How to Make a Clicker Game in Unreal Engine 5 (2D)

How to Make a Clicker Game – Build Your First Unreal Engine 2D Game

How to make a clicker game in Unreal Engine 5? This beginner-friendly course shows you how to create your own 2D clicker game from scratch—no coding required! Inspired by popular titles like Cookie Clicker and Clicker Heroes, you’ll build a fun, addictive idle game while mastering the fundamentals of 2D development using Unreal Blueprints.

Whether you’re completely new or already familiar with Unreal Engine, this course walks you step-by-step through the full process. You’ll learn everything from creating animated sprites and user interfaces to spawning enemies and setting up automatic click mechanics.

Why Learn Unreal Engine 2D Game Development?

Unreal Engine isn’t just for 3D. In fact, this course proves how easy and powerful it is to create an Unreal Engine 2D game using the same tools as 3D development. You’ll work with:

• Sprites and flipbooks

• Tilemaps and tilesets for level creation

• UI and visual feedback systems

• 2D lighting, sound effects, and camera control

You’ll also discover how to blend 2D with 3D visuals to give your game a unique aesthetic.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you’ll know how to make a clicker game from the ground up, including:

• Setting up player input and auto-click damage

• Creating floating combat text and enemy death logic

• Designing a shop system with upgradeable items

• Implementing ascension for replayability

• Managing multiple 2D levels and transitions

All of this is built using Unreal Engine Blueprints, so there’s no need to write a single line of code.

Learn from a Full-Time Developer And Get Certified

Taught by a professional with 9+ years of experience and 40,000+ students, this course includes a downloadable project and certification upon completion. You’ll also gain access to a 24/7 support community to ask questions and share your progress.

Start your journey today and learn how to make a clicker game with Unreal Engine 5—your first 2D game is just one click away!

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Get 24/7 support on our dedicated Discord server by clicking here. Share your progress, ask questions, and get inspired by other creators like yourself.

Enroll now and bring your shooter to life.

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