What is the Unity Game Engine?

Are you ready to start learning how to make your own video games? The Unity Game Engine is an incredibly popular choice for beginner and advanced game developers.

Unity Game Engine is a cross platform game engine created by Unity Technologies for making mobile games, console games and pc games. Unlike other dedicated game engines, Unity ships with support for 2D and 3D game development and offers a wide array of platforms to export games to. Unity has been used to develop several hit titles.

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Works on Windows and macOS

One of the first things that makes the Unity Game Engine stand out is that it allows developers to develop games on both a Windows machine and macOS machine. This makes it incredibly easy to work in group settings with different developers and makes it accessible no matter what operating system you prefer. Another benefit that often goes overlooked is that because of the standalone nature of this setup, Windows developers can complete the majority of an iOS game on Windows and an iOS developer can develop the majority of a Windows PC game on a Mac.

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Supports 2D and 3D Game Development

The game engine itself was designed with 2D and 3D game development in mind. Having said that you will find tools designed for both styles of game making. When it comes to 3D unity supports virtually every model format available today including FBX, OBJ, DAE and more. This makes it widely universal for developers getting 3D models from different sources. Likewise, Unity also plays well with 2D image formats including PNG, JPG, GIF and even Photoshop PSD files. Again this opens up the ability to work with different online marketplaces that sell models and graphics as well as freelancers around the world. One added benefit to this workflow is that developers and creators can mix and match 2D and 3D game elements in the same scene which allows for some very creative experiences.

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Access to the Asset Store

One of the most revolutionary features of the Unity Game Engine is actually outside of the software itself. The Unity Asset Store was one of the first video game marketplaces ever created. This incredible online store gives you access to every single game element you can imagine in a video game. Need a 3D model for you latest third-person RPG? Theres a massive section dedicated to 3D characters that work with Unity Animation system. Need sound effects for your platformer game? Again Unity has a dedicated section for music tracks and sound effects. This store has only gotten better over time. As of today there are well over 10,000 assets over a variety of categories including 3D models, 2D sprites, Music tracks, Sound Effects, Particle Effects, GUI kits, API Helpers and more. Best of all, all assets purchased through the store are instantly available inside of Unity for use in your games.

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Export to Tons of Platforms

Every game developer at the end of the day wants to get their game in front of as many customers as possible. What makes the Unity Game Engine so awesome is the sheer number of platforms that you can build your game for. As of today you can make games for iOS, macOS, Android, Windows 10, Xbox, PS4, webGL and more. Literally at the click of a button you can build your game for any of these platforms with little to no code modifications on your end.

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If you want to become a game developer, Unity Game Engine is an excellent video game editor for creating 3D and 2D games for PC, Console, Mobile and the Web. Check out are free Mega Voxels Play Tutorials to get started. Have fun!