How to Create a Health Bar in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5 Widget Tutorial)
Want to add a health bar to your Unreal Engine 5 game? In this beginner tutorial I'll show you how to create and display a Health Bar UI on screen using UMG widgets — works on the UE5 Third Person template (version 5.7.3). This video focuses on building the widget and getting it showing in-game. Wiring it up to actual damage and health logic is coming in a later follow-up!
📌 What you'll learn:
How to create a UMG widget for your health bar
Adding and positioning a progress bar
Displaying the widget on screen in-game
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Create the Widget Blueprint
3:20 Wiring the health bar in the UI
5:22 Testing
6:00 Recap & Tips
8:29 Result & Outro
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