An Unreal Engine project holds all the contents of your game and application and ties everything together. It contains a number of folders and Assets on your disk, such as Blueprints, materials and textures, 3D Assets, animations, and so on.
The Content Browser inside the Unreal Editor uses the same file and folder structure as the Project folder on your disk.
Every Unreal Engine project has a .uproject file associated with it. The .uproject file is how you create, open, or save a project. You can create any number of different projects and work on them in parallel.
Working with Projects
To learn more about Unreal Engine projects, refer to the pages below.
Creating a New Project
Describes how to create and configure a new project in Unreal Engine.
Opening an Existing Project
Describes how to access and open an existing project in Unreal Engine.
Creating Custom Templates
Steps for converting an existing project to a template
Game Template Variants
Variations that are available for different types of game template projects.
Configuring Input for Template Characters
How to change the controls for your template character.
Updating Projects to Unreal Engine 5
To learn how to upgrade projects created in Unreal Engine 4.2x to Unreal Engine 5, refer to the guide below.
Unreal Engine 5 Migration Guide
Steps and requirements for migrating your Unreal Engine 4 projects to Unreal Engine 5.
Project Templates
Unreal Engine templates are starting points for different types of projects. Templates contain premade Assets, such as Mannequins that have their player input and animations already configured, or sample scenes for lighting studies and stylized renderings.
In addition to Unreal Engine's existing templates, you can convert any project to a custom template so you can reuse its assets and configuration in other projects you create.
Templates Reference
Templates available with Unreal Engine and how to use them.
First Person Template
An introduction to the First Person game template in Unreal Engine.
Third Person Template
Introduction to the Third Person template in Unreal Engine.
Top Down Template
An introduction to the Top Down game template in Unreal Engine.
Vehicle Template
An introduction to the Vehicle game template.