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title: "Get Started with Visual Studio and Unity"
content_type: tutorial
url: "https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/get-started-with-visual-studio-and-unity?language=en"
language: en
difficulty: beginner
duration_minutes: 15
unity_version:
  - "2018.1"
supported_unity_versions:
  - name: "2018.1"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/get-started-with-visual-studio-and-unity.md?language=en&version=2018.1"
last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:24:52.000Z"
---

# Get Started with Visual Studio and Unity

Set up and use Visual Studio with Unity to write, edit, and debug your game code efficiently.

Learn to use Visual Studio as your Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Unity, including initial installation and setup, editing game code, and debugging.

## Installation and Setup of Visual Studio

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nna58aKumJ8)

## Editing Your Game Code with Visual Studio

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDw3w0tWZ8Q)

## Debugging Unity games in Visual Studio

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjNDXKgbhgY)