Complete Resident Evil Game Development in Unreal Engine 5 by Jan Benkwtiz

This course walks you through building a full Resident Evil-style survival horror game in Unreal Engine 5. You’ll set up fixed camera systems, implement a full inventory with stacking and item use, build shooting and reload mechanics for multiple weapons, and create enemy AI that chases and damages the player. Along the way you’ll model and texture your own save-room assets in Blender, set up level transitions, and even add a puzzle. By the end, you’ll have a playable game prototype that feels like the classics.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Create a complete Animation Blueprint for your character
• Implement fixed camera system that follows the player
• Build a full inventory and storage system with item stacking
• Develop shooting, reload, and melee combat with line trace
• Set up Enemy AI with bite attacks, damage, and death
• Create level transitions and save game progress with a typewriter

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 interface and how to import textures and FBX models.
• Tools: 3-button mouse, keyboard.
• Hardware: PC with at least 16GB RAM and a dedicated GPU (NVIDIA GTX 1060 or better recommended).

📝 Description

This course doesn’t waste time on theory – you jump straight into building a complete survival horror game. Every lecture is a hands-on walkthrough where you write Blueprint scripts, set up Animation Blueprints, and tweak game logic yourself.

You’ll start by replicating the classic fixed-camera look that made Resident Evil iconic. Then move into the core systems: a grid-based inventory with stacking, a storage box that persists between levels, and a weapon system that supports pistols, revolvers, and shotguns. Each weapon has its own reload animation using Layered Blend per Bone. The enemy AI is driven by simple behavior trees – zombies detect the player, bite, and react to damage. You’ll also build a healing system, a puzzle to open a lock with a code, and a save system that uses a typewriter and a Game Instance.

The final chunk of the course shifts to Blender, where you model and texture a save room locker, storage, and floor tiles. Then you bring those assets into UE5 and build the level. It’s a complete pipeline from asset creation to gameplay integration.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Developers who are new to Unreal Engine 5 and want to build a complete game from scratch.
• Fans of survival horror games who want to recreate the classic Resident Evil feel using Blueprints.
• 3D artists looking to learn game development and bring their Blender assets to life in UE5.

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Jan Benkwtiz is a game development instructor with over 13 courses and more than 2,800 students on Udemy. He’s active on YouTube where he shares free tutorials on Blender and Unreal Engine 5. His teaching focuses on bridging the gap between 3D modeling and interactive game mechanics – showing artists how to turn static assets into functional game elements. With a 4.3 instructor rating, he’s known for clear, step-by-step guidance.

🏁 Final Result

• A fully playable Resident Evil-style horror game prototype with fixed cameras, inventory, weapons, enemies, save system, and a puzzle.
• Portfolio-ready project demonstrating key survival horror mechanics built entirely in Unreal Engine 5.