Four Standout Unreal Engine Indie Game Projects

Four Unreal Engine projects from a 2021 Rookies selection span Victorian management, neon multiplayer combat, an atmospheric museum and a 1970s beat ’em up.

Archive republication: This article was originally published in 2021. Event dates, product features, availability, credits and links reflect the information available at that time.

A 2021 selection by The Rookies co-founder Andrew McDonald gathered 50 visually striking game projects made with Unreal Engine. Digital Production highlighted four entries:

  • Melodramatica! — a Victorian-themed management game
  • Project Pulse — a multiplayer brawler with a vivid neon palette
  • Museum — an atmospheric game prototype with echoes of Deus Ex and BioShock
  • Tough Kookie — a 1970s-styled beat ’em up

Melodramatica! — Early Access Trailer

Project PULSE Launch Trailer

MUSEUM — New3dge 2020 Student Project Teaser

Tough Kookie — Student Game Trailer