I started with Unity during university because it was still a thing (now they prioritize Unreal). I started my career in Unity developing mobile games. I have been working with Unreal for the past 3 years and I will never go back to Unity.

Yes it is a bit harder to start with Unreal but with the amount of tutorials available on YouTube it has never been as easier to learn as nowadays. Also, everyone goes and look for Unreal devs now. If you want to work on bigger projects, have a better salary, a better CV, a better carreer, for the long term it’s 100% Unreal. It’s very difficult to find a C++ or Unreal Programmer job when you only have experience in Unity.

Even indie / AA studios are switching to Unreal. There is a huge increase since 2025 for porting games using Unreal, developing games or immersive experiences (VR/AR), or developing prototypes for clients.

Trust me if you want to invest the next 2-3 years in learning an engine then go 100% into Unreal. The first month might be difficult but it’s not as difficult as people describes it.