# Unity Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Unity the right Game Development solution for you? Explore 841 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/158591/Unity/reviews --- Unity 4.6 (841) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/158591/Unity/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Unity Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Henry Y Project ManagerDesign, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Versatile and powerful game engine with broad platform support, accessible learning curve, strong community.“ January 16, 2026 Andrew M OwnerComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It's very confusing about what is tracked in the visual editor versus what is stored in code and the link betweek the two.“ May 26, 2026 Parker W TeacherEducation Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Unity makes you feel like a game developer wizard even when you barely know what you’re doing.“ April 27, 2026 Wes P Principal Software EngineerComputer Software, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “For demanding games the optimization it's capable of, isn't as good as some of it's competitors.“ September 10, 2025 MG Michael G Game DeveloperComputer Games, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “One of my favorite code features is the concept of Coroutines -- Unity's way of writing asynchronous methods with a specified delay between one part of a method and another. “ November 8, 2023 Victor B DIgital Operations ExecutiveMarketing and Advertising, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Unfortunately I feel obligated to address that the issues related to using Unity are less in regard to the platfotm but rather their distribution policies disencouraging starting devs to use it“ June 16, 2024 GG Gorjan G Ass. Researcher Civic & Social Organization, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “This contemporary engine is built with passion and dedication in order to demonstrate a high level of capabilities and to open up as many opportunities as developers would wish, both in the path of building games or apps. If I have to pick only one thing that I love about Unity is definitely its clean design. “ September 5, 2023 OB Ozone B FullStack DeveloperE-Learning, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The cost of Unity's licence might be a problem for a lot of professional developers, as the features provided by the free version might not be enough, and it comes with a monthly subscription fee. “ October 14, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 841 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Parker W. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good for Beginners!" April 27, 2026 4.0 Overall, Unity has been a chaotic but lovable companion on my game developer journey. It lets you build cool stuff, break things spectacularly, and learn way more than you expected, all while somehow keeping you convinced that your dream game is totally within reach. Pros Unity makes you feel like a game developer wizard even when you barely know what you’re doing. The interface is friendly, the asset store is basically a treasure chest of “please save my project,” and the community has a tutorial for literally everything, including mistakes you didn’t even know you were about to make. Cons Some tools and workflows can feel a bit clunky, especially when projects get large. Performance issues pop up if you’re not careful, and certain features or add‑ons can get pricey if you’re trying to keep things budget‑friendly. Review Source FG Florian G. Student Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unity Review" January 20, 2026 5.0 My experience overall is really fine, its fairly easy to use, fast to implement stuff and logically structured in terms of UI and meta data or ways to implement stuf. Pros Its easy to use and getting into it is nearly self explanatory. There are alot of ressources avaiable to look into if u are stuck at some point. Cons The performance of Unity is sometimes hard to manage when it comes to high quality levels but that can vary. Alternatives considered [Unreal Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/)[Godot Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234843/Godot-Engine/) Reason for choosing Unity Its ease of use is a pro for using unity over UE 4 or 5 and Godot wise i prefer Unity cause it was not well developed or in a good stage when i started getting into game design. Review Source MW Mike W. Programmer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A flexible game Engine with some rough edges." December 18, 2024 3.0 I enjoyed my time working with Unity. It felt very easy to use and once I got more familiar with the software, I could start to see its strengths more. Unfortunately the management team's decisions made it seem like a bad idea to continue using it. Pros It is incredibly flexible and very streamlined. It has decent rendering power and growing with each iteration. Cons Unity's management made working with the engine feel like a gamble. Bad decision making about licensing terms made the experience feel unstable. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good game engine" March 7, 2026 4.0 As my first game engine platform, I can recommend Unity for first time learners as well as for creating full production games. Pros Unity is a great entry level game engine development platform that is easy to learn and offers a great variety of deployment capabilities from console to mobile games. Cons Takes quite some time to learn as the same for most game engines. Also it's quite performance heavy and its not easy to debug for most of the time. Review Source TC Tyler C. Director and Project Lead Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unity: This engine is push-to-start" November 28, 2024 5.0 I would use it again and again, and I would always recommend it along my top choices. Pros Unity is very user-friendly, with a clean development environment and it’s very much a Swiss Army knife among game engines, versatile. Cons The animation control system was weird to work with Alternatives considered [Unreal Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/)[Godot Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234843/Godot-Engine/) Reason for choosing Unity I reviewed each product and what was offered, and combined with peer recommendations. Review Source Fernando Manoel B. CEO E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best game creation engine I know" August 5, 2022 5.0 So far Unity is exceeding my expectations in every process. Pros Creating a game with Unity is quite easy and exciting because you don't need to be an expert in game development. The tutorials and walkthroughs show very clearly each step of the process. Creating integrations with other tools is also a task that doesn't take much of your time. Cons I didn't delve too deeply into the process of developing complex games, so I haven't felt any lack or difficulty in using the engine. So far the tool is great for me. Alternatives considered [Unreal Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/) Reason for choosing Unity Easy to install. Many tutorials. The free version is excellent and provides all the tools you need to create amazing games. Review Source Wes P. Principal Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unity is best for Casual Game Development" September 10, 2025 4.0 I use Unity to make games on the side, i.e. it's not part of my regular job. Originally I was just curious, but eventually was making games and posting them in the store for download. Pros Unity is used broadly by game developers, because it does the job so well. Can create a game once and then print it to support all mobile and PC platforms, even VR headsets. Very intuitive UI and produces a game that'll run well even on low-end HW. Cons Can't handle well overly complex / elaborate game definitions. For demanding games the optimization it's capable of, isn't as good as some of it's competitors. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Manager Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unity review" January 16, 2026 5.0 Versatile and powerful game engine with broad platform support, accessible learning curve, strong community. Pros Flexible editor, wide asset ecosystem, cross-platform deployment, and great for prototyping to production. Cons Performance overhead in complex projects, frequent updates changing workflows, and licensing cost at scale. Review Source Andrew M. Owner Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The go-to for game development" May 26, 2026 5.0 Pros All in one engine and marketplace to produce top quality games, but easy enough to get started as a beginner. Cons It's very confusing about what is tracked in the visual editor versus what is stored in code and the link betweek the two. Review Source EC Eric C. Engineering Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Well designer, easy to use game engine" March 20, 2025 5.0 Positive experience - one of the best game dev engines available. Pros Intuitive graphical interface with good integration with C# for actions/handlers/scripts. Complete asset store with a range of models with different licenses! Cons The switch to a runtime fee was very worrying! Thankfully we are back to per-seat subscription. Review Source MG Michael G. Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Intuitive Game Development Environment " November 8, 2023 4.0 I've loved working in this engine for the past 8 years or so -- adding scripts to game objects naturally mirrors the MVC design pattern to an extent. It feels just like putting brains inside bodies, and the whole process is a bit like creating lots of little tiny robot workers to do your job for you and talk to each other. It's as intuitive as playing Checkers; anyone who understands the bare essentials of programming with for loops, if statements, and so forth will have no trouble picking this up. Scripts are small and self-contained -- I rarely write one over 400 lines long, and many are under 200 lines. I've put out a number of casual games with it. Prefabs are useful also -- think of them as visual Classes that you instantiate. You create a game object, put whatever you want on it (scripts, components, children, whatever), drag it anywhere into the window on the bottom center, and it becomes a "factory" that can make copies of itself. One of my favorite code features is the concept of Coroutines -- Unity's way of writing asynchronous methods with a specified delay between one part of a method and another. Want to write an infinite loop that doesn't jam up your processor? No problem -- just create a Coroutine method (type IEnumerator) and add a "yield return new WaitForSeconds (0.5f);" statement inside that loop and it will only iterate every half-second, for example. Unfortunately, cryptic errors outside of my code tend to pop up from time to time, but those usually go away with exiting and reopening Unity. It's also quite a process to migrate your code to a mac for iOS distribution, but isn't it always? Overall, despite the little bugs, slow load times, and over-reliance on plugins, it's a great engine for your 2D or 3D (with each having their own physics systems) game development needs. Pros \-Very easy to grasp the game object / component / script system. -Simple to switch between platforms -C# is a high level language, easy for beginners and advanced programmers to pick up. -Automatic garbage collection (but you still need to make sure it's invoked sparingly) -Great break point debugging system with Visual Studio Cons \-Bloated, slow, and mildly buggy -Plugins will often conflict with each other and give duplicate library errors when building for iOS -Over-reliance on plugins -Not great for web games; OpenGL is extremely slow to load, and it's like Unicron, devouring browser memory Switched from [Adobe Animate](https://www.capterra.com/p/229311/Adobe-Animate/) Multiplatform game development was fairly new back in 2012, and Unity felt like an evolutionary step further than Flash and Haxe. Flash was also dying. Review Source JF Justin F. Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Everything You Need to Get Started" August 28, 2023 4.0 I am still a huge fan of Unity and hope to see it continue to flourish. It has been rocky at times, but we have stuck with it and made several games in game jams and prototypes that we continue to refine and expand upon. Pros Unity is easy to use compared to other game engines, free for your first $100k, and has plenty of features and great documentation. It is a great place to start and has a vibrant community and asset store to add and integrate anything you might need for your next game project. Cons Lead times on bug fixes can be long (sometimes months to years) and some of the issues seem rather apparent to have been missed in testing or reviews. Alternatives considered [Unreal Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/) Reason for choosing Unity Unity seemed easier to use and quicker to get started that Unreal, which felt overwhelming and complicated Review Source EM Elexus M. Innovation specialist Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Unity for beginners " June 11, 2025 5.0 Pros I liked the easy to understand interface and how simple it is to learn in regards to game making. I also like the ease of crafting small prototypes before a full launch. Cons I don’t like how resource intensive it is on your computer. It’s also almost completely in C# so no wiggle room to utilize other languages to code. Review Source aN abdelkabir N. freelancer Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Versatile Game Engine for All Skill Levels" November 10, 2024 4.0 Unity is a flexible engine with strong community support, ideal for indie and large-scale projects alike. Pros Powerful, cross-platform, and supports a wide variety of assets and tools Cons Steeper learning curve for beginners; large projects may slow down. Review Source Katia M. Software development Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Tackling Educational Game Development with Unity" September 14, 2023 5.0 My experience using Unity to program an educational desktop video game and a mobile educational video game app has been rewarding overall. I found Unity easy to install and work with, even on my less powerful computer. The platform proved to be intuitive for the most part, allowing me to carry out the development of my educational projects.One area where I encountered some challenges was in creating animations, which could be a bit tricky at times. However, as I became more familiar with Unity, I was able to overcome these hurdles. Pros What I liked most about Unity was its ease of installation, even on a less powerful computer, and its overall intuitiveness. Cons Performance optimization tools could be enhanced for resource-intensive games. Cost-effective pricing options for Unity Pro and premium features would benefit smaller developers. Streamlining 2D game development and improving asset quality on the Asset Store are areas to focus on. Review Source Gonzalo B. Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Where the Indie game developers thrive" July 17, 2019 5.0 Unity is overall a beautiful piece of software that came to do much of the heavy lifting on low-level tech stuff, allowing smaller teams to develop faster and better games in less time, opening the market to more and more people worldwide. Pros Unity is, out of the box, a beautiful piece of software. Is the kind of middleware that arrives and does the job, the missing link that most of Indie and small game development teams were looking for. Unity has made it simple and easy to develop a game for beginners and experienced users alike and the most important, allowing you to build your game to a plethora of platforms. Now a small team of developers and artists can build and publish a game in several platforms in no time. Unity does great for small and mid-sized projects, I really enjoy prototyping with Unity, even when I know I won't use it for the project itself I like to use Unity to build prototypes because it's easy and fun. The interface is really easy to use, a real playground for developers and artists alike. Their documentation is vast, well-written and constantly updated. Same with the API documentation and the tutorials that will walk you through making a game end-to-end in few hours, the community forum is also helpful when something is not working and you can't work your head around it. The Unity store has also proved useful when I didn't have the time or knowledge to develop some assets I needed for the game. Unity was also helpful in developing apps beyond games, like architectural explorations, interactive art installations, AR showrooms, etc. Overall a great engine that does much of the heavy lifting for you. Cons Sometimes I felt that the process of upgrading was quite difficult and scary, you have to install a separate instance of the program (taking a lot of space) and some of the projects can be really difficult to adapt to the new version. Some of the assets will stop working and you will find your console full of errors that weren't there before. Another issue is version control, the binaries are pain and still, I haven't found any alternative than committing blindly the scenes, for example, without being able to track what changed from commit to commit. After a few projects, I have found that the app optimization for mobiles is not that great. For example, if you don't meticulously take care of the textures and assets max resolution you can end up with an app weighing a few hundred megabytes. Could be great if the build itself included some optimization towards the assets. Review Source BD Binigya D. Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unity - Creating a new generation of Games and Game Developers" October 9, 2020 4.0 I really love Unity, and it has remained my default choice in making any game, be it a simple 2D platformer or a realistic Spaceship simulator. My experience with Unity has so far been fantastic, and I can honestly recommend it to anyone who wants to make games. It would not be an overstatement to say that Unity is responsible for the boom in the increasing number of game developers, and has made game development accessible to everyone, to a certain extent. It is a wonderful tool to learn and master, and with AR and VR seeping into mainstream apps and games, learning Unity seems to be a valuable skill for anyone to gain. Pros Unity is THE game engine you need to be using if you want to speed up your game development process. It makes deploying to multiple platforms a breeze, the User Interface is a delight and the games you can make with it are only bounded by your imagination. Here are some of the highlights of my most favorite things about Unity: - Great Community : You can find a great community for Unity everywhere, whether it be Reddit, Discord, Stack Overflow or its own forums. It really easy to get help and ideas on anything that you want to implement with it. This is by far Unity's greatest strength. - Learning Curve, UI/UX : Anyone can easily pick up Unity, and get started on making simple stuff really quickly. You can find tutorials and guides in any corner of the Internet and the UI is pretty much to-the-point and now with Visual Scripting via Bolt, the barrier to make great games is lowered even further. - Chock full of features : Unity is fully loaded with awesome features. In-built tools for rigging, animation, terrain generation, Lighting, AR/VR support and much much more. - The Asset Store : You can get pretty much everything you would need to make a game in here. Art, Code, Music, VFX, pretty much everything is up for grabs here, so that you outsource some aspects of your games if your are short on time and skill. It is a lifesaver. And there are plenty of high quality free assets here too. Cons There is little to not like about Unity. It has made game development accessible to many and is opening up new possibilities with its AR and VR toolset. But, there are a few niggles here and there as with any tool, some are minor and some are unfortunately, deal breaking. Some of the things that I like the least about Unity are: - Too much of Half Baked Features : Unity is full of features, but some of them are really not meant for production, and some are straight up confusing and keep changing with every version. The animation pipeline is frankly kind of complicated, with all the new tools that keep on changing. The HDRP/URP pipeline still doesn't support custom hand-written shaders. Switching between HDRP and URP can possibly break your project (Always have a backup ready!), and the Shader Graph and VFX Graph still need much work. And finally, the new DOTS system has been in development since couple of years and is still not production ready and complicated to learn. - Sub par Rendering when compared with competitors: When comparing Unity with AAA game engines like Unreal and CryEngine, the rendering pales in comparison. It has been fixed to some extent with HDRP, but still you need to do a lot of tinkering to get the graphics to look like what you get by default in Unreal Engine. - Web Deployment: Web Deployment is still not satisfactory as Web builds need to be of small size and run on mobile browsers too, both in which Unity fails. Review Source MR Micalen R. Freelancer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An Amazing, free Game Engine for all kinds of Developers." June 22, 2022 5.0 Overall I've had mostly positive experiences when using Unity. It had made Game Development so easy and I enjoy using it. It's GUI is very simple and user friendly. Other than the long load times and rare crashes, the software one of the best Game Engine for all kinds of Developers. Pros Unity has an amazing 2D lighting system that I use to create the most enchanting 2D worlds for pixel games. The 3D lighting system is just as incredible. The physics system built into Unity is very realistic. There are a ton of add-ons and extensions available for free to Unity users. Cons I don't have much issues with Unity except it can take sometime to load when you try to open it. The large file size is the reason for that but the large file size is justified by all of its features. Unity has crashed a few times when I use it to run something of too high quality. Review Source Manuel Ángel G. IT and Design Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A game development tool that is both powerful and easy to use" November 8, 2022 5.0 I found Unity to be a very powerful and versatile tool for game development. It is easy to use and has a lot of features that make game development much easier. The community is also very helpful and there are a lot of resources available.There are many problems that can be resolved using Unity, including:-Asset management-Cross-platform development-3D graphics rendering-Physics and collision detection-Audio playback and recording-Networking-GUI creation and animation-Among other Pros If you are looking for a game development tool that is both powerful and easy to use, then Unity is the perfect choice for you. As an indie game developer, I have found that Unity is the perfect tool for creating high-quality games quickly and efficiently. The Unity engine is packed with features that allow you to create games of any genre, and the Unity community is always there to help with any questions you may have. I highly recommend Unity for any indie game developer looking to create great games. Cons I wasn't a huge fan of the way the Asset Store was organized. I found it difficult to find the assets I needed, and the quality of some of the assets was not as high as I would have liked. Reason for choosing Unity There are a number of reasons why I chose Unity over other game engines. First and foremost, Unity is free for indie developers. This was a huge factor in my decision, as I didn’t have a lot of money to spend on development tools. Secondly, Unity is extremely easy to use. I’ve never been a very technical person, so I needed an engine that was user-friendly and had a lot of documentation. Unity fit that bill perfectly. Finally, Unity has a large and active community. This was important to me because I knew I would need all the help I could get when starting out as an indie game developer. Review Source TF Timothy F. Owner Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unity review" January 29, 2023 5.0 The design and functionality is perfect then pack factors such as usability accessibility branding and user engagement help solve a lot of problems and made it more productive and easy to use and just overall is phenomenal on everything you need for your product or your business Pros What I like most about the software is that it's easy to integrate even though you don't know how to code and the resources obtain codes with your friends and others is all at the hands of your mouse to click on Cons There is nothing that I didn't at least like about the software I think the whole thing in general is excellent the setups great the controls are easy the information is right there to obtain and it's probably one of the best softwares as of today. Reason for choosing Unity I choose unity over alternative products because my friends had recommended that unity would be the best way to go and that is easy and understandable and you know you can learn it real quick and to me I just had the best you know results from unity Review Source RB Rony B. Accounts Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Empowering Game Development" June 23, 2023 5.0 My overall experience with Unity has been nothing short of remarkable. The engine's extensive capabilities and user-friendly interface have empowered me to bring my creative ideas to life with ease. The flexibility to develop games across multiple platforms has opened up endless possibilities for reaching a wider audience. The vast library of assets and plugins available in the Unity Asset Store has been a game-changer, saving me time and effort. While there were occasional challenges with learning the engine and optimizing performance, Unity's supportive community and comprehensive documentation have been invaluable resources. Unity has truly been a catalyst for unleashing my creativity in game development. Pros Unity impressed me with its exceptional capabilities, making it my go-to choice for game development. The versatility of the engine allowed me to bring my creative vision to life with ease. The intuitive editor provided a seamless and efficient workflow, enabling me to focus on designing captivating gameplay experiences. The extensive library of assets and plugins in the Unity Asset Store saved valuable time and enhanced the quality of my projects. The supportive community and comprehensive documentation were invaluable resources that fostered my growth as a developer. Unity's power, flexibility, and supportive ecosystem have made it an indispensable tool for my game development endeavors. Cons While Unity offers incredible capabilities, there were a few areas that left room for improvement. One drawback was the initial learning curve, especially for newcomers to game development, which could be overwhelming. The engine's performance, particularly on mobile platforms, occasionally posed challenges and required optimization efforts. The documentation, while extensive, could benefit from more detailed examples and tutorials for complex features. Additionally, the subscription pricing model might be a limiting factor for some indie developers on tight budgets. Despite these shortcomings, Unity remains a powerful and versatile game development engine with immense potential for creating captivating experiences. Review Source Andrei P. Lead Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great game engine for small-medium sized 2D and 3D game dev projects" May 22, 2020 4.0 Working with Unity is great for a prototype or a small 2D / 3D game. It performs much better than the competition because it's less bulky which unfortunately also leads to more limitations. It's a trade off. Their asset store is great and that can save up so much time, it's unbelievable. All in all it's a pretty fast paced work environment. Pros Unity has been around for several years now and it's perfected some of workflow for small and medium 2D and 3D games. Good pricing One of the best parts is that you can make games in Unity and not have to pay anything if you don't mind their logo appearing at the start and you don't earn more than 100k $ revenue per year. If you do go above the threshold or don't want the logo, the pricing starts at 40$ a month per user. Shorter development period Compared to the competition (such as Unreal Engine, CryEngine, Lumberyard) small-medium sized games in Unity have a shorter development time. This could partially be due to the fact that it uses C# as it's programming language for scripts. Another thing which could contribute to it is their "prefab" system in which someone can create anything and encapsulate it into a prefab which can then just be drag-dropped on another project and it would mostly work. Their asset store is full of them, and it's one really huge asset store. Huge community A big drawback with other game engines is their small community. Luckily, Unity has an enormous about of people using the software, some friendlier than others. Kinda clean UI The UI is pretty consistent and clean. I love a clean workspace and Unity is rather good at that. Cons Unity is known for having mainly 2 bad things: extremely bad support for multiplayer games and limitations once the project becomes too big. Regarding the multiplayer, there are built-in solutions one can buy off the asset store. Regarding the project's size, that can be fixed by adding a lot of instancing thus not creating a seamless world unfortunately. The community is big and that's a plus but unfortunately it's not amazingly mature. Unity Technologies is updating Unity quite a lot and that leads to a lot of useless tutorials and docs to follow. There's nothing worse than spending an hour or two following some instructions to find out that at the end you're stuck by not having the same menu/options as the other person. The animation blending too could use a lot more work and some of their behaviors are a bit bugged but noting too severe. The interface is too small on 4k screens. The scaling is quite horrible. Review Source KY Kaleb Y. Founder / Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Why I prefer Using Unity to Develop my Games" June 21, 2023 5.0 overall its the Best Game Engine to start your Game Development Journey Pros The Best thing is its Free to use only Pay when you grow our wants to Developer AAA Games and once you Build your Game you can Export it to many platform like Android , IOS , WebGL and more other platform and once you grasp the game engine its Simple to use Cons when you are beginner it will be Hard Engine to use but i don't complain because they have many Learning tools you can use and it have a big community that support you . Review Source TH Thomas H. Game Dev Computer Games Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for 2D, Good for 3D, features are okay, pricing is mostly fine" November 20, 2023 4.0 Overall its not as bad as some people will make it out to be. Its a strong competitor and having competition is good as it leads to quicker innovation and ultimately a better tool for developers. The pricing is great for smaller teams and if you dont like the runtime fee, simply use a version lower than the 2023 LTS one. Pros The barrier to entry is £0. The personal subscription is free and you can (soon on the 2023 LTS version) make $200,000 with no fee. The runtime fee changes in 2024 shouldn't scare you as for most of us they are irrelevant and aren't bad at all. As for features, i find that its best for 2D games but has also improved a lot in the 3D department. This is also due for a further upgrade with Unity 6. The asset store is also huge and has all sorts of plugins, characters, templates, etc... that you can use how you'd like. Cons There is more of a learning curve. The UI has been improved but some bits could do with more tweaking. Plus its C# with a not as good blueprint (no code) option compared to other game engines. This means that you will need to learn C# to a much higher degree and can make the learning curve quite high and slow. Alternatives considered [Unreal Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/158599/Unreal-Engine/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software QA Manager Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "With the new changes made to how Unity will charge you... Best to move to another product and save." September 27, 2023 4.0 Pros Unity used to be a great way for someone to get their foot in the door and start developing a title. For free you could learn to make a game with minimal to no coding experience and develop an idea for others to try while you learned their no-code portion. Cons The changes to the pay structure make Unity a no-go moving forward. The fact they are going back and charging people money is frankly disgusting. Learn something like Gamemaker and find a better way to enhance your skills into another platform afterwords. Review Source Similar Products Featured