Can Unity games be deployed to facebook?

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Hi.
I know that unity is a multi platform game engine. I wonder if I could deploy an Unity 2D or 3D game in facebook! Is it possible?

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There was an option about five years ago to do just that, but I haven’t heard anything of that for a significant amount of time.

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Yes! Unity SDK - Documentation - Meta for Developers

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Yes, the latest facebook SDK update supports WebGL.

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Yes. Just be aware that Facebook is not that developer friendly. Its fine if you have an established game to port. But I wouldn’t target it as a primary platform.

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Can you elaborate on that?

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Sure. This info is about six months old, I stopped working with Facebook after then.

  • The Facebook SDK will not work on other web platforms. Meaning there is a lot of effort required for just one platform.
  • The SDK is poorly documented. Many of the simplest task you would expect require a lot of your own code (for example getting the profile pictures of users friends).
  • Facebook will place ads next to your game. They will not pay you for the ads. But your game will glitch each time the browser switches ads.
  • If you do decide to do ads of your own. Facebook only allows a limited number of ad providers.
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