Unreal Engine 5 Documentation has been moved to the Epic Developer Community

Linux Game Development

Developing games for the Linux platform.

Choose your operating system:

Windows

macOS

Linux

See Also

Fueling the future of Linux game development is at your fingertips! Now, more than ever, you can harness the power of Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) to create and share games with Linux users worldwide. If you're new to Linux game development, you'll want to work your way through the Quick Start Guide before moving onto more advanced topics.

Getting Started

linuxQS_topic.png

Linux Quick Start

Learn how to download, build, and run UE4 on Linux.

IDE_HowToTopic.png

How to Set up Qt Creator for UE4

Learn how to set up your IDE to build and run UE4 on Linux.

Advanced Topics

GettingStarted_Topic.png

Cross-Compiling for Linux

Download the Linux cross-compile toolchain.

LegacyRef_Topic.png

Cross-Compiling for Linux (Legacy)

For engine versions older than 4.14, this page shows users how to set up cross-compilation for the Linux platform.

Reference

LinuxDevelopment_topic.png

Native Toolchain

Download the native Linux toolchain.

Help shape the future of Unreal Engine documentation! Tell us how we're doing so we can serve you better.
Take our survey
Dismiss