The
Unreal Engine is a
game engine developed by
Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998
first-person shooter game Unreal. Although primarily developed for first-person shooters, it has been successfully used in a variety of other genres, including
stealth,
MMORPGs, and other
RPGs. With its code written in
C++, the Unreal Engine features a high degree of portability and is a tool used by many game developers today.