Epic Games introduces Lore, an open source version control system for massive codebases and large binary assets

Epic Games has released Lore, a next-generation open source version control system built for projects that combine code with large binary assets, such as games and entertainment pipelines. Lore uses content-addressed storage, Merkle trees, chunked file storage, and an immutable revision chain to support scalable teams, deduplication, and on-demand data access.

Lore targets a long-standing pain point in game development: traditional version control often struggles with huge assets, distributed teams, and rapid branching workflows. Its open source release suggests growing demand for binary-first tooling that can serve both engineers and artists without forcing studios into fragmented asset-management systems.