How to make a 2D game in Unreal Engine 5 - Beginner Tutorial

Since the 2D Side Scroller Template has been removed with Unreal Engine 5, it has become a lot harder to get started making 2D games in Unreal Engine. In this beginner tutorial I will show you how you can create a simple 2D platformer from scratch which you can then use as a template to create all sorts of 2D or sprite based games. Sunny Land Asset pack by Ansimuz: Join our Discord: Other Videos: 2D Sprites in 3D World with Unreal Engine [HD-2D]: Overcoming 2D Sprite Limitations in Unreal Engine: If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe: ● Twitter: Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Set up the 2D Project and Map 1:30 Import Sprites 2:15 Create the background 2:45 Make a tile set and tile map 4:28 Create a 2D Paper Character 7:37 Auto Exposure and Anti Aliasing 8:24 Add a 2D Follow Camera 9:01 Set up the game mode and default pawn 10:37 Adjust max brightness 10:54 Set up Input Events 11:50 Enable Character Movement 12:30 Enable the run animation 14:20 Turn character with movement direction 15:40 Adjust camera rotation and collision 16:28 Make the character jump 17:26 Adjust Character Movement Component values 18:10 Camera Lag and Motion Blur 18:54 Making 2D/3D Hybrid games with this template 19:18 Lighting Adjustments 19:50 Constraint Character to Plane 20:23 Orthographic vs. Perspective Camera Icons made by Freepik () from Flaticon () #cobracode #gamedev #madewithunreal #indiedev #gamedevelopment