Free Unreal Engine 5 Paper 2D Side-Scroller Template (Cobra Code)
Original title: How to make a 2D Game in Unreal Engine 5 - Beginner Tutorial
Overview
Cobra Code's free Paper 2D side-scroller template is the Blueprint project behind the channel's beginner tutorial on making a 2D game in Unreal Engine 5, with a main branch for 5.5 and newer and separate branches for 5.1 through 5.4. It contains a sprite/flipbook character that walks, turns and jumps using Enhanced Input, a tile-map stage built from tilesets, and project and post-process settings tuned for crisp 2D rendering.
The template is released on GitHub under CC0; the Legacy Fantasy art used in the video is downloaded separately from a Patreon post, and the PaperZD hybrid versions remain Patreon-only. A great starting point for pixel-art platformers in UE5.
What You Can Learn
- Sprite/flipbook character that walks, turns and jumps
- Building a tile-map stage in Paper 2D
- Project/post-process settings tuned for 2D rendering
Access: Free direct download
