Get Started With Unity Engine [2022] Full Guide

What is the use of Unity?

Unity is a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies. It is primarily used to develop Video Games and Animation for computers, consoles, and mobile devices. First released in 2005, it has since targeted 27 platforms. Unity is a game engine that can create video games in 2D, 3D, VR (Virtual Reality), and AR (Augmented Reality) technologies. Currently, some of the popular games around the world such as Fall Guys, Among Us, Untitled Goose Game, Beat Saber, Monument Valley 2, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Cuphead, and Pokémon Go has been created using Unity.

Is Unity for free?

Unity is actually free to use. It costs nothing to use Unity Editor to create and build your video game. You can start as many new extensions as you want. Also, Unity has introduced three packages namely Personal, Plus, and Pro. Unity Personal is free and you are allowed to change the splash screen in the Plus and Pro packages. If you plan to create PC games as an individual, then Unity Personal is best suited.

System Requirements for Unity Editor

Minimum Requirements	Windows	macOS	Linux
Operating system version	Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10, and Windows 11, 64-bit versions only.	High Sierra 10.13+	Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
CPU	X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support	X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support	X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics API	DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs	Metal-capable Intel and AMD GPUs	OpenGL 3.2+ or Vulkan-capable, Nvidia, and AMD GPUs.
Additional requirements	Hardware vendors officially supported drivers	Apple officially supported drivers	Gnome desktop environment running on top of an X11 windowing system, Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver, or AMD Mesa graphics driver. Other configurations and user environments provided stock with the supported distribution (Kernel, Compositor, etc.)

The Unity Editor is supported on workstations or laptop form factors for all operating systems, running without emulation, container, or compatibility layer.

How to download Unity

For this, you need to download Unity Hub first.

Choose your unity version Install the Latest version or older release of unity. Check the download archive - https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

How to earn from the Game?

There are several ways to make money from a game.

Selling the Game to a Third Party

You can make a lot of money by creating a game and selling it to a third party. There is a huge demand for this in the market. Freelancing platforms like Fiverr and Upwork are easy examples of this.

Publishing the game

You can earn money by publishing a game using platforms like Steam, and Playstore and making that game playable. There, the user has to pay money and get it before playing the game. This differs from the previous method because you own the rights to the game.

Install ads in the game and earn money from it

Different types of ads can be installed in a game. Banner Ads, Rewarded Ads, and Video Ads are the most popular of these. Of this, you can earn significantly more money by using Rewarded Ads. This method is made to watch a video ad before getting some offer in the game. Ads are mainly provided by Unity for Video Game, and Google Admob service can also be used. According to user data, Google pays more than Unity.

In-App Purchases

You have played a video game at least once in your life. Have you seen different items to buy in the game? Game designers earn the most income through this method. In the ever-growing Meta-Verse, something in-game is more valuable than something in real life.

How much does a game developer make?

According to the Glassdoor index, a game developer earns an average salary  $114,947 per year. Let's consider some world-famous organizations to make this easier.

Company	Salary/yr
Rockstar Games	$89,607
Grover Gaming	$91,230
EA Games	$89,377
Ubisoft	$88,765
Epic Games	$105,587