--- title: Building Data-Driven Gameplay Architecture In UE5 With C++ description: A developer explains how they refactored the platform system for rhythm platformer Meowsic from an actor-heavy Blueprint workflow to a layered, data-driven... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/building-data-driven-gameplay-architecture-in-ue5-with-c--amwqfpyko twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Building Data-Driven Gameplay Architecture In UE5 With C++ | daily.dev og:description: A developer explains how they refactored the platform system for rhythm platformer Meowsic from an actor-heavy Blueprint workflow to a layered, data-driven... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-data-driven-gameplay-architecture-in-ue5-with-c--amwqfpyko og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AMwQFpyko.png og:image:alt: Building Data-Driven Gameplay Architecture In UE5 With C++ og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Building Data-Driven Gameplay Architecture In UE5 With C++ **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer explains how they refactored the platform system for rhythm platformer Meowsic from an actor-heavy Blueprint workflow to a layered, data-driven architecture in Unreal Engine 5 using C++. The core insight was separating configuration (DataAssets) from behavior (actors), managed by a World Subsystem. This 'Layered Gameplay Systems Model' uses five layers: Representation, Transformation, Validation, Orchestration, and Interface. Results included a 67% reduction in platform actor code, level load times dropping from 5-10 seconds to ~0.5 seconds, and platform property updates going from 30+ minutes to 2-3 minutes. The pattern is generalizable to any gameplay system with shared configuration, rules, and multiple instances. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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