The tools "do have a learning curve," but then you say they "look intimidating?" Have you not evaluated both? Perhaps they might have a learning curve as a da

The tools "do have a learning curve," but then you say they "look intimidating?" Have you not evaluated both? Perhaps they might have a learning curve as a dabbler, but if you wanted to use your skills on projects for industry employers, or find an artist or developer to hire, you'd probably pick Unreal. Unity probably directly supports users like you better than Epic does, but the size and age of the Unreal engine community tends to make up for that. Disclaimer: I also built Epic's support system.