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Free · 7 days · Unreal Engine 5

7 days. 1 game.
Actually shipped.

Stop collecting tutorials. In one week you'll go from an empty Unreal editor to a playable game on your own itch.io page — built a piece per day, shared with 12,000+ devs along the way.

Start Day 1 — it's free One short email per day. Finish a day, unlock the next.
12,000+
devs in the Discord
180K
YouTube subscribers
7 days
to a shipped game
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The challenge classroom

How each day works

Same rhythm every day — about 60–90 minutes, always ending with something in your game that wasn't there yesterday.

01
🎬

Learn

Watch the day's video and read one short concept — the mental model behind what you're about to build.

02
🔨

Build

Numbered steps, one clear "you're done when". Every build goes into the SAME project — your game.

03

Checkpoint

Post your progress in the Discord's #showcase, take a 5-question check, unlock tomorrow.

The 7 days

1

First Playable

Project, graybox level, a character that feels like yours.

🕹️
2

Blueprints

Doors, triggers, lights — your world starts reacting.

🧩
3

Mechanics

Collectibles, score, feedback. The game learns to count.

💰
4

UI & Game Feel

HUD, main menu, pause — it starts looking like a real game.

🖥️
5

Enemies

Something fights back. Health, damage, a lose condition.

👾
6

The Full Loop

Win, lose, restart, polish — plus the famous Cut List.

🔁
7

SHIP IT

Package your build and publish it on itch.io. For real.

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Days 1–3 beginner-friendly · Days 4–5 ramp up · Days 6–7 are where most people quit — which is exactly why you won't.

The framework you'll run all week

The Ship Loop — the discipline that separates devs who ship from devs who watch. You'll run it every day, and on Day 7 it ships your game.

BUILDthe smallest version
TESTin play — today
CUTwhat it survives without
SHIPreal people, real feedback
↻ then you run it again — Day 7 it ships your game

Start the challenge

Enter your email and Day 1 unlocks now. You'll get one short email per day with your next build — and a 🏆 Graduate spot on the wall when you ship.

Free forever. No spam — 8 emails total, then you're a graduate. Unsubscribe anytime.

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