At the State of Unreal event, Epic Games unveiled the future of their Unreal 5 Engine. Previously previewed in the Matrix: Awakens open-world game and tech demo, Unreal 5 Engine was released to the world today. And as part of that comes a new demo and starter game called Lyra.
Lyra is a foundational multiplayer shooter, pitting a simple blue and red pair of avatars against each other in an arena reminiscent of a classic Unreal game. But beyond just a tech demo, Lyra is intended to be the starting point for developers.
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On the game’swebsite, Lyra is described as “an excellent starting point for game developers to create new projects, as well as a hands-on learning resource.” In addition, Lyra debuts several of Unreal 5 Engine’s new features, such as the new base mannequins and scalability from mobile games to high-end PC gaming.
Lyra features two game modes, Team Deathmatch (Expanse) and a capture-the-point game (Convolution). It’s also linked to Epic Online Services, so you can play it cross-platform.
Overall, as a foundation for projects, Lyra looks supremely impressive and is sure to spawn some incredible creations in the future. You can download Lyra on the officialwebsite.
And for more Unreal Engine 5 news and info, check outWhich games use Unreal Engine 5?on Pro Game Guides.
