Unreal Engine 5 Beginner Tutorial 2026 - UE5 Starter Course

Unreal Engine 5 2026 tutorial for beginners! In this free tutorial we will go over everything you need to know to get started in Unreal Engine 5.8. Specifically we will focus on connecting AI to Unreal so you can start building video games today with no programming experience. You will learn how to navigate the 3D viewport, create materials and worlds, sculpt landscapes, paint foliage, program in Unreal using Blueprints, connect AI through the MCP, AI generate C++ game code, and end with creating a photorealistic world in real time. Check out the Unreal Masterclass for exclusive lessons: https://www.unrealmasterclass.com Downloadable Assets to Follow the Tutorial: https://www.unrealsensei.com/ue58begi... Follow on Twitter! https://x.com/unrealsensei Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:05 - Create a Project 5:06 - User Interface 12:24 - Movement 14:48 - Viewport Settings 19:23 - Moving and Creating Objects 29:54 - Post Process and Camera Exposure 35:58 - Lighting with Lumen! 50:36 - Archviz Lighting Example 56:59 - Intro to Materials 1:06:46 - PBR Explained 1:11:44 - Textures 1:27:39 - Material Parameters and Instances 1:33:10 - Create a Master Material 1:36:52 - Import/Create a Static Mesh 1:47:26 - Move Assets Between Projects 1:49:36 - Sensei Master Material 1:56:50 - Landscape Sculpting! 2:08:16 - Landscape Material 2:21:45 - Fab Unreal Marketplace 2:38:18 - Foliage Paint 2:49:32 - Nanite!!! 3:05:19 - Create a Game with Blueprints 3:43:42 - AI! Connect AI to Unreal with MCP 4:07:50 - AI Generate C++ Code 4:36:43 - Castle Environment Build 5:00:57 - Modular Castle 5:18:12 - Medium Details 5:33:17 - Small Details 5:45:17 - Castle Game 5:49:19 - Outro