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Unreal Engine 5 2D Side Scroller Blueprint Template
A basic 2D side scroller blueprint template for Unreal Engine 5. This template requires Unreal Engine 5.1 or higher, however 5.3 or higher is recommended to prevent bugs with the orthographic camera
Advanced Templates
As a patron you get access to the advanced 2D/3D hybrid version of this template and also Top Down 2D template. Both of these use the free PaperZD plugin which adds Animation Blueprint and Anim Notify support for a better workflow.
https://www.patreon.com/collection/111760
How to Install
Click on Code and then Download ZIP to download the template.
After that follow the simple instructions in this document: https://cobracode.notion.site/How-to-install-an-Unreal-Engine-Template-b7fe36e8f9d142b2b02a4fc88600b0f9?pvs=4
Art Assets
Huge thanks to Ansimuz for putting out these art assets as Public Domain!