Unreal Engine 5: Developing a Realistic Car Racing Game

Name: Unreal Engine 5: Developing a Realistic Car Racing Game
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Learn the basics of Unreal Engine 5 by Making a Realistic Racing Game

Created byNafay Sheikh

Last updated 6/2025

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What you'll learn

Learn the basics of making Car Models Drivable in Unreal Engine 5
Learn the basics of Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5
Learn the basics of Creating AI Opponent Racers in Unreal Engine 5
Learn the basics of Using City environments in Unreal Engine 5

Course content

2 sections • 12 lectures • 3h 10m total length

Introduction0:56
Build a realistic car racing game from scratch in Unreal Engine 5. Learn blender rigging, drivable car setup, materials and texturing, driving physics and AI opponents using blueprints.

Rigging the Car Model in Blender 3D28:00
Rig Lamborghini Huracan in Blender with the UE4 vehicle rigging addon, swap tires with Blender Kit, align to the x axis and z up, export FBX for Unreal Engine 5.
Making the Car Drivable in Unreal Engine 536:09
Learn to make a Lamborghini drivable in Unreal Engine 5 using Chaos Vehicles plugin, physics assets, and blueprints, including wheel setup, torque curves, and enhanced input controls.
Adding Materials to the Car18:54
Apply automotive materials from the fab library in Unreal Engine 5, assign exterior and glass, fine-tune reflections, and adjust tire UV tiling and wheel radius for realism.
Tweaking the Driving Physics5:30
Modify the vehicle movement component to tweak torque, max rpm, mass, center of mass override, drag, and downforce for a fast, stable driving experience.
Adjusting the Camera and Adding HUD10:20
Enable camera rotation lag and adjust the camera to improve the chase view. Build a HUD that displays speed by binding it to the car’s speed and prep for opponents.
Adding AI Opponent Cars22:44
Learn to implement AI opponents by driving cars along a spline path using a vehicle path blueprint, find closest spline points, compute steering, and control throttle for realistic car racing.
Building the Race20:19
Build the race by setting up a city level with a vehicle path and AI cars, then refine turns, mass, torque, suspension, and post-processing for realistic driving.
Adding Post Processing Effects9:19
Configure post-processing in Unreal Engine 5 by deleting existing volumes and applying an infinite post-process volume, then adjust exposure, chromatic aberration, color grading, and motion blur for a car scene.
Adding Starting Countdown13:07
Build a starting countdown and level finish widgets in unreal engine 5, implement win/lose logic, a starting cutscene, and animated UI countdown from three to go.
Creating the Cutscene16:19
Create a cinematic cutscene in Unreal Engine 5 by animating a camera around a Lamborghini with level sequences and keyframes, then start the game after a synchronized countdown.
Adding Finish Line Logic8:24
Create you win and you lose widgets, set up a finish line blueprint with box collision, cast to Lamborghini, and add the correct widget to the viewport on overlap.

Requirements

Some experience with Unreal Engine 5 will be helpful
Some experience with Blender 3D will be helpful

Description

Unreal Engine 5 is one of the most powerful and in-demand tools in the game development industry today. However, it can be intimidating for beginners to get started. That’s why this course was created — to help you confidently learn Unreal Engine by building a fully functional, realistic racing game from scratch.

This is a hands-on, project-based course where we will walk through every major step of game development. By the end, you’ll have your own racing game complete with core gameplay systems and a polished feel.

What You’ll Learn:

Rigging a car model in Blender 3D
Making the car drivable in Unreal Engine 5
Texturing and applying materials
Integrating AI opponent cars to make the race competitive
Setting up a game environment using a realistic pre-built city, complete with roads, buildings, trees, and lighting
Solving problems and making creative design decisions as we go — just like a real developer

The course is beginner-friendly, though having some prior experience with Unreal Engine or Blender will be helpful. Throughout the course, you'll be exposed to real development challenges and solutions, giving you insight into how a game comes together from the ground up.

Final Project

As a final challenge, you’ll build your own version of the game — set in your own city or using a theme of your choice.

You can use the same 3D models used in the course or bring in your own assets. To reinforce your learning, be sure to apply all the techniques covered in class. You are encouraged to experiment and make the game your own.

Bonus challenge:
If you choose to model the car and buildings yourself in Blender, it will further sharpen your modeling and customization skills.

Add your own touches with custom lighting setups, materials, and colors to make your project stand out.

This is more than just a tutorial — it’s a complete learning journey where you and I build the game together from start to finish.

Enroll now and take your Unreal Engine skills to the next level.

Who this course is for:

Beginner game developers wanting to learn Unreal Engine 5 with a project based approach

Unreal Engine 5: Developing a Realistic Car Racing Game

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Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Making the Game11 lectures • 3hr 9min

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