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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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Happy Harvest demo representative image from Unity

July 5, 2023

Happy Harvest demo: See the latest 2D techniques

ByEduardo Oriz, Shanti Zachariah

Our new sample, Happy Harvest, shows new techniques for creating 2D lights, shadows, animation, and VFX with the Universal Render Pipeline in Unity 2022 LTS.

in Games | 13 min. read

A group of adventurers in front of a crystal guarded by a dragon

May 5, 2022

Our biggest e-book yet: 2D game art, animation, and lighting for artists

Eduardo Oriz

Our most comprehensive 2D game development guide is now available to download for free. Over 120 pages long, it covers all aspects of 2D game development for artists. This includes roundtripping between Unity and your digital content creation (DCC) software, sprite creation, laye...

in Games | 4 min. read

March 19, 2021

How Dragon Crashers created heroes with Unity's 2D tools

ByRus Scammell, Andy Touch, Eduardo Oriz

Discover how Dragon Crashers used Unity's suite of native 2D Tools to fulfill their ambitious goals for animation, inverse kinematics, level design, and more!

in Games | 10 min. read

January 21, 2021

Scale and create captivating 2D pixel art | Unity Blog

ByEduardo Oriz, Soomin Kim

In this blog, the creators of Skul:The Hero Slayer explain how they leveraged Unity's full suite of 2D Tools to create sharp pixel perfect 2D artwork.

in Games | 9 min. read

February 9, 2021

How to get started fast with Unity's 2D tools | Unity Blog

ByShanti Zachariah, Eduardo Oriz, Rus Scammell

Learn how to use Unity's full suite of 2D Tools efficiently and quickly for your project with tips and tricks from our 2D technical product managers.

in Games | 12 min. read

December 18, 2019

Lost Crypt - The evolution of 2D tools | Unity Blog

ByEduardo Oriz, Rus Scammell

Learn how Lost Crypt revolutionized Unity's full suite of 2D tools through its engaging gameplay and visuals for projects and teams of all sizes.

in Games | 12 min. read

August 2, 2019

How to setup your 2D project for retro 16-bit games | Unity Blog

ByEduardo Oriz, Mike Geig

This guide covers 2D pixel settings for 16 bit-style graphics, read more to discover how you can best optimize your 16-bit graphic game creations with Unity.

in Games | 15 min. read

March 13, 2019

How to setup your 2D project for retro 8-bit games

ByEduardo Oriz, Mike Geig

Many creators want to make a “retro” game but aren't sure how to acquire that look and feel. Read more to find out how to create an 8-bit retro game with Unity.

in Games | 23 min. read

February 6, 2020

Behind the Scenes of Lost Crypt | Unity Blog

Kristyna Hougaard

Take a look at the Lost Crypt webinar and discover Unity's new 2D Graphic features, how they work, and how they can be implemented in your projects.

in Games | 6 min. read

March 18, 2019

Learn Isometric 2D environments with Tilemap

Alice Hinton-Jones

Unity's Isometric Tilemap system allows game creators to customize and iterate detailed 2D-level designs with hexagonal grid layouts, brush tools, and more!

in Engine & platform | 18 min. read

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