Build Your Own The Backrooms Horror Game with Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprints - Full GameDev Tutorial
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Learn to create a complete horror game inspired by The Backrooms using Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprints in this comprehensive tutorial. Master the fundamentals of game development by building from a blank project to a fully functional horror experience featuring atmospheric environments, enemy AI, jump scares, and interactive puzzles. Develop essential skills in camera setup including body cam style effects, character locomotion with hand and foot step animations, crouching mechanics, and environmental interaction systems. Explore level design principles for creating immersive horror atmospheres, implement blueprint interfaces for complex door and puzzle mechanics, and design effective NPC jump scare sequences. Build sophisticated enemy AI systems, create compelling UI elements and main menu cutscenes, and learn crucial optimization techniques for smooth gameplay performance. Complete the development process by packaging your finished game into a distributable Windows executable file, gaining practical experience in the entire game development pipeline from concept to final product.
Syllabus
– Intro
– Overview
– Camera Setup
– Locomotion Hand & Foot Steps, Crouching
– Environment & Level Design
– Interactable Environment
– Puzzles & Doors Blueprints
– NPC Jumpscare
– Enemy AI
– UI & Main Menu Cutscene
– Optimization & Fixes
– Game Packaging
– Final Output .exe Game File
– Outro
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