Epic is trying to sweeten the deal to use Unreal Engine and the Epic Games Store

Epic is offering amended presumption for developers who physique games with Unreal Engine and database them connected the Epic Games Store.

As portion of the caller “Launch Everywhere with Epic” program, Epic is reducing the royalty complaint for games built with Unreal Engine from 5 percent to 3.5 percent — however, those games volition person to beryllium disposable connected the Epic Games Store connected motorboat day. The programme kicks successful connected January 1st, 2025 for eligible games published connected the Epic Games Store opening that year.

With this move, Epic seems to beryllium trying yet another way to promote developers to database games connected its store, including its recently launched stores on Android and iOS. Epic says that the royalty simplification volition beryllium successful spot for each level and store wherever a developer lists their games — that means consoles, too. So, if a developer has a large multiplatform deed that’s made with Unreal Engine, they could pouch a batch of further wealth by not having to wage arsenic overmuch successful Unreal Engine royalties.

If a developer offers an Unreal Engine crippled connected a PC oregon Android store but doesn’t database it connected that platform’s Epic Games Store, the royalty complaint volition spell backmost up to 5 percent. For iOS games, Epic is presently waiving that simultaneous merchandise requirement, citing Apple’s Core Technology Fee, which galore developers would beryllium taxable to if they listed their games connected Epic’s iOS store. If Epic changes its attack to iOS, it says it volition springiness developers 4 months of warning.

Epic already waives Unreal Engine royalties connected income astatine the Epic Games Store wherever Epic is the outgo processor, offering yet different perk for developers to vessel connected its platforms. (Unreal Engine developers are besides lone taxable to royalties aft a crippled earns much than $1 cardinal successful revenue.) The reduced Unreal Engine royalties could besides beryllium intriguing for developers who person mislaid spot successful Unity pursuing its now-canceled runtime interest pricing model.