Data insight
UE5 went from a rounding error to 93.2% of new releases
The marketplace finished moving house.
UE5 vs UE4 in new releases
Share of each month's new releases targeting UE5 vs UE4
as of May 2026
| Month | UE5 % | UE4 % |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01 | 1.8 | 98.2 |
| 2018-02 | 1.2 | 98.8 |
| 2018-03 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| 2018-04 | 9.1 | 90.9 |
| 2018-05 | 3.6 | 96.4 |
| 2018-06 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| 2018-07 | 1.4 | 98.6 |
| 2018-08 | 1.4 | 98.6 |
| 2018-09 | 3.2 | 96.8 |
| 2018-10 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
| 2018-11 | 3.2 | 96.8 |
| 2018-12 | 0.7 | 99.3 |
| 2019-01 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 2019-02 | 2.5 | 97.5 |
| 2019-03 | 3.9 | 96.1 |
| 2019-04 | 3 | 97 |
| 2019-05 | 2.5 | 97.5 |
| 2019-06 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| 2019-07 | 3.4 | 96.6 |
| 2019-08 | 3.3 | 96.7 |
| 2019-09 | 2.9 | 97.1 |
| 2019-10 | 0.4 | 99.6 |
| 2019-11 | 3.2 | 96.8 |
| 2019-12 | 0.7 | 99.3 |
| 2020-01 | 1 | 99 |
| 2020-02 | 3.3 | 96.7 |
| 2020-03 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| 2020-04 | 4.5 | 95.5 |
| 2020-05 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| 2020-06 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| 2020-07 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| 2020-08 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 2020-09 | 3.2 | 96.8 |
| 2020-10 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 2020-11 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 2020-12 | 2.2 | 97.8 |
| 2021-01 | 3.3 | 96.7 |
| 2021-02 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
| 2021-03 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 2021-04 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 2021-05 | 2.2 | 97.8 |
| 2021-06 | 2.6 | 97.4 |
| 2021-07 | 3.8 | 96.2 |
| 2021-08 | 3.3 | 96.7 |
| 2021-09 | 2.3 | 97.7 |
| 2021-10 | 3 | 97 |
| 2021-11 | 4.3 | 95.7 |
| 2021-12 | 3.2 | 96.8 |
| 2022-01 | 2.1 | 97.9 |
| 2022-02 | 3.7 | 96.3 |
| 2022-03 | 5.1 | 94.9 |
| 2022-04 | 14.1 | 85.9 |
| 2022-05 | 20.9 | 79.1 |
| 2022-06 | 22.6 | 77.4 |
| 2022-07 | 28.5 | 71.5 |
| 2022-08 | 23.7 | 76.3 |
| 2022-09 | 26 | 74 |
| 2022-10 | 28.7 | 71.3 |
| 2022-11 | 30.3 | 69.7 |
| 2022-12 | 32.5 | 67.5 |
| 2023-01 | 35.3 | 64.7 |
| 2023-02 | 35.6 | 64.4 |
| 2023-03 | 37.9 | 62.1 |
| 2023-04 | 39.8 | 60.2 |
| 2023-05 | 39.8 | 60.2 |
| 2023-06 | 47.5 | 52.5 |
| 2023-07 | 49.4 | 50.6 |
| 2023-08 | 45 | 55 |
| 2023-09 | 47.8 | 52.2 |
| 2023-10 | 53.1 | 46.9 |
| 2023-11 | 46.5 | 53.5 |
| 2023-12 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| 2024-01 | 56.2 | 43.8 |
| 2024-02 | 49.7 | 50.3 |
| 2024-03 | 54.8 | 45.2 |
| 2024-04 | 58 | 42 |
| 2024-05 | 57 | 43 |
| 2024-06 | 64.5 | 35.5 |
| 2024-07 | 63.3 | 36.7 |
| 2024-08 | 59.9 | 40.1 |
| 2024-09 | 64.6 | 35.4 |
| 2024-10 | 64.2 | 35.8 |
| 2024-11 | 68.1 | 31.9 |
| 2024-12 | 68.9 | 31.1 |
| 2025-01 | 75 | 25 |
| 2025-02 | 75.4 | 24.6 |
| 2025-03 | 79.2 | 20.8 |
| 2025-04 | 77 | 23 |
| 2025-05 | 77.4 | 22.6 |
| 2025-06 | 78.2 | 21.8 |
| 2025-07 | 82.1 | 17.9 |
| 2025-08 | 87.3 | 12.7 |
| 2025-09 | 87.9 | 12.1 |
| 2025-10 | 85.1 | 14.9 |
| 2025-11 | 77.6 | 22.4 |
| 2025-12 | 84.2 | 15.8 |
| 2026-01 | 90.6 | 9.4 |
| 2026-02 | 88 | 12 |
| 2026-03 | 92.8 | 7.2 |
| 2026-04 | 94.3 | 5.7 |
| 2026-05 | 91.7 | 8.3 |
New supply has decisively committed to Unreal Engine 5. But the back-catalogue tells a slower story: a large body of proven UE4 content is still listed, sitting on a thinner UE5 shelf as studios upgrade.
The fastest products to win are rarely brand-new ideas — they're the UE4 winners with demonstrated demand, rebuilt cleanly for UE5 and documented properly.
About this number
From the MythicLemon Marketplace Index, recomputed for this reporting period. Catalogue coverage is complete through May 2026. Methodology →