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Publish and share your game

In this tutorial, you’ll build your game and publish it online so you can share it with friends and family.

Publishing a Unity project lets you share your game on different platforms, like mobile and web. Each platform has unique challenges, such as adapting controls for touchscreens and optimizing performance.

In this tutorial, you'll configure your project for 

 so that anyone with the link can play your game on their computer. You’ll adjust build settings, create a build, and publish your game to 

Overview

 packages your Unity project into a playable version that can run on a specific platform. To ensure that all necessary content is included, you must select the scenes that should be part of the final build. 

In this step, you'll add your game scene to the Build Profile so Unity knows to include it when creating the final playable version.

 If there are any existing scenes in the 

 section that you no longer need, select them and press 

button and your scene will now be listed in the 

, or if you created your own menu scene, make sure to add it and that it appears before your 

Your game scene is now properly added to the build, ensuring it’s included when you generate a playable version. Also, when your game loop is complete, the 

 scene will be reloaded after finishing the rounds.

Configure the scenes in the build

Unity allows you to publish a single project to many different platforms, including mobile, console, desktop, web, and more. To publish your project to the web, you first need to switch to that platform.

 window is not already open, re-open it (

 button and wait for the process to complete.

After this process is complete, your project assets and settings are configured for deployment to the Web platform.

Switch to the Web platform

Now that you've switched platforms, you can create a build of your project. 

 is a packaged, playable version of your game that you create when you want people to play it outside the Unity Editor.

This will open a file explorer asking you where you want to save your build. 

: To stay organized, first, make a new folder named something like “Web Builds”, and open it.

Enter a name for your build, such as "[YourFirstName] 3D Beginner", then select 

The first time your project builds can take up to ten minutes. Subsequent builds will not take as long.

When the process is complete, the folder containing your build will appear. Keep that folder open; you’ll need it in the next step.

Build your project

With your build complete, you're ready to publish it to 

, allowing you to play your project online and easily share it with others.

Locate the folder of the build you just did (

On Windows, right-click the folder and select 

On macOS, right-click the folder and select 

2.  Upload your build .zip file to Unity Play:

 (you’ll need to be signed in with your Unity account)

 file onto the upload area and wait for it to process. 

Your game is now live on Unity Play, making it accessible for others to play and test!

Publish to Unity Play 

Now that your game is published, it’s time to try it out! This is your chance to see how well everything works, from controls to performance, and make any final tweaks before sharing it with others.

Test your game

. Congratulations! What will you do next? Consider some of the options below:

 includes everything you need to create confidently with Unity, including the Unity interface, 3D worldbuilding, 2D workflows, Audio, and programming.

If you’re not already confident with your programming, it’s recommended that you start with the

, which will take your programming skills to the next level. You can also check out the 

You did a bit of design in this project, but there is an entire 

 that will take you through the fundamentals of materials, visual effects, lighting, post-processing, audio, user interface design, and more.

If you want to continue down the games path, Unity Learn has a wide range of games-based learning content, including the following:

Tanks: Make a battle game for web and mobile

Your next steps

If you feel proud of the game you made and you want to share it, you can upload a link to it here so other learners can see what you’ve made. You can also check out other Unity learners’ submissions below.

Locate the Unity Play link for your published project.

Add a submission title and description below, then add your Unity Play link. If you have additional details to share about your process or the project that you have created, you can share them in the description too.

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