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soulofmischief

I think Unreal wins there because the engine is open source and modifiable whereas Unity's is not.

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I would say modifiable and available.

Create Epic account, link to Github, receive access to UE4 repository. Probably can be revoked easily.

Or get it via launcher, after log in into your account.

Also, you cannot post online more than 30 lines of engine code (forums, stackoverflow,etc).

I'm not a lawyer.

Edit: launcher part.

I see, thanks for the distinction.

Nonetheless, having access to the source gives you insights how things work, build by yourself. With more experience, you can customize it, or suggest PRs. This can be a game changer.

Open source or available source?

Open source means you can use it and redistribute it freely.

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