaJam, but all of the advice still applies.

As per usual, there will be a dedicated place on our Discord server to discuss the event, ask questions, formulate ideas, and find teammates. Please consider joining us if you are participating. It's always a good time.

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on October 7, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• SciFi Environment — The Orb by Ryan Honey
• Adventure Characters (Pack) by Bugrimov Maksim
• Modular Rural Cabin by Maarten Hof

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on September 23, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• MAE Beech Forest by Maelstrom Library
• Museum and Gallery - ArchInteriors Vol 10 Scene 1 by Evermotion
• Radical Robots - Mike the Customizable Robot by Tacko3D

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on September 9, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Abandoned Hospital / 46+ Assets by PackDev
• Conference / Meeting Room Environment by Tennur
• Melee Weapon Aura VFX by SERLO

Yes, it is a seven-day game jam with "Mega" in the title, but no – this is not the Epic MegaJam. Apparently, that is still to come.

The Mega Stack-O-Jam is a new game jam that forgoes the usual theme and instead asks you to build something original using the recently-updated Stack-O-Bot sample game project. The jam will kick off during tomorrow's Inside Unreal live stream, and will conclude on August 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET.

Find your way to the jam's official itch.io page to register your participation and read all the details, including rules, prizes, and resources.

Looking for tips on how to survive the game jam? We published a guide for the 2023 Epic MegaJam, and many of the tips still apply today.

The Stack-O-Bot sample game project from Epic Games has been rebuilt from the ground up for Unreal Engine 5.6. The update leverages many new and advanced features, including dynamic cameras and NPCs driven by StateTree, Chaos Physics and Destruction, PCG, Level Instances, and more.

Read the official blog post for more information, or dive deeper with the updated documentation.

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on August 12, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Stylized Windmill Valley Environment by StylArts
• Traditional Chinese Style Park by chen jian
• Lizardman Berserker by Novozhilov 3D

Tickets are available at an early bird price of $382 for a limited time. After that, the price of admission will increase to $449. A discounted price of $366 is also available for Fortnite creators and students.

The session line up will be published in early August. In the mean time, you can learn more about what to expect by visiting the landing page.

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on July 29, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Day by the Beach by SO.Art
• Sci-Fi Dog by Shumniy
• Medieval Sewer Dungeon by NM Studio

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on July 15, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Flying Fantasy Town by GeorgeShachnev
• Mechanic Character Sarah by David Grette
• Inventory System - Fully Blueprint by Gamma Studio

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on July 1, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Stylized Village Fatpack by Meshingun Studio
• Advanced Portals System VFX by SERLO
• Train pack by Studio.LAO

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on June 17, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Brushify - Desert Mountains Pack by JoeGarth
• Ultimate Spell System by Risecode
• Sci-Fi Troopers Collection by ProMaxx Studio - Characters

You can download it on the Epic Games Launcher and GitHub. This version is focused on enabling 60-fps performance for large, open worlds, but it also brings a host of new features and quality-of-life enhancements, such as MetaHuman Creator running locally in the engine, a redesigned Content Browser and Viewport Toolbar, and a brand new suite of project templates.

If you are upgrading, brew a cup of coffee or tea and check out these resources while you wait:

• Feature highlights video
• Full release notes
• Official forum thread
• Known issues in Unreal Engine 5.6

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on June 3, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Little Dragons Tiger by MalberS Animations
• Sci-Fi Bio Laboratory by Project Zima
• Downtown Alley by Emran Arts

You can claim them for free until they are replaced with a new batch on May 20, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you don't plan on using them — you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Military Training Facility by Dekogon Studios
• Wood Monster by Polyphoria
• Modular Dungeon Collection by HowardCoates

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until April 22, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Mystery Cave by DmitriyDryzhak
• Carpenter's Workshop Environment by Leartes Studios
• Assassin by Dary Palasky

Epic Games has introduced a new royalty reporting system to the Developer Portal. You can now notify Epic of your product release, automatically calculate royalties, and submit your reports right from the portal. The system also features quarterly reminders and a historical view of all past reports. Learn more in the official blog post — and be sure to read the FAQs at the end.

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until April 8, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Magician's Library Environment and VFX Pack by Coreb Games
• Loot Set - Hand Painted Series by Bitgem
• Space Cruiser Defender by Dexsoft Games

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until March 25, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Gaea by KitBash3D
• Sci-Fi Modular Hover Vehicles by ThunderOwl Studios
• Western Desert Town w/Construction Tool by Befour Studios

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until March 11, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Scifi Jungle Biome by KK Design
• Elf Arden - Stylized Medieval Elven Warrior - Animated RPG Character Hero - #56 by Existence
• Wooden props environment pack by JessyStorm's Assets

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until February 25, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Valley of Guldur by GreenBugGames
• Ninja Input by Ninja Bear Studio
• Post-Apocalyptic Urban City by BAMESHI

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until February 11, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• SICKA DYNASTY by SICKA
• Clay Pots (Nanite + Lowpoly) by Delzaar Studio
• Ultimate Interaction Manager by Tala Esenlikler

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until January 28, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Vista Modern House Environment by Hane Studios
• Parry Attack System by BP Systems
• Modular Bakery Shop by CropCraft Studios

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until January 14, 2025 at 09:59 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Pirate Stilt Village Island Modular Pack by Scale Z
• Skeleton Guard (Modular) by SDKwarrior
• Comic Book Cutscene by DarkDreamStudio

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until December 31 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

Note: Remember to select the proper license – Personal or Professional – depending on your needs.

• Old Office (Modular) by Aleksandr Zhdanov
• Modular Japanese Architecture Pack by SwordsmanCity
• Newtonian Falling and Momentum Damage System by Dapper Raptor Development

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until December 17 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

• Engine Hall by Dave Berg
• Vegetation Vol 1 - Forest Automaterial by Six Sides Studios
• Military Mercenary Bandit by Abandoned World

Originally created by over 4,000 artists and developers over the course of 10 weeks, Project Titan was an experimental "art jam" hosted by Epic Games and its partners. The result – a 64 square kilometer open world with 9 biomes – is now available to download as a new sample project. Check out the official blog post for more details, along with some Unreal Fest presentations that go behind the scenes.

They have acknowledged the poor reception and committed to addressing the community's key concerns. The official announcement summarizes their plans and gives us a glimpse at what's coming soon, including improvements to search, better navigation, drag-and-drop from My Library, wishlists, FAQs, reviews, and much more — including author names on product cards! Thank the stars. It seems the team is focused on addressing the top issues raised by us, the community, which is encouraging to see.

Read the announcement for full details, and check out the new public roadmap to get a complete look at the long-term future of Fab.

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until December 3 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

• Stylized Fantasy Creatures Bundle by N-Hance Studio
• Dragon Temple by Hivemind
• Ancient Constructions and Platforms by Enterables

You can download it on the Epic Games Launcher and GitHub. This version is pretty packed with features, including a revamped Sequencer interface with better filtering and non-destructive animation layers, Control Rig deformers, the new experimental MegaLights, and much more. This release also sees a number of tools reaching Beta (Modular Control Rig, Substrate, Movie Render Graph) and Production Ready (Skeletal Editor, Choosers, Path Tracer, DMX) status.

If you are upgrading, brew a cup of coffee or tea and check out these resources while you wait:

• Feature highlights video
• Full release notes
• Official forum thread
• Known issues in version 5.5

The free asset drops everyone remembers from the Unreal Engine Marketplace are back. As we reported previously, a new batch will now release every two weeks – twice as frequently as previous drops. The assets below are free on Fab until November 19 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Claim them now, even if you don't plan on using them; you might need them someday.

• Military Airport (Military Base, Military Props) by FreshCan
• Hyper Outliner and Symbol System V2 by Games By Hyper
• FOREST ANIMALS PACK by PROTOFACTOR INC

You can visit the website right now and buy assets for Unity, Unreal Engine, UEFN, and several DCC tools. The website looks pretty good, with better search, new licensing options, and the ability to hide products created with AI. However, there are several issues and missing features.

The UEFN integration is down for maintenance and the UE5 integration is "coming soon". Wishlists are nowhere to be found. New seller applications are delayed, as well. And yes – those of us who use the launcher are still stuck with the same old vault that requires us to go on a treasure hunt when assets are updated.

Epic has created a thread on the official forums to track all the launch issues. If you're having an issue that isn't listed, let them know.

Another month, another batch of free assets on the Unreal Marketplace. Everything linked below is free to download until November 5, 2024. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you do not need it right now — you might someday.

• Stylized Paris Street by StylArts
• Rocket Thruster Exhaust FX by SHOGUN GAMES
• [VP] Temples of Cambodia - Ruins exterior and interior by Scans Factory
• Fantasy Characters (Pack) by Bugrimov Maksim
• Cave Ruins / 47 Assets by Pack Dev

Another month, another batch of free assets on the Unreal Marketplace. Everything linked below is free to download until October 1, 2024. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you do not need it right now — you might someday.

• Slavic Village by GeorgeShachnev
• Modular Old Town by CropCraftStudios
• Turn-Based Strategy RPG Template by PhoenixMarket
• Low Poly Nature: Lush and Diverse Environments by Vertex Rage Studio
• Customizable Interaction Plugin by Vinipi

Another month, another batch of free assets on the Unreal Marketplace. Everything linked below is free to download until September 3, 2024. I recommend claiming all of them, even if you do not need it right now — you might someday.

• Stylized - Nanite Dungeon Pack by Studio Kobo
• Modular Asian Medieval City by Scale X
• Moore's RPG Template by Moore Game Dev
• Skeleton Knight Modular by buxoided
• UnderCity + Wonderland Bundle by SnowyTrain Market