--- title: Unity description: Unity is a widely used, cross-platform game engine for creating 2D, 3D, and virtual reality experiences. You will understand how to navigate the editor, write scripts in C#, manage assets, and deploy games to various platforms. category: arts-design subcategory: game-development difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/unity --- # Unity Unity is a widely used, cross-platform game engine for creating 2D, 3D, and virtual reality experiences. You will understand how to navigate the editor, write scripts in C#, manage assets, and deploy games to various platforms. ## Where to start Start with Unity Learn, Unity's own free tutorial platform, where guided pathways build 2D, 3D, VR and AR scenes step by step. If you only use one resource, make it Joseph Hocking's Unity in Action, which works through complete projects including a first-person shooter, 2D platforming, UI and deployment. Once you know the editor, the O'Reilly Unity Game Development Cookbook helps with specific problems. ## Available Resources 1 Videos • 3 Books • 4 Courses • 2 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Unity Documentation The official Unity manual and scripting API reference, covering the editor interface, rendering, physics, animation, and every runtime class. Use it to check exact method signatures and component behaviour rather than relying on tutorial code. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/index.html **Tags:** unity, documentation, scripting-api, c-sharp, reference ### 2. Unity Learn Unity's own tutorial platform, organised into guided pathways and project-based courses that build 2D, 3D, VR, and AR scenes step by step. Finishing a pathway leaves you able to script gameplay in C# inside the editor. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://learn.unity.com/ **Tags:** unity, game-development, tutorials, c-sharp, learning-pathways ## Courses ### 1. Complete C# Unity Game Developer 2D Master 2D game development with Unity & C#! Build engaging games and learn essential skills in this comprehensive course from GameDev.tv. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.udemy.com/course/unitycourse2/ **Tags:** unity, c-sharp, 2d-games, game-development, game-programming ### 2. Unity Essentials Pathway Master Unity game development! This course from Unity Technologies covers the essentials, guiding you through interactive projects. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://learn.unity.com/pathway/unity-essentials **Tags:** unity, game-development, unity-editor, interactive-tutorials ### 3. Unity 3D Beginner to Pro Master 3D game development with Unity! This comprehensive course from Unity Technologies takes you from beginner to pro. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://learn.unity.com/pathway/junior-programmer **Tags:** unity, csharp, game-development, learning-pathway, 3d-games ### 4. Game Design and Development 3: 3D Shooter **Author:** Brian Winn Third course in Michigan State University's Unity specialization, built around a 3D shooter project: ProBuilder level design, enemy AI, audio mixing, asset pipelines, game balancing, prototyping and playtesting. Learners finish with a playable, peer-reviewed 3D game built in Unity. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/game-design-and-development-3 **Tags:** unity, 3d-games, level-design, game-balancing, playtesting ## Videos ### 1. How to make a Video Game in Unity - BASICS (E01) Opening episode of Brackeys' Unity series, walking through the editor interface, GameObjects and components, scenes, and the C# scripting basics. Sets up the foundation the later episodes build on when adding gameplay mechanics. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlKaB1etrik **Tags:** unity, game-development, csharp, video-tutorial, beginner-projects ## Books ### 1. Unity in Action **Author:** Joseph Hocking Manning's C# Unity book, working through complete projects: a first-person shooter, third-person movement, 2D platforming, UI, saving state, and deployment. By the end you can structure scripts and ship a small multiplatform game. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/161729232X?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, arts-design, game-development ### 2. Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity **Author:** Harrison Ferrone A Packt title that teaches C# fundamentals: variables, types, control flow, classes, and collections, by building a small Unity game. Suited to readers new to programming who want the language and the engine together. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1800207808?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, arts-design, game-development ### 3. Unity Game Development Cookbook **Author:** Paris Buttfield-Addison, Jon Manning, Tim Nugent O'Reilly recipe collection covering 2D and 3D graphics, physics, character control, animation, AI behaviour, audio, input, and UI in Unity. Best used as a lookup for specific problems once you already know the editor. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491999152?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, arts-design, game-development --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/unity