Unity (game engine)

Unity
Developer(s)	Unity Technologies
Initial release	1.0 / June 8, 2005
Stable release	Unity 2023.2.17 (Tech Stream) ; Unity 2022.3.24 (LTS) / ; April 4, 2024 ; April 9, 2024
Preview release	Unity 6000.0.0 Beta 15 (Beta) ; 2023.2.0a22 (Alpha) / ; April 13, 2024 ; July 10, 2023
Written in	C++ (runtime); C# (Unity Scripting API);
Platform	See § Supported platforms
License	Proprietary software
Website	unity.com

Unity is a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies, first announced and released in June 2005 at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference as a Mac OS X game engine. The engine has since been gradually extended to support a variety of desktop, mobile, console, augmented reality, and virtual reality platforms. It is particularly popular for iOS and Android mobile game development, is considered easy to use for beginner developers, and is popular for indie game development.^[6]

The engine can be used to create three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) games, as well as interactive simulations.^[7]^[8] The engine has been adopted by industries outside video gaming, such as film, automotive, architecture, engineering, construction, and the United States Armed Forces.^[9]

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