Unreal Engine 5 is the latest version of Unreal Engine created by Epic Games. The newest generation of this game engine boasts several new features and improvements over its previous version, Unreal Engine 4, such as Lumen, Animation tools, Temporal Super Resolution, and more.

Undoubtedly, several current-generation games will be using the improved game engine for its enhanced capabilities and customization options. So far, very few games have been released with UE5, but several games have been announced to be based on the latest engine. An official update for Unreal Engine 5.1 was recently released, improving foliage and adding other useful features.

With quite a few UE5-developed games in the pipeline, this article will list five of the most anticipated Unreal Engine 5 games which are yet to be released.

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The most anticipated Unreal Engine 5 games

1) State of Decay 3

State of Decay 3 is currently under development by Undead Labs, the developer of the previous State of Decay titles. The survival horror game was announced back in 2020 and it was officially confirmed that it would be developed on Unreal Engine 5.

Undead Labs’ upcoming entry will be a survival game where hunting and finding shelter will be the core elements of the game. It’s expected to be a multiplayer game, similar to State of Decay 2, and feature cross-play between Xbox and PC players.

2) Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II