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Epic Games Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 10 Epic Games products and 16 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Upcoming End of Support

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by Epic Games. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

  • MetaHuman Creator web application discontinuation. Epic is discontinuing the MetaHuman Creator web application in stages during 2026 and ends all access on 2026-11-05, moving creation into Unreal Engine. [15]
  • Megascans legacy library. Epic stated that the legacy Megascans library on Quixel.com and Bridge stops being available for free after 2024-12-31, with new and updated assets provided through Fab. [17]
MetaHuman 3 versions

MetaHuman releases are versioned to Unreal Engine releases. The separate MetaHuman Creator web application is being discontinued.

VersionReleasedSource
5.8[12]
5.7[13]
5.6[14]
RealityScan 1 version

Date is that of Epic's RealityScan 2.0 release notes post.

VersionReleasedSource
2.0[16]
Unreal Engine 11 versions

Dates are the dates of Epic's release announcements on its developer forums. Epic does not publish end-of-support dates for engine versions.

VersionReleasedSource
5.8[1]
5.7[2]
5.6[3]
5.5[4]
5.4[5]
5.3[6]
5.2[7]
5.1[8]
5.0[9]
4.27[10]
4.26[11]
Retired 1
MetaHuman Creator web application (Access to the web application ends on 2026-11-05, with a further 90 days to retrieve MetaHumans from the gallery. Version selection was removed for UE 4.27 to 5.1 on 2026-04-05 and for UE 5.2 to 5.4 on 2026-06-05.)[15]
No published lifecycle 6
Epic Games Launcher, Epic Games Launcher and Epic Games Store software, Epic Games Store, Fab, Megascans, Twinmotion
Sources 17
  1. Unreal Engine 5.8 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  2. Unreal Engine 5.7 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  3. Unreal Engine 5.6 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  4. Unreal Engine 5.5 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  5. Unreal Engine 5.4 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  6. Unreal Engine 5.3 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  7. Unreal Engine 5.2 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  8. Unreal Engine 5.1 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  9. Unreal Engine 5.0 Released (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  10. Unreal Engine 4.27 Released! (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  11. Unreal Engine 4.26 released! (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  12. MetaHuman 5.8 Released! (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  13. MetaHuman 5.7 Released! (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  14. MetaHuman 5.6 Release (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  15. MetaHuman Creator Web Application is being Discontinued (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  16. Tutorial: RealityScan 2.0 Release Notes (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
  17. Reminder: Free Megascans ends soon (Announcements, Epic Developer Community Forums) retrieved 2026-10-14
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