Unity

 Unity is a cross platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies, first announced and released in June 2005 at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference as a Mac OS X game engine. The engine has since been gradually extended to support a variety of desktop, mobile, console and virtual reality platforms. It is particularly popular for iOS and Android mobile game development and is considered easy to use for beginner developers and is popular for indie game development.

The engine can be used to create three-dimensional (3D) , two-dimensional (2D) games ,virtual reality (VR) as well as interactive simulations and other experiences. The engine has been adopted by industries outside video gaming, such as film, automotive, architecture, engineering, construction, and the United States Armed Forces.


What makes Unity even more powerful though, is that it also includes a thriving “Asset Store.” This is essentially a place where developers can upload their creations and make them available to the community.

Want a beautiful looking for a character but don’t have time to build so take one from scratch? Check the asset store and you’ll probably find something. Want to add tilt controls to your game without going through the laborious process of fine tuning the sensitivity? There’s probably an asset for that as well!

The well known games made by unity are - 

  • 1 Ori and the Blind Forest / Will of the Wisps
  • 2 INSIDE
  • 3 Monument Valley 1 & 2
  • 4 Temple Run
  • 5 Deus Ex: The Fall
  • 6 Escape Plan
  • 7 Angry Birds
  • 8 Superhot
  • 9 Super Mario Run
  • 10 Subnautica
  • 11 Bone Works
  • 12 My Friend Pedro

What is Unity IDE?

As well as a game engine, Unity is an IDE. IDE stands for “integrated development environment,” which describes an interface that gives you access to all the tools you need for development in one place. The Unity software has a visual editor that allows creators to simply drag and drop elements into scenes and then manipulate their properties.