UNREAL SOLUTIONS LTD

What UNREAL SOLUTIONS LTD does

Unreal Solutions Ltd is a privately held, UK-registered (England and Wales, Company No. 14451923) software company that develops and commercializes plugins for the Unreal Engine ecosystem. Its flagship product, Runtime Video Recorder (RVR), is a production-ready plugin that captures MP4/H.264 video at runtime using hardware-accelerated encoding through native operating-system APIs: Windows Media Foundation on Windows, AVFoundation on macOS and iOS, MediaCodec on Android, and OpenH264 on Linux. RVR ships with zero external dependencies, meaning no ffmpeg, codec packs, or external executables are required, and it exposes 100% of its features through Blueprint nodes and a C++ API (URuntimeVideoRecorder). The second product, Vulkan Media Player, provides hardware-accelerated video playback via the Vulkan Video API and has been open-sourced on GitHub. The company supports Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Meta Quest/PCVR, and is the only Unreal Engine plugin offering native mobile video recording.

The business model is product-led and self-serve, with three pricing tiers: a $24.99/month subscription for indie developers (with engine upgrades included but requiring an API key and internet connection), a $299 one-time Standard license for small studios (no API key required, all platforms included), and a custom-priced Perpetual license for studios and enterprises that includes full source code, dedicated support, and the option to convert to perpetual. Distribution runs through the company's own website with Stripe payment processing, supplemented by a listing on the FAB (Fab.com) Unreal Engine marketplace and a community-led GTM motion centered on an active Discord server, extensive documentation, and developer relations. The company serves game studios from indie to AAA (with Amazon Games and Meta Research publicly listed as enterprise customers), VR developers, enterprise simulation users, and content creators; the website also calls out defense and simulation recording and ML dataset generation as adjacent use cases.

Name

UNREAL SOLUTIONS LTD

Legal name

Unreal Solutions Ltd

Website

https://unrealsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Unreal Solutions Ltd is a UK-based private company developing Unreal Engine plugins for cross-platform runtime video recording (RVR) and hardware-accelerated playback (Vulkan Media Player), serving game studios from indie developers to enterprise QA and VR teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Unreal Engine Game Development Middleware

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAFAFAA

Game Engines (General-Purpose & Real-Time 3D)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Engines, Middleware & Developer Tools

SECONDARYMPADAHAH

Real-Time Content & Engine Services (Unreal/Unity, Real-Time Rendering Pipelines)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/VFX & Virtual Production

SECONDARYMPAHAJAD

Video Player SDKs & Playback Apps (Web/Mobile/CTV)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/OTT/Streaming Platform Technology (CMS, Player SDKs, Apps)

Keywords

• Unreal Engine plugins
• Runtime video recording
• Game development middleware
• Hardware-accelerated encoding
• Cross-platform video capture

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Monthly subscription at $24.99/month offering all platforms and features with engine upgrades included. Requires API key and internet connection. Ideal for indie developers wanting ongoing updates.
2. Standard License (One-Time): One-time purchase at $299 for small studios. No API key required. Includes all platforms and features but no engine upgrades or future updates.
3. Perpetual License (Custom): Tailored pricing for studios and enterprises. Includes everything in Standard license plus custom engine support, dedicated support, and option to convert to perpetual. Full source code access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Unreal Solutions Ltd develops and sells Unreal Engine plugins for cross-platform runtime video recording and hardware-accelerated video playback. Its flagship commercial product, Runtime Video Recorder (RVR), captures MP4/H.264 video in-engine with hardware-accelerated encoding and near-zero CPU overhead across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Meta Quest, with zero external dependencies. The company also provides Vulkan Media Player, an open-source hardware-accelerated video playback plugin using the Vulkan Video API.

Product overview

Unreal Solutions Ltd offers two production-ready Unreal Engine plugins: Runtime Video Recorder (RVR) for capturing in-engine gameplay footage as MP4/H.264 video, and Vulkan Media Player for hardware-accelerated video playback via Vulkan Video API. Both are self-contained plugins with zero external dependencies (no FFmpeg or codec packs). RVR is a commercial plugin available via subscription or one-time license; Vulkan Media Player is fully open-source on GitHub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Runtime Video Recorder (RVR): Production-ready Unreal Engine plugin for MP4 video recording at runtime without game or render thread hitches. Supports hardware-accelerated encoding on Windows (WMF), MacOS (AVFoundation), Linux/Android (OpenH264), and Oculus/Meta Quest platforms.
• Vulkan Media Player

Products and services

• Runtime Video Recorder (RVR) A production-ready Unreal Engine plugin enabling MP4/H.264 video recording at runtime with hardware-accelerated encoding and near-zero CPU overhead. Features include instant replay (circular buffer), multi-camera grid recording, VR recording, crash recovery, and Blueprint/C++ API access. Supports Windows (WMF), macOS (AVFoundation), Linux (OpenH264), Android (MediaCodec), iOS, and Meta Quest/Oculus. Sold via subscription ($24.99/month), one-time Standard license ($299), and custom Perpetual license.
• Vulkan Media Player An open-source hardware-accelerated video playback plugin for Unreal Engine using the Vulkan Video API. Supports Linux (primary), Windows (Win64), and Linux ARM64. Decodes H.264 (AVC) videos via GPU with synchronized audio playback, integrated with Unreal's Media Framework. Distributed as a free open-source project on GitHub.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% fewer 'cannot reproduce' issues according to customer feedback from Amazon Games
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Amazon GamesflagshipTechnology or IntegrationAmazon Games uses Runtime Video Recorder in their automated testing pipeline. RVR runs inside their CI/CD pipeline, capturing video evidence for every test run indexed by build, test case, and failure type so engineers can watch failures instead of chasing reproductions.
• Meta ResearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationMeta Research uses RVR for VR research and development, leveraging the plugin's native Meta Quest and Oculus recording capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bandicam Company: Commercial screen and gameplay recording software for Windows. Targets similar game developer and content creator use cases with comparable pricing model and serves as a benchmark for performance/quality claims in the recording space.
• NVIDIA ShadowPlay (GeForce Experience): GPU-accelerated gameplay recording built into NVIDIA's GeForce Experience. Competes on the same hardware-accelerated, low-overhead recording workflow for PC developers and content creators, particularly for highlight capture.
• Reallusion: Vendor of Unreal Engine plugins for character animation and iClone pipelines, sold through similar subscription/perpetual license tiers on FAB marketplace. Most directly comparable UE plugin business model, GTM, and customer base to Unreal Solutions.
• OBS Studio: Open-source, free video recording and streaming software used widely by game studios and content creators. Most direct substitute for RVR on desktop platforms; competes on similar QA, bug capture, and content workflows where RVR's in-engine and zero-dependency advantages are less critical.

Broad incumbents

• SideFX (Houdini Engine for Unreal): Established 3D content tools vendor with a first-party Unreal Engine integration plugin sold via subscription/perpetual licensing. Comparable in target buyer (game and VFX studios), GTM motion (marketplace + direct sales), and recurring license economics, though broader in scope.

Emerging players

• Medal.tv: Gameplay clipping and sharing platform with desktop capture client. Competes on highlight capture and instant replay use cases that overlap with RVR's circular-buffer-based instant replay feature for end-user players.
• Backtrace I/O: Crash reporting and error monitoring platform for game studios with Unreal Engine support. Adjacent in the QA/bug-reproduction workflow that RVR targets, and a potential integration or competitive partner depending on whether bug context shifts from video to symbolicated crash data.

Others

• TestRail (by Gurock / Idera): Test case management platform widely used by game QA teams alongside CI pipelines. Not a direct competitor but ecosystem-adjacent — Amazon Games-style workflows that combine RVR video capture with TestRail test indexing are exactly the enterprise pattern the company targets.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/UnrealSolutionsLtd/VulkanMediaPlayer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unreal-solutions-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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