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We've curated a reading list of all our best 2D blogs filled with tips to level up your 2D game development.

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Get to know Dragon Crashers – our latest 2D sample project

ByRus Scammell, Andy Touch, Eduardo Oriz

Discover how we took an idle RPG game to the next level with Unity’s native 2D tools.

in Technology | 10 min. read

2D Pixel Perfect for a crisp conquest in Skul: The Hero Slayer

ByEduardo Oriz, Soomin Kim

With 2D Pixel Perfect, the 2D team at Unity wanted to make it easy for creators to produce sharp and clear pixel art of various sizes and scales intended to be displayed on a range of devices. When the team at SouthPAW Games embarked on developing their first pixel art game, Skul...

in Technology | 9 min. read

A lightning round of great tips for 2D games

ByShanti Zachariah, Eduardo Oriz, Rus Scammell

Are you planning to make a 2D game with Unity? Then take a look at these handy tips from our 2D Technical Product Manager Rus Scammell and 2D Product Marketing Manager Eduardo Oriz, that will help you get started quickly and work efficiently throughout your entire project.

in Technology | 12 min. read

Download our new 2D sample project: Lost Crypt

ByEduardo Oriz, Rus Scammell

We put our new 2D tools through their paces to create a 2D side-scroller demo. In this post we show how these integrated 2D tools can help you create high-end visuals with Unity.

in Technology | 12 min. read

The road to 2021: The many dimensions of the 2D team

Eduardo Oriz

We invite you to meet some of the Unity teams working towards the roadmap goals for 2021. In this third post of the series, we introduce you to the 2D team for a glimpse behind the scenes: meet Paul Tham, who leads the team behind 2D and tools, and Rus Sc...

in Technology | 8 min. read

2D Pixel Perfect: How to set up your Unity project for retro 16-bit games

ByEduardo Oriz, Mike Geig

In our first 2D Pixel Perfect guide for retro games, we showed you how to set up the 2D Pixel Perfect tool and how 8-bit graphics were made back in the day. In this post, we fast-forward to the 16-bit era. With the help of Mega Cat Studios, you’ll learn how to create authentic ar...

in Technology | 15 min. read

2D Pixel Perfect: How to set up your Unity project for retro 8-bit games

ByEduardo Oriz, Mike Geig

Retro games with simple mechanics and pixelated graphics can evoke fond memories for veteran gamers, while also being approachable to younger audiences. Nowadays, many games are labeled as “retro”, but it takes effort and planning to create a title that truly has that nostal...

in Technology | 23 min. read

Behind the Lost Crypt: Art in our new 2D Sample project

Kristyna Hougaard

We’ve recently hosted a webinar about our new 2D sample project, Lost Crypt. Huge thanks to all of you who joined and contributed to a great discussion about all things 2D! Many of your questions were about art creation and the integration between tools like Photoshop and Unity. ...

in Games | 6 min. read

Isometric 2D Environments with Tilemap

Alice Hinton-Jones

With the release of Unity 2018.3, we introduced Isometric Tilemap support - closely following Hexagonal Tilemap support which was added in the 2018.2 release. The new Tilemap features provide a fast and performant way to create 2D environments based on isometric and hexagonal gri...

in Technology | 18 min. read

Choosing the resolution of your 2D art assets

Ciro Continisio

At game events and online, people often ask me this question: “I’m making a 2D game in Unity for both PC and mobile: what resolution should my assets be?” There is no simple answer to this question that covers all cases. Read this blog post to get a better idea of what’s the best...

in Technology | 14 min. read

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