Defender – Co-Op Top-Down Shooter – Unreal Engine
Defender: Top-Down Shooter Template is a fully modular and highly educational twin-stick action RPG framework — battle-tested and showcase-featured twice on FAB! With over 530 well-commented Blueprints, this all-in-one project includes everything you need to build immersive single-player or local co-op top-down shooter with firearms, melee combat, abilities, modular characters, vehicles, dialogue systems, upgrades, and much more.
All assets you see in trailers and screenshots are included in the project file.
Why Developers Love Defender:
Step-by-step video tutorials to help you integrate new characters, weapons, objectives, and more
Growing Discord community to get help, share feedback, and see how others use Defender
Designed for rapid prototyping and scalable game development – from game jams to commercial releases
Plug-and-play local co-op (up to 3 players) with full UI and input support
UE4 & UE5 skeleton compatible – import your own animations and meshes freely
Use it as a full game framework or cherry-pick individual systems into your own project
Core Features:
100% Blueprint, well-commented and beginner-friendly
Firearms & Melee Combat with upgrade system
AI with Behavior Trees
Dialogue System with branching, stats & cinematic control
Player Stats & Progression (XP, Critical Hit, Toughness etc.)
On-screen messages, HP bars, damage text & interaction indicators
Modular Character System with swappable parts (torso, legs, head) – easily extend your character’s visuals and stats
Partitioned Save/Load System
Vehicle Possession System
9+ weapon types, grenades, laser sights, ability system & more
Build faster. Learn smarter. Expand your game’s potential with Defender.
Perfect for solo developers, educators, and Blueprint enthusiasts.
Version Note:
UE 4.27: Supported in project versions v1.0 to v3.0.1
UE 5.x (5.0 to 5.6): Supported in all project versions
Disclaimer: For demonstration purposes, this product uses some assets from “Lyra”, “Showdown VR Demo”, “Infiltrator Demo”, “Soul City”, “Subway Sequencer”, “Action RPG”, “Blueprints”, “Shooter Game”, “Paragon”, “Content Examples”, “Infinity Blade: Weapons”, “Realistic Rendering”, “Animation Starter Pack” distributed free of charge by Epic Games
Technical details:
The project has both UE4 and UE5 skeleton support.
Number of Blueprints: 531
Number of Widget Blueprints: 79
Input: Keyboard & Mouse, Gamepad With Game & UI Support
Network Replicated: No (Multiplayer with Local Coop)
Supported Development Platforms:
Windows: Yes
Supported Unreal Engine Versions: 4.27 and 5.0 – 5.6
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