Unreal Engine 2D Top Down Adventure Game: Project Setup, Enums & Structs

In this first video of our new Unreal Engine tutorial series, we begin building a 2D top down adventure game from scratch. We set up the project for a proper 2D workflow, prepare Unreal Engine for sprite based development, and introduce two important Unreal concepts: Enums and Structs. These will help us organize player abilities, game data, and future systems as the project grows. This series is designed for beginners learning Unreal Engine and game development, with a focus on building a classic top down adventure game step by step. In this video we cover: Project setup for a 2D top down game Setting up a clean 2D workflow Introduction to Paper 2D and Paper ZD What an Enum is What a Struct is Creating a basic Player Ability Enum How these tools help organize future gameplay systems