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Public Engine Code Distribution Only via Epic Marketplace or GitHub

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make available the Bundled Service to Customer's end users...and (b) demonstrate the Bundled Services to potential End Users.

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Any public Distribution of Engine Tools (e.g., intended generally for third parties who are separately licensed by us to use the Engine Code) must take place through a marketplace operated by Epic such as the Fab Marketplace...

Excerpt from Unreal Engine's EULA

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Unreal Engine EULA
Entity
Unreal Engine
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059472
Document ID
CA-D-00751
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2c28073bfe165d443fa38a6641837648ca3a0b47f6d869cb168805f5e7b2d8d7
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 07:35 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Unreal Engine
Document: Unreal Engine EULA
Record ID: CA-P-059472
Captured: 2026-05-08 07:35:49 UTC
SHA-256: 2c28073bfe165d44…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/unreal-engine/unreal-engine-eula/provision/CA-P-059472/public-engine-code-distribution-only-via-epic-marketplace-or-github/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does Unreal Engine's Public Engine Code Distribution Only via Epic Marketplace or GitHub clause do?

The clause states: “Any public Distribution of Engine Tools (e.g., intended generally for third parties who are separately licensed by us to use the Engine Code) must take place through a marketplace operated by Epic such as the Fab Marketplace...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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