Unity Engine

It’s the new year! We’re back from the holidays and following from our previous entry, we’ll talk this time about accessing ECS singletons from GameObject logic, worlds and GameObject mapping. These are a few of the core…

Hello! You may have seen our announcement at Unite about bringing Unity to Fortnite. As we build the bridge between engines, we have a lot of technical decisions to make — and we don’t want to make them in a vacuum. Pl…

VFX Grass with VFXGraph | Unity Livestream A new livestream about VFX Grass in VFX Graph was just released by Unity. The goal of this series is to attempt to create something more than once under varying time constrai…

We’re excited to announce that Behavior 1.0.15 is now available! This release delivers the long-awaited ObserverAbort support, a set of quality-of-life improvements for faster iteration and debugging, and important fixe…

:package: Netcode for Entities 1.12.0 is now live! :package: This release has major changes in the Network Profiler in addition to a few bug fixes. Key Updates in This Release Network Profiler Tool now official! The in…

The latest release of Unity’s official support for visionOS 26 is now available for all Unity Pro, Enterprise and Industry subscribers on Unity 6.3 via the 3.0 packages. Highlights for Release 3.0 This release includes…

Hello everyone, First, thank you to each of you who has spent time testing our AI features. We truly appreciate the effort and feedback you’ve shared, and we hope the initial beta has delivered value since its release l…

We’re excited to announce the release of Unity Accelerator v1.5.99, a version we’ve been working hard on over the past few months, featuring multiple bug fixes and installation improvements. Release Highlights: Signif…

Get ready for performance as Netcode for GameObjects v2.8.0 is now available! This release brings performance improvements for in-editor play, making testing with Multiplayer Play Mode more performant than ever. Unity Tr…

To improve the performance of setting Tiles on a Tilemap, we are introducing Entity Id Tiles. Entity Id Tiles differ from existing Tiles by allowing the use of Burst and Unity Jobs to retrieve data from the Tiles for use…

Unity 6.4 Beta introduces high-performance I/O for Textures, Meshes, and ECS/DOTS data, reducing load times by up to 40%. Unity would like to announce the availability of Microsoft DirectStorage support for Unity 6.4 Be…

Rendering needs differ significantly across devices. A desktop GPU may consume hundreds of watts with large cooling systems, while phones, tablets and standalone XR headsets usually operate within only a few watts and …

Hi everyone, We’re excited to kick off the public Beta for Unity 6.4 and start sharing weekly[1] builds with you for early testing! Visit our beta landing page for the latest beta releases and release notes, and make su…

Hi everyone, As we did with Unity 6.4, here is some early notice about upcoming breaking changes we plan to make in Unity 6.5. While our goal is for every release in the 6.x series to be a completely seamless upgrade …

Hi everyone, I’ve recently joined the ECS team for Product Strategy coverage and wanted to help provide an update here together with @joepl! We recently updated our roadmap and shared it at Unite in Barcelona at the end…

Platform Toolkit is now available! I’m very pleased to share that Platform Toolkit, our new cross platform API for integrating platform features (achievements, accounts, game saves etc.) has launched alongside Unity 6.3 …

Making It Shine Introduction Morning :sun_with_face:. During Unite 2025, I’ve been lucky to make a presentation with @chap-unity that covers different graphic techniques, tools, and features in Unity 6. If…

Hi all! We hope you’re enjoying your use of our Generators package. We wanted to update you with some changes that may affect your current workflows: The Video to Motion model is no longer available. Our partner deprec…

Hi everyone, Coming out of Unite and the Unity Engine roadmap session, we’d like to share a UI Toolkit progress update: what’s new in 6.3, what’s actively in development, and where we need your input on what to tackle n…

Easily and efficiently automate tests for your UI Toolkit UI! We showcased UI Test Framework at Unite 2025 - watch our talk to learn about UI Test Framework and how to use it to write automated tests! :bulb:What is it? …

The full Unity Engine Roadmap session from Unite 2025 just dropped. This one builds on the GDC keynote and gives a proper look at what’s ahead for Unity 6 and beyond. It covers editor upgrades, performance improvements,…

Following our deprecation of MARS in Unity 6.1, we’re writing to let you know that Unity MARS and the Unity AR Companion app will no longer be supported for production starting from Unity 6.3. For more information on you…

We’re excited to announce an updated release of the Composition Layers Experimental Package! This new version builds on the initial launch, incorporating key additions, changes, and fixes to enhance your development expe…

Starting in Unity 6.3, the Magic Leap (x86_64) build target will be limited to existing projects only. You’ll still be able to open and build current projects targeting Magic Leap (x86_64), but new projects can not be cr…

The latest release of Unity’s official support for visionOS 2.3 is now available for all Unity Pro, Enterprise and Industry subscribers on Unity 6 via our 2.3 packages. PolySpatial 2.3.1 Release Notes ▶ Supported Version…

We’re thrilled to announce that experimental support for Android XR is now available! Whether you’re ready to port an app or create something new, Android XR empowers you to build immersive experiences using the tools yo…

Hey, We sometimes get requests for the early versions of the Unity Editor. Please note that we don’t support downgrading a project to an older editor version. However, you can import projects into a new editor version.…

Hey fellow Shader Artists! Not so long ago, I posted about Shader Graphs Properties , and in a similar fashion, I wanted to share some information about Keywords and Branching to save everyone a long read through the do…