Simple Health & Damage System in Unreal Engine 5

Simple Health & Damage System

A lightweight UE5 Blueprint system for handling character health, incoming damage, hit reactions, and death.

Requirements

• Unreal Engine 5 – Character Blueprint

• Compatible Anim Montages for hit and death reactions (optional)

• Hit sound (optional)

Required Variables

Blueprint Setup

1. Damage Handling – Event Graph

Paste the Damage Handling graph into your Character's Event Graph. It processes incoming damage, clamps health between 0 and Max Health, and calls GetHit or DeadEvent depending on the remaining health.

2. GetHit – Function

Create a function named GetHit and paste the corresponding graph. Assign a compatible Hit Reaction Anim Montage and Hit Sound.

3. DeadEvent – Function

Create a function named DeadEvent and paste the corresponding graph. This function sets Is Dead to true, disables character movement, and plays the Death Anim Montage.

Important Notes

• Enable Can Be Damaged on your Character.

• Use Apply Damage to trigger the system.

• Ensure your Animation Blueprint supports the assigned montage slots.

• Disable or guard other gameplay actions when Is Dead is true.

• The example is designed for basic single-player gameplay; multiplayer replication is not included.