Top 8 Recommended Unity Self-Study Materials! [September 2023]

Are you ready to take your game development skills to the next level and create your own unique RPG game? Look no further than this comprehensive and standalone course, designed to take you through the process step by step, even if you have no previous experience in game development.

I've even included a 3-hour crash course for those who have zero knowledge in Unity. While it's better to have some experience and knowledge of C#, don't worry if you don't have it, because I'll cover everything you need to know to create an RPG game.

Throughout this course, you'll learn how to create a versatile player controller using a finite state machine, levels, parallax effect, camera controllers, enemies to fight against, and an engaging combat system with mechanics such as dashes, counterattacks, skills, and more.

From there, you'll move on to more advanced systems that will turn your game into a fully functional RPG, with items, crafting, stats such critical attacks, evasion, magical damage, elemental effects and more. You'll also develop UI elements to manage all of these systems and create a save system to save your progress, checkpoints, items, skills, experience, and currency.

Finally, you'll polish your game mechanics, visual effects, particles, and build and publish your game. By the end of this course, you'll have all the tools you need to create your own unique RPG game, regardless of your previous experience.

You can use my design or mix it with your own ideas. The systems in this course are clean and scalable, allowing you to build upon them and create a truly unique RPG game.

So don't hesitate, enroll in my course today and turn your game ideas into reality!

p.s We don't play games ,we make them.

1. Introduction
2. Introduction
3. Watch before you start
4. Important to know - Mindset of the course
5. Important to know - Crash course
6. Important to know - Q&A
7. Important to know
8. Crash Course on Unity
9. Install Unity and Visual Studio 2022
10. Unity windows and Tools
11. Colliders nad Rigibody
12. Input and First script
13. Move and Jump
14. Serializefield
15. Sprite sheet
16. Animator
17. Clean up
18. Flip character
19. 2D Collision Detection
20. Jump animation
21. Sticky walls
22. Dash and timers
23. Dash cooldown
24. Attack animation
25. Attack combo
26. Inheritance
27. Preparing inheritance
28. Making enemy with Inheritance
29. Enemy's attack
30. End of crash course
31. Player's Finite State Machine
32. What is State Machine
33. Creating Finite State Machine
34. Setup Animator with State Machine
35. Movement with State Machine
36. Jump with State Machine
37. Collision Check
38. Flip
39. Creating Dash State
40. Improving Dash State
41. Wall Slide State
42. Wall Jump State
43. Primary Attack State
44. Combo Attacks
45. Finalize Attack State
46. Attack's direction
47. Training Ground Setup
48. Tile Palette
49. Tile Map Collider
50. Camera
51. Parallax background
52. Endless background
53. Enemy's State Machine
54. Enemy's State Machine
55. Making inheritance for Player and Enemy
56. Enemy's Idle and Move State
57. Enemy's Battle State
58. Enemy's Attack State
59. Finalize Battle State
60. Battle system
61. Battle System Design
62. Attack Logic
63. Collider's collision exception
64. On Hit Fx
65. On Hit Impact
66. Attack's direction hot fix
67. Counter attack - Enemy's Stun State
68. Counter's attack window
69. Player's Counter Attack
70. Skill system
71. Concept of a Skill System
72. Creating Player Manager and Skill Manager
73. Foundation of Skill System
74. Clone skill
75. Clone Creating Ability
76. Clone's Attack
77. Sword Skill
78. Sword Throw Skill State
79. Setting up details of the sword
80. Setting up sword's aim
81. Improving sword's behaviour
82. Improving sword throwing state
83. Bouncy sword
84. Setting sword type
85. Pierce sword
86. Saw spin sword
87. Freeze time of the enemies
88. Ultimate skill
89. Blackhole and Quick Time Event keys
90. Improving blackhole with clone creatin
91. Blackhole details setup
92. Blackhole ability state
93. Blackhole duration
94. Magic crystal ability
95. Crystal ability
96. Explosive crystal
97. Moving crystal
98. Multi-crystal
99. Improving skills in a skill tree
100. Clone duplication on attack
101. Crystal instead of Clone
102. Stats and elemental ailments
103. Character stats
104. Stat script
105. Applying stats to combat
106. Death of entities
107. Major stats and defensive stats
108. Critical attack
109. Magic damage
110. Elemental ailments
111. Ailments effects and duration
112. UI health bar
113. Ailment visual effects
114. Improve ailments - chill
115. Improve ailments - shock
116. Applying damage to skills and clean up
117. Items and Inventory
118. Item
119. Inventory
120. Inventory UI
121. Equipment item
122. Stash for materials
123. Equip items on character
124. Apply item modifiers
125. Enemy modifiers
126. Unequip items
127. Craft
128. Items drop
129. Player drop system
130. Remove items from inventory
131. Unique items
132. Thunder strike item effect
133. Ice and Fire item effect
134. Thunder strike on abilities
135. Heal item effect
136. Buff item effect
137. Armor item effect
138. Item's cooldown explained
139. UI
140. UI menu
141. Character Stats UI
142. Limit Inventory Slots
143. Item Tooltip
144. Stat Tooltip
145. Switch UI with Keyboard
146. Craft UI
147. Skill Tree UI
148. Improve Item Tooltip
149. Merge Skill Tree UI with Skill Manager
150. Merge Skill Tree with Parry skill
151. Merge Skill Tree with Crystal skill
152. Merge Skill Tree with Dodge skill
153. Merge Skill Tree with Sword skill
154. Merge Skill Tree with Clone skill
155. Skill Tree Hot Fix
156. In game UI
157. Options UI
158. Finalising Tooltip
159. Save and Load
160. Save system
161. Save Inventory Items
162. Save Stash and Equipment
163. Save Skill Tree
164. Delete save file
165. Encryption of saved data
166. Scene managment and souls ( currency )
167. Main menu
168. Screen fade
169. End screen
170. Checkpoint
171. Lost currency ( souls ) save and and enemy's currency ( souls ) drop
172. Audio manager
173. Audio manager
174. Audio distannce limiter
175. More examples on audio effects
176. Audio settings
177. Audio time limiter
178. Area sound
179. How to look for audio
180. Game polish - Mechanics
181. Improving knockback direction
182. Improving player
183. Improving skeleton
184. Game pause
185. Dead zone
186. Invincibility in the time of dash
187. Polish stage - Visuals
188. Ailments fx
189. Blackhole additional vfx
190. Snow and Fire flies
191. Hit and Critical hit particles
192. Dust fx
193. After image fx
194. Screen shake
195. Pop Up Text Fx
196. A bit of clean up
197. Build and publish
198. How to build your game
199. How to post your game on website
200. Additional section - Enemies

This course started as a runaway success on Kickstarter and has gone on to become the most popular and most watched Unity game development course on Udemy. The course has full English closed-captions throughout.

Learn how to create video games using Unity, the world-leading free-to-use game development tool. We start super simple so you need no prior experience of Unity or coding! With our online tutorials, you'll be amazed what you can achieve right from the first moment you start the course. 

Benefit from our world-class support from both other students, and the GameDevtv team who are regularly engaged in the forums and Q&A section. Go on to build several games including:

• Snow Boarder: A simple Side-Scrolling jumping game using Unity's sprite shape tool

• Laser Defender: A Top-Down Space Shooter with enemies to shoot and dodge;

• TileVania: A fast-paced classic Side-Scrolling Platformer using Unity's Tilemap tool;

• Quiz Master: A Quiz Game that focuses on learning how to set up user interface in Unity.

Prefer to start with 3D games? Check-out our sister course, the Complete C# Unity Developer 3D. Already have some Unity knowledge, and want something more challenging? Check-out our epic RPG Core Combat Creator. More interested in creating 3D models from scratch? Start with our Complete Blender Creator course. Our green leaf logo is a symbol of passion and quality.

You will have access to a course forum where you can discuss topics on a course-wide basis, or down to the individual video. Get plugged into our communities of amazing developers on Facebook (nearly 20k), in our own TA-curated Community (17k views/day), and our student chat group (10k live at any one time). Check out our reviews to see how people love this feature. 

The course is project-based as we believe this is the best way to learn Unity and C#. You will not just be learning dry programming concepts, but applying them immediately to real indie games as you go. All the project files will be included, as well as additional references and resources - you'll never get stuck. There are talking-head videos, powerful diagrams, quality screencasts and more. 

Oh, and it's just bigger and better than other Unity courses you will find online. See the course length and the reviews. 

For each demo game you build you will follow this process... 

• Be challenged to build the entire game yourself.

• Be shown step-by step how to build it.

• Be challenged to apply, and re-apply your knowledge regularly.

You will get full lifetime access for a single one-off fee. The creators are qualified and experienced coders and avid gamers, so are able to explain complex concepts clearly, as well as entertain along the way. 

You will learn C#, and in turn build a solid foundation for Object Oriented Programming. By the end of the course you'll be very confident in the basics of coding and game development, and hungry to learn more. 

What this course DOESN'T cover... 

Whereas this course is already huge, we can't possibly cover everything in that time. Here are some things we will not be covering... 

• Performance optimization.

• Editor plugins or modifications.

• Physics engine modification

Anyone who wants to learn to create games: Unity is a fantastic platform which enables you to make production-quality games. Furthermore these games can be created for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android and Web from a single source!

If you're a complete beginner, we'll teach you all the coding and game design principles you'll need. If you're an artist, we'll teach you to bring your assets to life. If you're a coder, we'll teach you game design principles. 

Dive in and learn Unity now, you won't be disappointed!

1. Introduction & Setup
2. Welcome To The Course
3. For Users of Older Unity Versions
4. Install Unity & VS Code
5. VS Code Issues?
6. Introducing Unity
7. Set Up Visual Studio Code
8. Community & Support
9. Accessing Our Projects
10. Delivery Driver (New Unity 2021.1 Content)
11. Section Intro - Delivery Driver
12. Game Design - Delivery Driver
13. Introducing Methods
14. Transform.Translate()
15. Introducing Variables
16. How To Use SerializeField
17. Using Input.GetAxis()
18. Using Time.deltaTime()
19. Colliders & Rigidbodies
20. Using OnCollisionEnter2D()
21. Using OnTriggerEnter2D()
22. Add Assets To Project
23. Basic Level Layout
24. Simple Follow Camera
25. If Statements & Tags
26. How To Use Bools
27. How To Destroy Objects
28. How To Use GetComponent
29. Boosts & Bumps
30. Wrap Up - Delivery Driver
31. Snow Boarder (New Unity 2021.1 Content)
32. Section Intro - Snow Boarder
33. Game Design - Snow Boarder
34. How To Use Sprite Shapes
35. Using Edge Colliders
36. Cinemachine Follow Camera
37. Set Up Our Character
38. Using Surface Effector 2D
39. AddTorque To Rotate
40. Triggers To Restart Level
41. NameSpaces & SceneManagement
42. Using Invoke() For Delays
43. Introducing Particle Effects
44. Triggering Particle Effects
45. Take A Moment To Tune
46. Using FindObjectOfType
47. Using OnCollisionExit2D
48. How To Trigger Sound Effects
49. Public Access Modifier
50. Prevent Double Play
51. Wrap Up - Snow Boarder
52. Quiz Master (New Unity 2021.1 Content)
53. Section Intro - Quiz Master
54. Game Design - Quiz Master
55. UI Canvas
56. TextMeshPro
57. Button Layout
58. Scriptable Objects
59. Getter Methods
60. Arrays
61. TextMeshProUGUI
62. For Loops
63. Swapping Sprites
64. Button States
65. Simple Timer
66. Timer Fill Fraction
67. Connecting the Timer
68. Lists
69. Keeping Score
70. Sliders
71. End Screen
72. Game Manager
73. Section Wrap-Up
74. TileVania (New Unity 2021.1 Content)
75. Section Intro - TileVania
76. Game Design - TileVania
77. Slicing Sprite Sheets
78. Introduction To Unity Tilemap
79. Unity Tilemap With Layers
80. How To Use Unity Rule Tiles
81. Create Player Idle Animation
82. Animation States & Transitions
83. Using Prefabs In Unity
84. Composite Collider For Tilemap
85. Set Up Input System
86. Horizontal Player Movement
87. Flip Player Sprite
88. Animation State In Code
89. Jumpy Jump
90. Jump If IsTouchingLayers
91. Climb That Ladder
92. Stop Sliding On Ladder
93. Ladder Climb Animation
94. Cinemachine Follow Camera
95. Cinemachine Confiner
96. State-Driven Cameras
97. Using Physics Material 2D
98. Prevent Wall Jump
99. Set Up Our Enemy
100. Move & Flip Enemy
101. Player Mortality
102. Player Death State
103. How To Create Hazards
104. Instantiate Bullet From Gun
105. Implement Bullet Behaviour
106. Create Some Levels
107. Level Exit Portal
108. Game Session Controller
109. Make A Coin Pickup
110. Coin Sound Effect
111. Persistent Score & Lives
112. Scene Persist
113. Prefab Variants
114. TileVania Wrap Up
115. Laser Defender
116. Section Intro - Laser Defender
117. Game Design - Laser Defender
118. Project Setup
119. Unity Input System
120. Boundaries
121. Enemies
122. Pathfinding
123. Instantiating Enemies
124. Coroutines
125. While Loops
126. Taking Damage
127. Projectile Setup
128. Player Shooting
129. Enemy Shooting
130. Particle Effects
131. Screen Shake
132. Scrolling Background
133. Sound Effects
134. Music
135. Keeping Score
136. Game UI - Part 1
137. Game UI - Part 2
138. Adding Scenes
139. Level Manager
140. Singleton Pattern
141. Singleton Scorekeeper
142. Balance and Build
143. Section Wrap-Up
144. Congratulations
145. Continuing Your GameDev Journey
146. BONUS LECTURE
147. Credits

This is the long-awaited sequel to the Complete Unity Developer - one of the most popular e-learning courses on the internet! Completely re-worked from scratch with brand-new projects and our latest teaching techniques. You will benefit from the fact we have already taught over a million students programming and game development, many shipping commercial games as a result.

Unity is an incredible 3D package used for making video games, architectural and medical imaging and more. The challenge is that it's big and complicated to use, especially for complete beginners to coding and game development. We make learning to code easy and fun by leading you step-by-step through the process of creating exciting games.

Get plugged into our communities of amazing developers on Facebook (nearly 20k), in our own Teaching Assistant-curated Community, and our student Discord chat channel.

This course has full professional-produced English closed-captions.

If you're reading this you probably already have everything you need to get started. Unity is a free download. With regular access to an internet connection you'll be able to engage in our thriving community. Even if you have no experience with coding, or with 3D packages, we will guide you through everything from first principles. Starting slow, then building on what you learn, you'll soon have a very solid working knowledge of Unity.

Don't take our word for it, please see the amazing reviews students have taken the time to write. We are proud to be transforming lives, and equipping 1000s of people with valuable new skills. We would love you to become one of them now.

The course is project-based, so you will not just be learning dry programming concepts, but applying them immediately to real indie games as you go. All the project files will be included, as well as additional references and resources - you'll never get stuck. There are "talking heads", powerful diagrams, quality screencasts and more.

For each demo game you build you will follow this process...

• Be challenged to build the entire game yourself.

• Be shown step-by step how to build it.

• Be challenged to apply, and re-apply your knowledge regularly.

Prefer to focus on 2D? Check-out our Complete Unity Developer 2D course. Want something a little more advanced? Check-out our epic Unity RPG course. Want to get certified, get a job, or learn environment art - we've got you covered. The green leaf logo is your sign of quality.

You will get full lifetime access for a single one-off fee. The creators are qualified and experienced coders and avid gamers, so are able to explain complex concepts clearly, as well as entertain along the way.

What this course DOESN'T cover...

Here are some things we will not be covering in detail...

• Art asset creation (assets provided but not made on-screen).

• Advanced performance optimization.

• Editor plugins or modifications.

• Physics engine modification.

Anyone who wants to learn to create games: Unity 3D is a fantastic platform which enables you to make production-quality games. Furthermore these games can be created for Windows, MacOS, iOS (even iOS 9), Android and Web from a single source!

Dive in now, you won't be disappointed!

1. Introduction & Setup
2. Welcome To The Course
3. For users of Unity versions 2017-2019
4. Download Unity & VS Code
5. IntelliSense Issues?
6. Introducing Unity
7. Introducing Prefabs
8. Your First Script
9. Community & Support
10. Obstacle Course (New Unity 2020.1 Content)
11. Section Intro - Obstacle Course
12. Game Design - Obstacle Course
13. Start() & Update()
14. Introducing Variables
15. Using SerializeField
16. C# Formatting & Input.GetAxis()
17. Time.deltaTime
18. Cinemachine Follow Camera
19. Basic Collision
20. Introduction To Methods
21. Practicing With Methods
22. Using OnCollisionEnter()
23. Using GetComponent<>()
24. Incrementing A Score
25. Using Time.time
26. If Statements
27. Caching A Reference
28. Using Tags
29. Rotate An Object
30. Prepare Our Prefabs
31. Build An Obstacle Course
32. Wrap Up - Obstacle Course
33. Project Boost (New Unity 2020.1 Content)
34. Section Intro - Project Boost
35. Game Design - Project Boost
36. Onion Design
37. Unity Units
38. Introducing Classes
39. Basic Input Binding
40. Using AddRelativeForce()
41. Variable For Thrusting
42. Transform.Rotate() Our Rocket
43. Rigidbody Constraints
44. Our Source Control Repo
45. Unity Audio Introduction
46. Play AudioSource SFX
47. Switch Statements
48. Respawn Using SceneManager
49. Load Next Level
50. Using Invoke
51. Multiple Audio Clips
52. Bool Variable For State
53. Make Rocket Look Spiffy
54. How To Trigger Particles
55. Particles For Rocket Boosters
56. Refactor With Extract Method
57. Add Cheat / Debug Keys
58. Make Environment From Cubes
59. How To Add Lights In Unity
60. Move Obstacle With Code
61. Mathf.Sin() For Oscillation
62. Protect Against NaN Error
63. Designing Level Moments
64. Quit Application
65. How To Build & Publish A Game
66. Wrap Up - Project Boost
67. Argon Assault (New Unity 2020.1 Content)
68. Section Intro - Argon Assault
69. Game Design - Argon Assault
70. How To Add Terrain
71. Unity Terrain Tools
72. How To Use Unity Asset Store
73. Texturing Terrain In Unity
74. Add Trees To Terrain
75. Master Timeline For Player Rail
76. Animate Enemy Using Timeline
77. Import Player Ship Asset
78. Using GetAxis() For Movement
79. Unity's New Input System
80. Start Moving Our Player
81. Move Player Using Input
82. Mathf.Clamp() To Constrain Movement
83. How To Set Local Rotation
84. Rotate Ship With Position & Throw
85. Time To Tune And Tweak
86. Particle System Laser Bullet
87. Exploring Nested Prefabs In Unity
88. Set Up Firing Input
89. Arrays & Foreach Loops
90. Deactivating Particle System Emission
91. Header & Tooltips Attributes
92. Understanding Collisions & Triggers
93. Detecting Particle Collisions
94. Reload Scene After Collision
95. Create Explosion Particle Effect
96. Trigger Player Explosion
97. Instantiate At Runtime
98. Public Methods In Unity C#
99. Simple User Interface For Score
100. ToString() To Display Score
101. Enemy Hit Points
102. Set Up Enemy Prefabs
103. Using FindWithTag()
104. Control Tracks For Enemy Waves
105. Timeline For Dialogue
106. Singleton Pattern For Music Player
107. Sneaky Explosion SFX
108. Skybox & Lighting
109. Add Post Processing
110. Your 3 Minute Experience
111. Wrap Up - Argon Assault
112. Realm Rush (New Unity 2020.1 Content)
113. Introduction - Realm Rush
114. Realm Rush Game Design
115. Grid Snapping
116. Text Labels
117. Coordinate System
118. Lists
119. Introducing Coroutines
120. Importing Assets
121. Prefab Variants
122. Smooth Enemy Movement
123. Detect Mouse Input
124. Targeting Enemies
125. Damaging Enemies
126. Debugging Tools
127. Finding the Path
128. Instantiating Enemies
129. Object Pools
130. Target Closest Enemy
131. Currency System (Part 1)
132. Currency System (Part 2)
133. UI Text
134. Increasing Difficulty
135. Refactoring
136. Playtest and Balance
137. Review and Reflect
138. Pathfinding Decisions
139. Breadth First Search
140. Pure C# Classes
141. Dictionaries
142. More Debugging Tools
143. Exploring Neighbors
144. Exploring the World
145. Finding the Path (again!)
146. Blocking Nodes
147. Valid Path
148. Script Execution Order
149. Broadcast Message
150. Overloading Methods
151. Build Timer
152. Ambience
153. Post Processing
154. Section Wrap-Up
155. Zombie Runner - First Person Shooter (Original Content)
156. Welcome To Zombie Runner
157. Zombie Runner Game Design
158. Warning: Unity Standard Assets Depreciated
159. Adding First Person Controller
160. Make A Prototyping Sandbox
161. Using NavMeshAgent For AI
162. Getting Stuck & Jittering
163. Enemy AI - Chase Range
164. Using OnDrawGizmosSelected()
165. Enemy AI - Attack If Provoked
166. Give That Player A Gun
167. Introduction To Raycasting
168. Enemy Health & Damage
169. Implement A Muzzle Flash
170. Creating Shooting Hit Effect
171. Introduction To Animator Controller
172. Creating A Simple Animation
173. Animator Transition Conditions
174. Trigger Animation In Code
175. Use Animation Events
176. Create Player Health Class
177. Rotate To Face Target
178. Game Over User Interface
179. Create A Death Handler
180. Using BroadcastMessage
181. Early Gameplay Loop
182. Weapon System Overview
183. Weapon Zoom - Field Of View
184. Weapon Zoom - Mouse Sensitivity
185. Basic Ammo Functionality
186. Multiple Weapon Types
187. Weapon Differentiation
188. Set Active Weapon
189. Player Input To Select Weapon
190. Public Enum & Private Class
191. Different Weapon Different Ammo
192. Quick Bug Fix Challenge
193. Ammo Pickup - Part 1
194. Ammo Pickup - Part 2
195. Let's Add A Zombie
196. Quick Zombie Attack Challenge
197. Flex Your Level Design Muscles
198. Add Terrain & Trees
199. ProBuilder For Making Props
200. ProBuilder To Make Rooms

Are you looking to level up your game development skills and take your projects to the next level?

Do you like games like XCOM2 or Final Fantasy Tactics?

In this course, you’ll take your skills from beginner to advanced, learn to manage and organise a complex project. You’ll create a custom Grid System and learn advanced Programming concepts, such as; C# generics, C# events, and custom structs. Plus A* Pathfinding!

Even if you’re not interested in turn-based strategy games, these skills are transferable to other types of games.

You’ll create turn-based gameplay with multiple Units, along with grid-based movement and logic. You’ll also add enemy AI and with all the actions you create, you’ll be writing good high quality code.

• Writing reusable and easily extendable code

• Learn to organise a complex project

• Separate gameplay logic from animation and visual components

• Learn to write clean code, how to keep all systems decoupled

You’ll need to be familiar with the Unity editor, and have a basic to intermediate knowledge of C#. If you’ve taken any of our Unity courses (or the equivalent) you’ll be good to go.

You’ll get full lifetime access for a single one-off fee. The creators are qualified and experienced coders, so are able to explain complex concepts clearly, as well as entertain along the way. We’re thrilled to have teamed up with Code Monkey to bring you this course.

All students have access to the Q&A forums where our Instructors, Teaching Assistants and Community are ready to help answer your questions and cheer on your success.

Ready to create your own Turn-Based Strategy game? Come join the course now!

1. Introduction
2. Promo
3. Welcome To The Course
4. Community & Support
5. Set Up Unity & VS Code
6. IntelliSense Issues?
7. Reminder Of C# Fundamentals
8. Accessing Our Projects
9. Project Setup
10. Render Pipeline and Assets
11. Post Processing
12. Unit Movement & Selection
13. Intro - Unit Movement and Selection
14. Unit Base Setup
15. Unit Move
16. Mouse Raycast
17. Mouse World Position
18. Unit Click to Move
19. Public vs SerializeField Private
20. Unit Animations Setup
21. Unit Animator
22. Unit Animator Parameters
23. Unit Rotate when Moving
24. Unit Selection
25. Unit Selected Visual, Events
26. Unit Selected Visual, Singleton
27. Grid System & Camera
28. Intro - Grid System and Camera
29. Grid System Design
30. Grid System
31. Grid Object
32. Grid Object Debug
33. Level Grid
34. Cinemachine
35. Camera Move and Rotate
36. Camera Zoom
37. Actions & UI
38. Intro - Actions and UI
39. Move Action
40. Move Action Validate
41. Grid Visual
42. Base Action Class
43. Single Active Action
44. UI Setup
45. Unit Action System UI
46. Click UI to Select Action
47. Generic Take Action
48. Selected Action UI Visual
49. Action Busy UI
50. Action Points
51. Turn System
52. Enemies & Combat
53. Intro - Enemies and Combat
54. Enemy
55. Shoot Action
56. Unit Animator
57. Shooting Bullet Visual
58. Health System
59. Ragdoll
60. Unit World UI
61. Action Camera
62. Grid Visual Colors
63. Enemy AI Basic
64. Enemy AI Complex
65. Pathfinding
66. Intro - Pathfinding
67. C# Generics
68. Grid System Generics
69. Pathfinding Overview
70. Pathfinding Script
71. Pathfinding Implementation
72. Pathfinding Obstacles
73. Level Design
74. Unit Move with Pathfinding
75. Polish
76. Intro - Polish
77. Screen Shake
78. Grenade Action
79. Grenade Visuals
80. Destructible Crate
81. Destructible Crate Parts
82. Sword Action
83. Interact Action
84. Interface IInteractable
85. Input Refactoring
86. Input System
87. Final Level
88. Congratulations! What’s Next?
89. Bonus: Hex Grid System
90. Intro - Hex Grid System
91. Hex Grid System Design
92. Hex Grid System Implementation
93. World Position to Grid Position
94. Hex Grid Pathfinding
95. Bonus: Multi-Floors
96. Intro - Multi-Floors
97. Multi-Floors LevelGrid
98. Multi-Floors GridSystemVisual
99. Multi-Floors Pathfinding
100. Multi-Floors Pathfinding Links
101. Multi-Floors Jump-Fall Animation
102. Multi-Floors Shoot Action
103. Multi-Floors Visibility
104. Multi-Floors Visibility Colliders
105. Multi-Floors Done

** This course has been updated as of June 19, 2023! **

*** Now includes the ENTIRE ultimate guide series! 20+ hours of new content added!

This course is authorized by and made in partnership with Unity Technologies.

If you are interested in developing amazing, commercial-quality games that are playable on a variety of platforms, then you've come to the right place. This Unity course is the only one of its kind that is approved by Unity Technologies on Udemy. What better way to learn how to develop games in Unity than with their authorized course? The Ultimate Guide to Game Development with Unity introduces you to the Unity Engine and to the fundamentals of C# programming. The course then dives into developing your first 2D and 3D games. You will discover how to set your games apart from the crowd by polishing them with Unity’s latest features, including post-processing effects and the animation system.

In this Unity course, you will:

• Master C# concepts such as variables and if statements

• Detect collisions, receive user input, and create player movements

• Create power-ups including triple shots, laser beams, speed boosts, and shields

• Apply shaders that transform your game backgrounds

• Create enemies with basic AI behavior

• Collect and destroy game objects

• Implement sound effects, background music, and particle effects

• Activate and use Unity’s Team Collaboration service

• Navigate the Unity Engine and discover unique features such as the Asset Store

• Deploy your game to over 20 web or mobile platforms using Unity

• And more!

This Unity course also includes over 200 interactive challenges (New Content Added Weekly!) where you can test your knowledge with concepts you've just learned. These challenges will help you build three commercial-quality games: a 2D Galaxy Shooter Game with polished sprites and cinematic effects, a 3D Click to Move Stealth Game, and a 2D Dungeon Crawler Mobile Game. Get access to the unique artwork provided by this Unity course and add sophisticated features to your games that make you look like you’ve been programming for years. 

Why Learn Game Development with Unity?

The gaming industry is a $200 billion industry worldwide. By 2025, that number is expected to be near $300 billion. With Unity being the most widely used engine to develop games across multiple platforms, there has never been a better time to get into the field. As you will learn, the types of games you can create with Unity and C# are limitless. Game development makes a great hobby, allowing you to learn a new skill and play your game with family and friends. It is also an exciting and rewarding career, where plenty of successful developers, including myself, have learned the fundamentals of game development through courses like this, and not in the traditional classroom setting. Every great game starts somewhere, so why not make it yours? While people often find coding or making games intimidating, this Unity course utilizes a unique teaching method that will allow you to gain a thorough understanding of concepts while you develop your own games. Thanks to the Unity community, you’ll be able to connect with other developers, work together on new projects, and make some incredible games!

Why Learn From Me

This is the first and only Unity game development course that has been co-created with Unity Technologies on Udemy.  Because learning to code can be daunting, Unity Technologies wanted to create a course that helps new developers feel comfortable exploring the engine and developing games. I believe that the best way to learn how to code is by doing. Therefore, this is a highly interactive series that does not spoon-feed you the answers. The unique challenges integrated throughout this Unity course will ensure you not only know how to code something, but also understand the logic behind it. As a self-taught software engineer, I found that there simply weren’t any high-quality video tutorials that allowed beginners to truly grasp concepts essential to game development. To remedy this, I created my own YouTube video series focused on Unity game development, where I’ve had the privilege of helping thousands of other people grow their passion for game development.  

I’ve been working in Unity since the initial public release of version 2.6, and I’ve authored a book on Unity 3.X. Since beginning my career in software development, I’ve been fortunate enough to develop games for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and several indie game companies. I’ve also developed enterprise augmented reality applications for Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola, GE, and Thyssenkrupp. Teaching has always been a passion of mine, and I hope you will see that throughout this course.  

Upon completing this Unity course, you will understand the concepts of C# programming and be able to continue developing your own 2D and 3D games. You will also feel confident knowing that you have mastered the latest and greatest game development techniques that will propel you to success in your professional or personal aspirations.

Join me on this adventure today!  I’ll see you inside the course.

1. Introduction
2. Welcome
3. Course Support - New Ticketing System
4. What Can You Do With Unity?
5. Get Unity 2019.X
6. Download Unity 2019 LTS -- (MUST WATCH)
7. Unity ID Required
8. What to Expect
9. Galaxy Shooter
10. Galaxy Shooter Introduction
11. Project Setup
12. Project Setup Introduction
13. Create a New Unity Project with Unity 2019.x
14. Editor Overview
15. Navigating the Scene View
16. Manipulating Gameobjects in Unity
17. Creating Gameobjects & Applying Materials
18. Professional Layout - DO NOT SKIP THIS VIDEO
19. Create the Player
20. Create the Player Introduction
21. Player Setup
22. 16:9 Aspect Ratio
23. Fixing Visual Studio Behavior When Opening Scripts
24. Starting Player Position
25. Moving the Player at the Speed of Sound
26. Moving the Player at a Normal Speed
27. Speed Variable
28. Challenge: User Input
29. Challenge Review: User Input
30. Challenge: Player Bounds
31. Challenge Review: Player Bounds
32. Code Cleanup
33. Facebook Community & Discord
34. Shooting
35. Shooting Introduction
36. Laser Setup Prefab
37. Fixing Visual Studio Behavior When Opening Scripts
38. Instantiate Laser
39. Challenge: Laser Behaviour
40. Challenge Review: Laser Behaviour
41. Challenge: Destroy Laser
42. Challenge Review: Destroy Laser
43. Challenge: Laser Position Offset
44. Challenge Review: Laser Position Offset
45. Cool Down System
46. Code Cleanup
47. Enemies
48. Enemy Introduction
49. Enemy Setup
50. Fixing Visual Studio Behavior When Opening Scripts
51. Challenge: Enemy Behaviour
52. Challenge Review: Enemy Behaviour
53. Challenge: Destroy Enemy & Trigger Collisions
54. Challenge Review: Destroy Enemy & Trigger Collisions
55. Player Lives & Damaging
56. Code Cleanup
57. Spawn Manager
58. Spawn Manager Introduction
59. Spawn Manager Setup
60. Challenge: Spawn Routine
61. Challenge Review: Spawn Routine
62. Tidy up the Spawning
63. Stop Spawning when Player Dies
64. Prototype to Production
65. Course Asset Overview & Import
66. Nebular Background Sprite
67. Player 3D to Player 2D
68. Enemy 3D to Enemy 2D
69. Laser 3D to Laser 2D
70. Power Up - Triple Shot
71. Power Up - Triple Shot Introduction
72. Creating the Triple Shot Prefab
73. Challenge: Triple Shot Behavior
74. Challenge Review: Triple Shot Behavior
75. Challenge: Triple Shot Powerup Behaviour
76. Challenge Review: Triple Shot Powerup Behaviour
77. Challenge: Triple Shot Powerup Implementation
78. Challenge Review: Triple Shot Powerup Implementation
79. Challenge: Destroy Parent Triple Shot
80. Challenge Review: Destroy Parent Triple Shot
81. Animate Triple Shot Powerup
82. Challenge: Spawn Triple Shot Powerup
83. Challenge Review: Spawn Triple Shot Powerup
84. Cleanup & Organization
85. Power Up - Speed Boost
86. Power Up - Speed Boost Introduction
87. Challenge: Modular Powerup Script
88. Challenge Review: Modular Powerup Script
89. Switch Statement Optimization
90. Challenge: Speed Boost Implementation
91. Challenge Review: Speed Boost Implementation
92. Spawning the Speed Boost
93. Challenge: Animate Speed Boost
94. Challenge Review: Animate Speed Boost
95. Power Up - Shields
96. Power Up - Shields Introduction
97. Challenge: Shields Setup
98. Challenge Review: Shields Setup
99. Add Shields to Spawn Manager
100. Challenge: Shields Behaviour
101. Challenge Review: Shields Behaviour
102. Challenge: Shield Visualizer
103. Challenge Review: Shield Visualizer
104. Shield Visualizer Animation
105. User Interface (UI)
106. User Interface (UI) Introduction
107. Score Text UI Setup
108. Challenge: Score Implementation
109. Challenge Review: Score Implementation
110. Lives Display
111. Challenge: Game Over Text
112. Challenge Review: Game Over Text
113. Challenge: Game Over Text Flicker
114. Challenge Review: Game Over Text Flicker
115. Challenge: R Key to Restart Level
116. Challenge Review: R Key to Restart Level
117. Creating the Main Menu
118. Effects (FX)
119. Unity Effects (FX) Introduction
120. Enemy Explosion Setup
121. Challenge: Enemy Explosion Implementation
122. Challenge Review: Enemy Explosion Implementation
123. Challenge: Asteroid Behaviour
124. Challenge Review: Asteroid Behaviour
125. Challenge: Explode the Asteroid
126. Challenge Review: Explode the Asteroid
127. Controlling the Spawn Wave through the Asteroid
128. Player Thrusters
129. Challenge: Player Damage Visualization
130. Challenge Review: Player Damage Visualization
131. Post Processing
132. Install Post Processing
133. Applying Post Processing
134. Post Processing Example
135. Game Audio
136. Background Music
137. Challenge: Laser Shot Sound
138. Challenge Review: Laser Shot Sound
139. Challenge: Explosion Sound
140. Challenge Review: Explosion Sound
141. Challenge: Powerup Sound
142. Challenge Review: Powerup Sound
143. Deployment (Build your Game)
144. Build Game
145. Deployment Options
146. PC, Mac, & Linux Builds
147. Web GL (Play your game in the browser)
148. Android Mobile Port: Setup
149. Android Mobile Port: X Platform Input Manager in Unity
150. Android Mobile Port: Building the APK
151. Galaxy Shooter - Recap & Review
152. 2D Space Shooter EXTRAS
153. Extras Intro
154. Enemy Explosion Bug Fix
155. Challenge: Enemy Fire
156. Challenge Review: Enemy Fire
157. Challenge: Quit Application
158. Challenge Review: Quit Application
159. Co-Op Mode Introduction
160. Co-Op Mode Setup
161. Co-Op Mode Main Menu
162. Co-Op Mode Challenge: Scene Loading in Unity
163. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: Scene Loading in Unity
164. Co-Op Mode Challenge: Who's Who?
165. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: Who's Who?
166. Co-Op Mode Bug Fix
167. Co-Op Mode Challenge: Remove Third Player
168. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: Remove Third Player
169. Co-Op Mode Challenge: Co-Op Controls
170. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: Co-Op Controls Part 1
171. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: Co-Op Controls Part 2
172. Co-Op Mode Challenge: New Game
173. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: New Game
174. Co-Op Mode Challenge: Player 2 Animations in Unity
175. Co-Op Mode Challenge Review: Player 2 Animations in Unity
176. Pause Menu Setup
177. Pause Menu Challenge: Implementation
178. Pause Menu Challenge Review: Implementation
179. Pause Menu Challenge: Resume Play
180. Pause Menu Challenge Review: Resume Play
181. Pause Menu Animation Setup
182. Pause Menu Animation Control
183. High Score Setup
184. High Score Challenge: Logic
185. High Score Challenge Review: Logic
186. High Score Challenge: Saving & Loading in Unity
187. High Score Challenge Review: Saving & Loading in Unity
188. Script Communication in Unity 2.0: Challenge
189. Script Communication in Unity 2.0: Challenge Review
190. The Ultimate Guide to Cinematography with Unity
191. Welcome
192. Unity & Cinematography?
193. The Great Fleece
194. Introduction
195. Project Setup
196. Introduction
197. Project Setup
198. Unity Layout Overview
199. Import Course Assets
200. Course Assets Overview