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Explore Unity at your own pace, from installation to choosing learning paths that match your goals and interests.

Start learning Unity

Interested in Unity but not sure where to start? Start here!

In this tutorial, you can choose your own path to learn about Unity, discover what it can do, and explore ways to learn it, depending on your goals and interests. We'll even guide you through installation if you haven't done that yet.

Unity is a suite of powerful tools for creating games and other fully interactive experiences. You can use Unity to design, build, and publish interactive 3D and 2D applications that run on 

. In total, Unity is a real-time 3D engine that allows you to see your interactive experiences come to life as you develop them, in real time.

Check out some recent projects made with Unity in the video below. Notice the wide variety of genres and styles. 


Whether you're interested in developing video games, immersive simulations, interactive educational content, videos or films, or any other digital experiences, Unity provides the platform to turn your vision into reality.

What is Unity?

If you're new to Unity and real-time 3D, and you're ready to take the first steps, here are some places to start: 

: After you've installed Unity, use the Unity Hub to explore more learning experiences on the Learn tab. 

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: In this pathway, you'll learn all the essentials of using the Unity Editor, and creating with 3D, 2D, audio, and programming.

Want to learn the essentials?

Combine high quality art, audio, and effects to create immersive games. 

Publish, distribute, and monetize your game with best-in-class services.

🔮  Want to make a game quickly from start to finish, learning the fundamentals along the way? Try 

  

🎮  Ready to make a more polished game with real art and effects? Try Unity's 

where you make a game Unity's beloved John Lemon. 

 To learn to make games from the perspective of a programmer, try the 

Want to make games?

The Unity Editor gives you a virtual 3D space (or 2D, if you prefer) to create in. 

Games are only one application for world building. You can use Unity to make VR and AR applications, animated videos, learning simulations, and industrial visualizations, to name a few examples.

The basic Unity features allow you to simulate light, object surfaces, ambient sound, gravity, and other attributes of the physical world.

🔨 To begin building 3D or 2D worlds, get acquainted with these features of the Unity Editor in 

.

🎨 Or, if you already know the Unity Editor basics and want to begin developing your artistic skills, try the 

Want to create new worlds?

Use code to create gameplay mechanics and provide users with the inputs and interfaces for gameplay.

Or, write scripts without coding, using Unity's visual scripting.

👁️ If you're not already a coder, try 

 To learn Unity from the perspective of a programmer, try the 

 pathway.

☁️ If you're an experienced programmer and want to learn advanced Unity tools, try 

Want to learn to code?

Create 3D worlds for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality.

Publish your project to a wide variety of mixed reality headsets.

 pathway is a good place for beginners to learn to make several types of mobile AR games!

🧭 Or, if you have some 3D experience, try the 

Want to learn XR?

If Unity's real-time 3D engine is more than you need right now, you might prefer 

, a 3D game creator for your phone (iOS or Android), or web browser!

In Struckd, you can learn the basics of game creation, and later export your games into Unity.

To learn about Struckd and download it, see the 

Want something simpler? Try Struckd first

If you are here to build job skills and take a structured approach to learning Unity, try our 

, where you'll meet real professional creators who have been where you are right now. You'll also learn about industry-validated job profiles through our Elevate program. 

Want to pursue a career? Follow the job seeker's guide

You don't have to learn every aspect of Unity in order to create fun and wonderful applications in real-time 3D. You can experience Unity as a hobbyist, an artist, an aspiring game developer, or a real-time 3D professional. 

Whether you have a project in mind, or if you're still looking for inspiration, a good way to start learning Unity is to begin at the beginning: 

The Unity Essentials pathway will guide you through the basics of using the Unity Editor, and creating in 3D, 2D, audio, and code.

Wherever your learning journey takes you, we can't wait to see what you create!

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