Unreal Engine 5 2D Side Scroller Blueprint Template
November 14, 2025 ยท View on GitHub
A basic 2D side scroller blueprint template for Unreal Engine 5. This template requires Unreal Engine 5.5 or higher for the main branch which includes fixes to the orthographic camera. Other versions of this template for UE 5.1~5.4 can be found in branches the other branches
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.
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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!