Top Reasons to Choose Unity 3D for Your Next Game Development Project

Selecting a suitable game engine is essential for a successful mobile game development project.

Due to its numerous robust features (such as instant assets, IDE, online community assistance, free tutorials, and intuitive tools), Unity 3D has become the game engine of choice among those developers seeking to build exceptional, easy, and affordable 2D and 3D game projects.

A short history of Unity 3D

Unity is a well-known high-end game engine that was founded and launched by Unity Technologies in June 2005. Its first version Unity 1.0 was first introduced by Nicholas Francis, Joachim Ante, and David Helgason with the aim of developing one of the most widespread game engines. And with every new version launched, they were closer to their goal.

What have been the reasons behind its fast growth in popularity?

Well, there are many of them: it is simple to use, it has an alluring design, and includes AR, VR, 2D, and 3D game tools that developers can use on a variety of platforms, including mobile devices, PCs, gaming consoles, and the web.

Here is some statistical information about Unity from the official source:

• The top 34% of free mobile games available today on the Play Store and App Store have used Unity Game Engine for development.
• 71% of the best 1000 titles were created with Unity.
• There are over 2.8 billion monthly active users and over 5 Billion downloads of applications developed using Unity per month
• 94 out of the leading 100 development studios (by worldwide revenue) use Unity.

With Unity, developers don’t need to switch between platforms – it gives the convenience of coding game commands also. Unity lets you create high-end and fast games in less time.

Key benefits of Unity 3D and why to choose it

Unity’s powerful features assist the best Android and iOS game developers in creating cinematic animations and photorealistic assets. Furthermore, the game engine can now display lifelike characters and enthralling environments, while taking away the necessity for developers to change platforms. Among other benefits we can’t but mention the following:

1. It is user-friendly and affordable

First of all, Unity 3D is more convenient to use as compared to other technologies. Even the free version of the engine gives you an exceptional user experience. So, if you think that every free and easy-to-use version brings poor results, the Unity 3D platform will prove you are wrong here.

2. It supports multiple platforms

Although initially it was released only for Mac OS X, now Unity is supporting over 25 different platforms, such as Steam, iOS, PCs, Macs, Android, and consoles. This enables developers to create games that are highly accessible for all public groups, while providing end-to-end support for different formats.

3. Contains easy-to-access online tutorials

Unity 3D helps every user learn more about the platform, its tools, and features, and create exceptional games in just a couple of days or even hours. There are many training videos and tutorials available online, with free access. Do you know many other platforms that offer the same?

4. You become a part of big Unity community

Having access to such a large community, Unity developers can ask questions, share opinions, and find solutions by asking other members. Everything is in a friendly and supportive environment. Moreover, Unity engineers organize annual community meetings and conferences, where developers share experiences, exchange ideas, and connect with each other, consolidating the community.

5. Not only 3D

From November 2013, Unity game designers can design 2D games as well. In fact, Unity dominates more than half of the 2D mobile gaming market, as creators continue to rely much on it.

Furthermore, Unity allows the creation of immersive AR and VR games, with an industry-leading toolset, and comprehensive algorithms.

6. It allows you to create great graphics

Unity is known for its high quality, next-level visual effects, its highly customizable rendering technology, and a great variety of intuitive tools for creating professional games. For 3D games, Unity allows you generate natural, smooth movements of objects while offering numerous tutorials to choose and learn from.

7. Play mode option

This effective feature has contributed to Unity’s popularity a lot. Basically, it helps developers edit their works in no time, test and review their gameplays as they go, stop the game at any given moment and make necessary changes.

8. It automatically generates analytics

The built-in analytics assists game creators in gaining deep data insights about their launched projects, thus enabling them to make better decisions and changes, visualize their game performance and react accordingly.

9. It requires less coding

Still, one of the best things about Unity is that you don’t need to have a great deal of coding knowledge or experience. It can be easily used even by those who are at the beginning of their game development carrier or are starting their new hobby. It is true that Unity uses C#, JavaScript, and Boo, but it gives you also the option of developing games without writing a single line of code. But as always, the necessary documentation and tutorials are offered, also free of charge.

10. Pro Version

Unity provides everyone with an opportunity to create their first games at any time for free. For professional development, Pro Version is available. It is great for building high-end games with advanced features like feature playback, 3D composition booster, sound channel, and more.

Wrapping Up

Unity 3D is the most popular game engine that works across multiple platforms and is highly user-friendly to both beginners and experts. It allows users to build 2D, 3D games, AR, and VR games, bringing a variety of other benefits to gamers all around the world.

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