{"id":554940,"date":"2026-03-11T17:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/unreal-engine-5-is-now-live-alongside-lyra-a-new-playable-shooter-demo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:30:57","slug":"unreal-engine-5-is-now-live-alongside-lyra-a-new-playable-shooter-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/unreal-engine-5-is-now-live-alongside-lyra-a-new-playable-shooter-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Unreal Engine 5 Is Now Live Alongside Lyra, A New Playable Shooter Demo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Epic Games has officially released Unreal Engine 5, the game development engine it first unveiled in 2020<\/a>. This is the same engine used for last year\u2019s surprise Matrix demo, The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, it\u2019s out and available for anyone and everyone to download and use. Plus, to get people started on their Unreal Engine 5 journey, both in development and those who want to mess with it more casually, Epic Games has released Lyra, a new playable shooter demo<\/a>. You can, of course, simply play Lyra \u2013 it looks like Splitgate mixed with Fortnite shooting mechanics \u2013\u00a0 but what makes this demo unique is that it can be completely customized on the development side. This gives users the chance to tinker with lighting, platform locations, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Epic Games also released City Sample<\/a>, another Unreal Engine 5 demo, but unlike Lyra, this one isn\u2019t playable. It\u2019s the same city from The Matrix Awakens experience, but in this, you\u2019ll be able to freely view the city, its buildings, its vehicles and pedestrians, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Of course, this is just the start of Unreal Engine 5. Like Epic Games’ development on Unreal Engine 4, the company will continue to iterate on Unreal Engine 5 to implement new features, updates, tools, and more. There are developers out there already using this new engine, including Epic Games itself \u2013 Chapter 3, Season 2 of Fortnite, which is what players are playing today, runs on Unreal Engine 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more Unreal Engine 5 information, you can watch the entire State of Unreal 2022 presentation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Epic Games has officially released Unreal Engine 5, the game development engine it first unveiled in 2020. This is the same engine used for last year\u2019s surprise Matrix demo, The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience.\u00a0 Now, it\u2019s out and available for anyone and everyone to download and use. Plus, to get people started on their Unreal Engine 5 journey, both in development and those who want to mess with it more casually, Epic Games has released Lyra, a new playable shooter demo. You can, of course, simply play Lyra \u2013 it looks like Splitgate mixed with Fortnite shooting mechanics \u2013\u00a0 but what makes this demo unique is that it can be completely customized on the development side. This gives users the chance to…<\/p>\n

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