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Build all the skills you need to master Unity with these free online Pathways - courses designed by Unity creators, for Unity creators.

Learn with Pathways

Choose the right Pathway for you

Unity Essentials

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Unity Essentials

  • 2 weeks

  • Foundational

  • +600 XP

New to Unity? This guided learning Pathway includes everything you need to get started.

Junior Programmer

Junior Programmer

  • 12 weeks

  • Foundational

  • +3000 XP

Ready to code? This guided learning Pathway will take you from zero to job-ready!

Creative Core

Creative Core

  • 10 weeks

  • Beginner

  • +3000 XP

Ready for more? Level up your core understanding of Unity with the creative aspects of the engine.

VR Development

VR Development

  • 6 weeks

  • Beginner

  • +600 XP

Ready to develop for VR? This guided learning Pathway will prepare you for a job in the VR industry!

Testimonials

Extremely satisfying. The idea that I could program a game seemed completely beyond my reach at the beginning of my journey. Now it seems well within my grasp.

- Junior Programmer graduate

Testimonials

Very well designed: you learn almost without realizing it. I have done other Unity courses, many paid, and they were much more confusing and less motivating.

- Unity Essentials graduate

The map to achieving your goals

Unity Pathways build on each other from skill to skill, making the journey to your learning goals a matter of following the path.

The map to achieving your goals

Our structured learning paths take self-studying to the next level

Unity Pathways have been expertly engineered to optimize your learning experience, teaching you exactly what you need to know, when you need to know it, with a step-by-step curriculum.

  • Mission checkpoints

    Each Pathway contains discrete missions. Already familiar with the material? Test your skills to skip past each checkpoint.

  • XP points

    Earn XP points for each tutorial you complete. The more points you gain, the closer you are to becoming a Unity pro.

  • Learn community

    Join the community of fellow Unity learners to share progress and motivation, ask questions, and speak to the Unity Learn team.

  • Pathway badge

    For each Pathway you complete, you earn a shareable digital credential.

  • Unlock assets

    Complete mission checkpoints to unlock Unity asset packs that can be used in your project.

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Testimonials

I really enjoyed it because it was easy to follow and you had a completed project at the end.

- Unity Essentials graduate

Testimonials

Empowering. Invigorating. Confidence building. I really like how the pathways not only focus on tactical skills but how to think about coding, about learning, about problem solving. Most courses, even at university levels, struggle with giving people foundational critical thinking skills in the topic area. I wouldn't have been able to be making games right now if it weren't for these courses!

- Unity Essentials and Junior Programmer graduate

Showcase

See what other students are creating

Each Pathway includes assignments to put your new skills into practice and share your work. To inspire you, here are some projects other students have created.

Learning Support

Accelerate your learning journey with additional resources and live projects to build your skills, test your knowledge, and immerse yourself in the real-time 3D community.

Live Learning

Create with Code 2

Create with Code is one of our largest and longest-running live series and we are happy to finally bring you “Create with Code 2,” a true sequel to Create with Code. This 4-week learning series guides you through the second half of the Junior Programmer Pathway, setting you up to take certification exams and build your portfolio for the job market.

Create with Code 2
Create with Code is one of our largest and longest-running live series and we are happy to finally bring you “Create with Code 2,” a true sequel to Create with Code. This 4-week learning series guides you through the second half of the Junior Programmer Pathway, setting you up to take certification exams and build your portfolio for the job market.

For Educators

Teach Pathways

If you’re an educator hoping to support students to complete Pathways, you can find planning resources (including syllabi, scope and sequences, lesson plans, and more) in the For Educators section throughout the Pathways.