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Unreal Match 3 Game

Sample game that shows best practices for mobile game development including Paper2D, UMG, leaderboards, achievements, in-app purchases, ads, and more.

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This document refers to a sample game project called Unreal Match 3 . You can find this project by doing the following:

  1. Click the Learn tab in the Epic Launcher and scroll down to the Games section.

  2. Click the image for Unreal Match 3 to see a description of the project. Click the yellow button named Free .

  3. After a short time loading, the button will change to Create Project . Click this button and the launcher will prompt you to choose a project name and location.

  4. Click Create and the project will download to your designated folder.

The Unreal Match 3 sample game was created to showcase the versatility and flexibility of Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). Unreal Match 3 will show UE4 developers how to create a mobile game that is targeted towards mid to lower end smart phones as well has how to implement social and money making features like achievements and In App purchase into their UE4 projects.

While the Unreal Match 3 project utilizes many different tools within the UE4 toolset, here are some of the major topics this project covers.

Platform Services

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Using In-Game Ads

Using in-game advertisements to monetize your game.

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Using In-App Purchases

Using in-app purchases to offer additional paid content for your game.

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Using Mobile Service Leaderboards

Using leaderboards in your game.

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Using Mobile Service Achievements

Using Mobile Achievements to increase player engagement.

Gameplay

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Force Feedback

Using the vibration functionality of mobile devices and controllers to convey a force occuring in the game to the player.

User Interface

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Creating the UI for Unreal Match 3

Describes the process taken to construct the UI for the Unreal Match 3 sample game.

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UMG Best Practices

Tips and Tricks for working with Unreal Motion Graphics.

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Drive UI Updates with Events

Learn how to optimize your UI elements by driving updates through the use of Events.

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Scale UI for Different Devices

Shows how you can set up your UI to scale to different devices automatically using DPI Scaling.

Performance and Optimization

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Mobile Performance Tips and Tricks

Optimizations and techniques utilized in the Unreal Match 3 game to ensure optimal performance on supported mobile devices.

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Reducing Packaged Game Size

How to reduce the size of your packaged game.

Training Streams

Creating a Match 3 Game, Part 1
Creating a Match 3 Game, Part 2
Creating a Match 3 Game, Part 3
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