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Unreal Engine 5: (Easy!) Mini-Map
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Unreal Engine 5: (Easy!) Mini-Map

Create an easy Mini-Map for your Unreal Engine Open World projects!
Created byGreg Wondra
Last updated 11/2025
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What you'll learn

  • How to import and create assets in Unreal
  • How to create / edit Widget Blueprints in Unreal
  • How to create / display a Mini-Map in Unreal
  • How to display icons within a Mini-Map
  • Unreal Engine Mini-Map
  • Game Navigation
  • Compass UI
  • UMG Widgets
  • Waypoints
  • 2D Map Logic
  • Real-time Navigation
  • Game Design
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Unreal Engine

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 34m total length

  • Mini-Map Assets9:42

    Download these assets at the start of the course!  These will be imported into Unreal and used in future videos. 

  • Mini-Map Widget Blueprint4:13

    Create a mini map widget blueprint in Unreal Engine 5 by adding a canvas panel and two images, anchoring map to the upper right and applying the mini map material.

  • Mini-Map Display5:20

    Create a minimap widget in level blueprint, add it to viewport, orient the scene capture to -45, -90, -45, and update to follow the player with a 2500 unit offset.

  • Player & Enemy Icon Widget Blueprints4:43

    Design and configure player and enemy icon widgets for an Unreal Engine 5 minimap by building UI widget blueprints, setting anchors, tints, and prep for dynamic minimap display.

  • Player & Enemy Icon Display10:41

    In this video, we'll wrap up the construction of our simple mini-map.  Be sure to share your creations with others!

  • Mini-Map Quiz!

Requirements

  • No programming or previous Unreal Engine experience necessary!

Description

In this game development course, you will learn how to create and add a simple Mini Map to your Unreal Engine projects.


COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mini Map will work for any project type (1st person, 3rd person, Top-Down, Driving, etc.)

  • Mini Map will work in any level type including Open World type levels utilizing Unreal Engine's Landscapes.

  • Through concepts learned in this class, you can add icons for all kinds things that you'd like to appear in your Mini Map.  Things like:

    • Treasures

    • Interactable items

    • Points of interest

    • NPCs

  • Mini Map can be customized in terms of size, camera zoom level, where it appears on your HUD, etc.


TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE

  • Creating a project

  • Importing Texture assets in Unreal

  • Creating Unreal assets (Render Target, Material, Widget Blueprints)

  • How to add and setup a Scene Capture 2D actor within a level

  • How to attach a Scene Captured 2D actor to your playable character

  • How to create and make a Mini Map appear during a game

  • How to create player and enemy icons

  • How to make player and enemy icons appear in your Mini Map


With the knowledge gained in these video lessons, you'll have the necessary skills to create and customize your OWN Mini Map for your OWN gaming projects.

Please don't hesitate to share your creations with me.  I love to show off student projects in promotional emails.

Who this course is for:

  • Those with minimal Unreal Engine experience looking for a quick and easy approach to adding a mini-map into their projects.
  • UI/UX Designers
  • Indie Game Developer
  • Student
  • Hobbyist
  • Game Designer
  • UI Artist
  • UI Designer
  • UX Designer

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