Best Unreal Engine YouTube Channels

Unreal Engine channels cover two kinds of work: game programming with Blueprints and C++, and real-time environments and cinematics. This list has both.

15 channels • Updated Nov 10, 2026

Our #1 pick as of November 2026: Unreal Engine. It pairs 1.3M subscribers with 150 Unreal Engine videos, the best mix of reach and depth among 15 channels. Next: Unreal Sensei and Smart Poly. All free on YouTube and re-ranked with every data refresh.

1

Best for: Largest audience 1.3M subscribers, the most on this list. 150 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

2

Best for: Long-form deep dives Recent videos average 86 minutes. 38 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

3

Best for: Fresh uploads Uploads about once a week; last video 9 days ago. 98 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

Smart Poly
Smart Poly

@smartpoly

game-dev

Smart Poly is a channel dedicated to educational content ranging from game development, 3d modeling, and much more. I up...

186K Subs
383 Videos
25.5K Avg Views
1.66% Engagement
Project Based
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4

Best for: General reference 272K subscribers across 86 videos. 45 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

William Faucher
William Faucher

@williamfaucher

game-dev

Welcome to my channel! I've been working in the entertainment industry for the past 14 years. Some of my work includes V...

272K Subs
86 Videos
81.5K Avg Views
4.83% Engagement
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5

Best for: Back catalog Few new uploads lately, but 112 videos to work through. 34 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

6

Best for: Beginners Bio and video titles are aimed at beginners (basics, from scratch, getting started). 39 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

7

Best for: Long-form deep dives Recent videos average 36 minutes. 69 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

Ryan Laley
Ryan Laley

@ryanlaley

game-dev

SUPPORT ME Patreon I https://www.patreon.com/ryanlaley Buy Me a Coffee I buymeacoffee.com/RyanLaley Donations I paypal.m...

128K Subs
1.8K Videos
3.8K Avg Views
1.15% Engagement
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8

Best for: Advanced topics Covers in-depth and advanced material, not only the basics. 58 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

9

Best for: Learning by building Teaches through projects you build along with the video. 83 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

10

Best for: Beginners Bio and video titles are aimed at beginners (basics, from scratch, getting started). 61 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

11

Best for: Learning by building Teaches through projects you build along with the video. 41 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

Gorka Games
Gorka Games

@gorkagames

game-dev

Soy un Game Developer con más de 7 años de experiencia en Unity y Unreal Engine, y tengo un proyecto comercial en Steam ...

178K Subs
929 Videos
31.2K Avg Views
2.12% Engagement
Project Based
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12

Best for: Fresh uploads Uploads about once a week; last video 4 days ago. 65 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

13

Best for: Long-form deep dives Recent videos average 48 minutes. 68 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

Ali Elzoheiry
Ali Elzoheiry

@alielzoheiry

game-dev

I am an Unreal Authorized Instructor, Game Developer, Software Engineer & Studio Owner. This channel combines my 3 pass...

82.7K Subs
150 Videos
6.5K Avg Views
2.01% Engagement
Project Based
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14

Best for: Highest engagement 7.1% engagement rate (likes and comments per view), the highest on this list. 58 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

15

Best for: Short lessons Recent videos average 4 minutes. 55 Unreal Engine videos in our index.

How We Selected These Channels

Only channels with at least 5 Unreal Engine videos in our index qualify. The ranking weighs subscribers against how many Unreal Engine videos a channel has and how much of its catalog they make up, so a specialist with 40 Unreal Engine videos ranks above a bigger generalist with three.

Each "Best for" label comes from the channel's own numbers: subscribers, engagement rate, 30-day subscriber growth, upload frequency, average video length, and the style tags we infer from its bio and video titles. A superlative such as "Largest audience" goes only to the channel that holds it on this list.

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