Develop a Classic Shoot ’em up with Unreal Engine by Zenva Academy

Ready to build your own classic arcade shooter? This course dives into creating a 3D shoot ’em up from scratch using Unreal Engine. You’ll learn essential game development skills like player controls, enemy spawning, collision systems, and interactive UI, which are super useful for more than just this genre.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Build player movement and shooting logic
• Design modular enemy-spawning systems
• Implement precise collision detection
• Integrate dynamic audio and SFX
• Create visual polish with particles
• Develop a real-time game UI

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic understanding of Unreal Engine and Blueprints Visual Scripting.
• Tools: Access to Unreal Engine.
• Hardware: A computer capable of running Unreal Engine smoothly.

📝 Description

This course is all about getting hands-on with Unreal Engine to build a fun, classic shoot ’em up game. We’ll walk you through every step, from setting up your project to adding those cool particle effects and sound. You’ll learn how to make your player ship move and shoot, how to spawn enemies in interesting ways, and how to handle all the collisions. Plus, we’ll cover creating a user interface for scoring and game over screens. The course uses Blueprints Visual Scripting, so you don’t need to be a coding expert to follow along. Zenva’s approach includes quick challenges and quizzes to help you really lock in what you’re learning, and you can even practice coding right in your browser.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Anyone interested in learning game development with Unreal Engine.
• Beginners with zero programming experience who want to create games.
• Intermediate developers looking to expand their skills in 3D game mechanics and Unreal Engine.
• Those who want to build a portfolio piece in the arcade game genre.

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Zenva Academy provides courses taught by industry practitioners who are certified experts in their fields. They focus on delivering modern, practical skills that set students up for success in the developer industry.

🏁 Final Result

• A completed, playable 3D shoot ’em up game built in Unreal Engine, ready to showcase in your portfolio.