The Unreal Engine 5.9 preview is here

, by Enzo

The Unreal Engine 5.9 preview is here

It's official: the Unreal Engine 5.9 preview is now available. Needless to say, it won’t necessarily please those opposed to creating video games with AI.

Here are some of the features included:

  • Enhanced Unreal MCP: allows AI agents to directly control more Unreal Engine features, from level creation to asset management and debugging.

  • Unreal Assistant: Integrates AI agents such as Claude Code or OpenAI Codex directly into the Unreal Editor.

  • Extended Python scripting: Exposes more engine APIs to automate the creation, modification, and management of project elements.

  • Unreal Canvas: Enables the generation of concept art, images, 3D meshes, and videos using AI models.

  • WebAssembly / WebGPU: Enables the compilation and execution of Unreal Engine experiences directly in a browser, without requiring the game to be installed.

  • AI-Assisted Development: Epic is experimenting with a new workflow in which multiple AI agents collaborate to accelerate the development of the engine and its features.

Source: forums.unrealengine.com