Founder of Heart Machine and creator of Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash, Hyper Light Breaker +1
stack --tool unreal-engine · #95 of 99
Indie makers who build with Unreal Engine (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Unreal Engine in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including Alx Preston and Greg Styczeń. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Unreal Engine.
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Top indie makers using Unreal Engine
2 active makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Polish solo developer of Manor Lords, Steam's most-wishlisted game before launch
Manor Lords
Products built by Unreal Engine makers
A selection of the 5 products shipped by these makers.
Hyper Light Drifter
store.steampowered.com
Pixel-art action RPG about a dying Drifter exploring a ruined world.
$640K+ raised on Kickstarterby Alx Preston
Solar Ash
store.steampowered.com
3D action-platformer set inside a black hole, published by Annapurna Interactive.
by Alx Preston
Manor Lords
store.steampowered.com
Medieval city-builder inspired by 14th-century Franconia, combining organic town growth, economy and real-time tactical battles.
3M+ copies soldby Greg Styczeń
Tools commonly used with Unreal Engine
How many Unreal Engine makers also list each tool.
What Unreal Engine makers build
Where Unreal Engine makers are based
Unreal Engine indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Unreal Engine?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Unreal Engine in their stack include Alx Preston and Greg Styczeń.
How popular is Unreal Engine with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 268 profiles with a listed stack — use Unreal Engine, ranking it #95 of 99 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Unreal Engine?
The tools most often listed alongside Unreal Engine are GameMaker (1 maker).
What do indie makers build with Unreal Engine?
Makers using Unreal Engine mostly work in Indie Game Makers (2), and have shipped 5 listed products between them.
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