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Leadwerks Game Engine 5
Learn, Build, and Play with an all-new update that makes game development easier than ever. Dive into our video tutorials and learn everything you need to bring your ideas to life. Create with ease using our intuitive visual editor and Lua script. Publish your projects with a royalty-free license.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“After more than 6 years of working with Unreal Engine and experimenting with almost every tool on the market, Leadwerks 5 is a breath of fresh air, It's just interesting to develop with this engine. My main issue with modern engines like Unity or the newer UE is how they…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“[b]Short Version[/b] Another excellent release of Leadwerks, I love it! It has everything you need to get started, simplicity in the user experience space usually means a dumbed down feature set, or at least hobbled to fit in the nicely shaped presentation box. Not so with this…”
— a player, Steam review · 121 hrs played“I've loved this software for over a decade now. It strikes the balance of being powerful and flexible with low barrier of entry. The main dev seems to have big plans in store and I love the update to natively support PBR materials. The vegetation system, and the multi-angle…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,908 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Better Graphics and Lower System Requirements in Leadwerks 5.1
Leadwerks Game Engine 5.1 is a major update of our game development technology that delivers improved compatibility, faster performance, and new features. New Deferred Renderer Although Leadwerks 5.0
Leadwerks Summer Games Tournament
As the summer days heat up, the Leadwerks community is igniting a new season of creativity and cooperation with our Summer Games Tournament ! This is your chance to showcase your skills, develop excit
Leadwerks 5.1 Beta is Now Available, with Support for Potato PCs
I'm excited to announce that after several months of work, the beta of Leadwerks 5.1 is now available on Steam . Version 5.1 is a significant update that brings a wealth of new features, enhancements,
Leadwerks Game Engine 5.0.2 Released
Leadwerks Game Engine 5.0.2 is now available with new fixes and features for you to enjoy. Enhanced Timing New enhanced timing features provide smooth stutter-free movement and make Leadwerks a great
Winter Games Roundup
As the new year begins, we reflect on this year’s Winter Games Tournament, a vibrant showcase of talent, innovation, and collaborative spirit from the Leadwerks community. Over the course of 30 days,
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Education, Software Training, Utilities, Game Development |
| Player tags | Animation & Modeling · Game Development · Design & Illustration · Software Training · Education · Utilities · Software · GameMaker · Sandbox · First-Person · VR (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 3 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.leadwerks.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or 11 Processor: 2.0 ghz dual core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GEForce 420 or AMD Radeon RX 5300M Storage: 4 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: Intel graphics are not currently supported.