Gameplay systems & mechanics
Inventories, abilities, quests, dialogue, input, saving and character controllers: the systems that make a game play. This section covers how to design and build them in Unity so they stay flexible as the game grows. Good for getting from prototype to game. 169 hand-picked Unity guides, tutorials, videos and repos, kept current.
- Shooting holes through walls in Unity with ManifoldCSG
How each shot cuts a hole through a wall mesh at runtime using ManifoldCSG.
jettelly.com · Oct 2026 - How Moonlight Kids built time-loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver in Unity 6
Chunk streaming, loop-reset architecture and 2D optimization tips from a time-loop Unity 6 game.
unity.com · Oct 2026 - Dialogue Sounds Toolkit for Unity is out
A toolkit for dialogue blips, typewriter sounds and customisable voice-like sound palettes for Unity characters.
blog.febucci.com · Oct 2026 - Swap Your Game's Content WITHOUT Rebuilding the Player
Unity Content Directory (new with Unity 6.6) is a powerful tool that allows you to swap the CONTENTS of your build without rebuilding the entire player - making faster iteration times.
youtube.com · Sep 2026 - A procedural wall system like StoneWorks in Unity
Procedural stone wall building and real-time damage, inspired by StoneWorks.
jettelly.com · Aug 2026 - Shifting Castle: procedural dungeon generator and combat systems breakdown
How a solo team built a procedural dungeon generator and combat system from scratch.
jettelly.com · Jul 2026 - Realistic Fog That Reacts to Players in Unity
In this line-by-line tutorial we build fully interactive fog in Unity from scratch. A single compute shader runs a lightweight density simulation that reacts to the player and static obstacles, using
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - A physics-based character movement system in Unity
Code-only character movement using physics with no animation clips.
jettelly.com · Jul 2026 - Your Unity Game Is Giving Players A Bad First Impression
Points out first-launch issues that give players a bad first impression.
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - Your Players Hate Missed Jump Inputs – Here's Why
Input buffering is one of the highest-impact techniques you can add to make your game feel responsive and forgiving. In this quick Unity 6 tutorial, we build a clean, generic TimedInputBuffer T system
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - How to Manage Scenes in Unity Games
Covers how to structure, load and manage multiple scenes in a Unity game.
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - Create an Asteroids Game - Full Unity Tutorial for Beginners
Full beginner tutorial for making an Asteroids game in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2026 - Unity Input System controls in Backyard Baseball 2026
Event-driven Input System setup for responsive, rebindable controls and local multiplayer.
unity.com · Jun 2026 - How Ghost Town Makes VR Movement Feel Natural
Design choices that make VR locomotion feel natural, using soft guidance and detailed environments.
unity.com · May 2026 - Barely Breathing: state-based physics controller for a fish
Player movement changes with environment through a state-based physics system in Unity.
jettelly.com · Apr 2026 - How solo dev SlugGlove built 102 million spell combinations in Unity for Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
Building a modular spell system with prefab variants that yields 102 million combinations.
unity.com · Apr 2026 - Unity 2D Crash Course - Making A Complete Asteroids Game
Unity 2D crash course building a complete Asteroids game.
youtube.com · Mar 2026 - Unity Input System: Type Safety with Generated Code (Part 3)
Uses generated C# classes in the Unity Input System for type-safe input handling.
youtube.com · Feb 2026 - Monster Prom: Building a dialog system for a multiplayer dating sim
Custom Editor tools and a branching dialog system built for a multiplayer dating sim.
unity.com · Feb 2026 - Unity Input System: Assets, Maps & Interactions (Part 2)
Covers Input System assets, action maps and interactions like hold and tap in Unity.
youtube.com · Feb 2026 - Unity Input System: The Basics (Part 1)
Introduces the Unity Input System basics: setup, actions and reading player input.
youtube.com · Feb 2026 - Complete Rebindable Controls Tutorial | Unity Input System
Builds a complete rebindable controls system with Unity's Input System.
youtube.com · Jan 2026 - Hex Map 5.0: New Input System
Hex Map 5.0 update switching to the new Input System.
catlikecoding.com · Jan 2026 - A Beginner's Guide to Cabinet Doors in Unity
Beginner guide to making openable cabinet doors in Unity.
youtube.com · Nov 2025 - Beginner's Guide to Exploding Tanks in Unity
Beginner guide to making tanks explode in Unity.
youtube.com · Nov 2025 - Vault Door Animation in Unity for Beginners
Beginner guide to animating a vault door in Unity.
youtube.com · Oct 2025 - Beginner's Guide to Using Raycasting in your Game
Beginner guide to raycasting in Unity.
youtube.com · Oct 2025 - Beginner's guide to making a live Surveillance Feed in Unity
Beginner guide to a live surveillance camera feed in Unity.
youtube.com · Oct 2025 - Balancing animation fluidity with player inputs in Bye Sweet Carole
Balancing hand-drawn animation fluidity against responsive player input in a 2.5D horror game.
unity.com · Oct 2025 - Beginner's guide to Automatic Doors in Unity
Beginner guide to automatic doors in Unity.
youtube.com · Oct 2025 - Beginner's Guide to SMGs in Unity
Beginner guide to building SMG weapons in Unity.
youtube.com · Sep 2025 - Beginner's Guide to Shooting Handguns in Unity
Beginner guide to shooting handguns in Unity.
youtube.com · Sep 2025 - Beginner's Guide to making Barrels Explode in Unity
Beginner guide to making barrels explode in Unity.
youtube.com · Sep 2025 - Beginner's Guide to Combo Locks in Unity
Beginner guide to combo locks in Unity.
youtube.com · Sep 2025 - Beginner's Guide to Creating Harvest-able Tress in Unity.
Beginner guide to harvestable trees in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - I Made a Game in 4 Days (for the GMTK jam)youtube.com · Aug 2025
- Quick Beginners Guide to Loot and Treasure Boxes in Unity
Quick beginner guide to loot and treasure boxes in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - Building a Flexible Combat System For Aether & Iron
Building a flexible combat system integrated with a branching narrative.
unity.com · Aug 2025 - Unity Workshop: Combo Lock Door Functionality
Workshop on combo lock door functionality in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - Complete Beginners Guide to Surveillance Systems for Unity
Complete beginner guide to surveillance camera systems in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - Unity Workshop: Moving the Lock Cylinders
Workshop on moving the lock cylinders of a combo lock.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - Unity Workshop: Interacting with a Combo Lock
Workshop on interacting with a combo lock in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - Beginner's guide to Door Lock Systems in Unity
Beginner guide to door lock systems in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2025 - Unity Workshop: Making the Handgun Fire-able
Workshop on making a handgun fireable in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Setting Up Handgun Firing
Workshop on setting up handgun firing in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Complete Beginners Guide to Laser Pistols in Unity
Complete beginner guide to laser pistols in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Setting Up Exploding Barrels
Workshop on setting up exploding barrels in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Light Saber Sounds and Activation
Workshop on light saber sounds and activation in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Light Saber Blade with Glow
Workshop on a glowing light saber blade in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Entering the Camera Cycle
Workshop on entering a camera cycle for surveillance in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Beginners Guide to a Simple Health Pick Up System in Unity
Beginner guide to a simple health pickup system in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Building a music-based combat system for Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson
Using FMOD in Unity for a music-driven combat system: dynamic music, marker callbacks, programmer instruments.
unity.com · Jul 2025 - Breaking down the completely destructible world of Deliver At All Costs
How a fully destructible game world was built so players can break through and smash assets.
unity.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Setting up a Surveillance System
Workshop on setting up a surveillance system in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Beginners Guide - How to Make a Simple Rocket Launcher System in Unity
Beginner guide to a simple rocket launcher in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Spawn Your Loot Part 2
Workshop on spawning loot, part 2.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Spawn Your Loot Part 1
Workshop on spawning loot, part 1.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Setting Up Loot Display Prefabs
Workshop on setting up loot display prefabs.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: "Picking A Random Loot Tier"
Workshop on picking a random loot tier in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Simple Tutorial on Opening a Door with a Lever in Unity - Beginners Guide
Beginner guide to opening a door with a lever in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Opening a Chest with Code
Workshop on opening a chest from code in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - How to make a Stylized Minimap (with Navmesh)
Builds a stylized minimap using a navmesh.
youtu.be · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Adding Damage and Effects to Your Laser Pistol
Workshop on adding damage and effects to a laser pistol.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Control the Length of your Laser
Workshop on controlling the length of a laser beam.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - How To Create a Firing Pistol in Unity - Easy and Simple Beginner Tutorial Guide
Beginner tutorial on making a firing pistol in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Creating a Sci-Fi Laser Pistol
Workshop on creating a sci-fi laser pistol in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Smoothly Opening Drawers
Workshop on smoothly opening drawers in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Opening a Drawer With a Script
Workshop on opening a drawer with a script.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop Opening a Door With an Event
Workshop on opening a door with a Unity event.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Animating Lever to Open a Door
Workshop on animating a lever that opens a door.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: End your Rocket with a Bang
Workshop on ending a rocket with an explosion.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Spawning Rocket from Launcher
Workshop on spawning a rocket from a launcher.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Working Rocket Launcher
Workshop on getting a rocket launcher working in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - How to Make Your Jam Project Stand Out (Nordic Game Jam talk)
André Cardoso's talk on making game jam entries memorable through focus, polish and game feel.
youtu.be · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: Adding Gun Fire Audio
Workshop on adding gun fire audio in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Clean (Mini)Map Setup 2
Patreon post on setting up a clean minimap, part 2.
patreon.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Events: Walk-Into Trigger
Uses UnityEvents for a walk-into trigger.
youtube.com · May 2025 - Breaking Down Feature Logic — Difficulty Picker in Unity
Breaks down feature logic by building a difficulty picker in Unity.
youtube.com · May 2025 - How Kluge Interactive Punched Up VR Gesture Recognition in FINAL FURY
Building gesture recognition and camera systems that balance immersion and pace in a VR game.
unity.com · May 2025 - Mouse Events: Displaying a New Random Painting
Uses mouse events to display a new random painting.
youtube.com · Apr 2025 - Mouse Events: Initialize a Custom Painting
Uses mouse events to initialize a custom painting.
youtube.com · Apr 2025 - Mouse Events: Call a Function from Another Class
Calls a function from another class in response to mouse events.
youtube.com · Apr 2025 - Mouse Events: Create an Array of Prefabs
Creates an array of prefabs driven by mouse events.
youtube.com · Apr 2025 - Get Started with Mouse Clicks in Unity
Getting started with mouse clicks in Unity.
youtube.com · Apr 2025 - Recreating Mario Party's Board | Mix and Jam
Recreates the Mario Party game board in Unity.
youtube.com · Jan 2025 - Yellow Paint in Video Games Needs to Stop (IGN)
IGN video on in-game hint design and accessibility, and why yellow-paint guidance is both useful and overused.
ign.com · Dec 2024 - Full Replay Capture and Playback in Unity
Builds full gameplay replay recording and playback in Unity.
youtube.com · Dec 2024 - Code a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - Creating Materials | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals lesson on creating materials in Unity.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Code a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - Manipulating Game Objects | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals lesson on manipulating game objects.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Create a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - Fly Through Scene Mode | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals lesson on the fly-through scene mode.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Create a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - Challenge Review: Creating Game Objects | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals challenge review on creating game objects.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Create a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - Creating Game Objects | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals lesson on creating game objects.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Create a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - A Better Layout | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals lesson on setting up a better editor layout.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Create a Zombie FPS Game in Unity - Creating a New Unity Project | Unity Fundamentals
Zombie FPS fundamentals lesson on creating a new Unity project.
youtube.com · Sep 2024 - Recreating Balatro's Game Feel | Mix and Jam
Recreates the game feel of Balatro's cards in Unity.
youtube.com · Apr 2024 - Creating Hey Listen | Mix and Jam
Builds a Hey Listen style hint companion in Unity.
youtube.com · Aug 2023 - Prototypes: Bouncy Ball Shooter
Prototype tutorial building a simple 2D ball-shooting action game.
catlikecoding.com · Jul 2023 - Prototypes: Match 3
Prototype tutorial building a simple match-3 game.
catlikecoding.com · Jun 2023 - Slippy Maps with Unity
Builds web-based slippy maps of a game world with Unity and LeafletJS.
alanzucconi.com · Jun 2023 - Prototypes: Serpensquares
Prototype tutorial building a tiled path-building game.
catlikecoding.com · May 2023 - Prototypes: Maze 2
Prototype tutorial building a grid-based maze.
catlikecoding.com · Apr 2023 - Prototypes: Runner 2
Prototype tutorial building a side-scrolling endless runner.
catlikecoding.com · Mar 2023 - Recreating The Pathless' Gameplay | Mix and Jam
Recreates the gameplay mechanics of The Pathless in Unity.
youtube.com · Mar 2023 - Minecomb
Catlike Coding tutorial on creating a mine-sweeping game prototype.
catlikecoding.com · Feb 2023 - Prototypes: Paddle Square
Prototype tutorial building a Pong clone.
catlikecoding.com · Jan 2023 - Melee attacks and AI combat mechanic in 2D games - Pav Creations
Explains building melee attacks and AI combat in 2D Unity games.
pavcreations.com · Aug 2022 - Unpredictably fun: The value of randomization in game design
Unity blog on using randomization in game design to keep players engaged.
blog.unity.com · Apr 2022 - Recreating Metroid Dread's Speed Booster | Mix and Jam
Recreates Metroid Dread's Speed Booster mechanic in Unity.
youtube.com · Jan 2022 - Recreating Mario Party Minigames in Game Builder Garage | Mix and Jam
Recreates Mario Party minigames in Unity, inspired by Game Builder Garage.
youtube.com · Aug 2021 - Recreating Batman Arkham's Freeflow Combat | Mix and Jam
Recreates Batman Arkham-style freeflow combat in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2021 - Recreating the Drawing Mechanic from Half-Life: Alyx in Unity
Interview on recreating the Half-Life: Alyx drawing mechanic in Unity.
80.lv · Feb 2021 - Rolling
Catlike Coding tutorial on making a sphere roll according to its motion.
catlikecoding.com · Aug 2020 - Reactive Environment
Catlike Coding tutorial on an environment that reacts to movement.
catlikecoding.com · Jul 2020 - Swimming
Catlike Coding tutorial on buoyancy and swimming movement.
catlikecoding.com · Jun 2020 - Recreating Mario Party’s Slaparazzi | Mix and Jam
Recreates the Mario Party Slaparazzi minigame in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2020 - Moving the Ground
Catlike Coding tutorial on standing on and moving over moving terrain.
catlikecoding.com · Apr 2020 - Recreating Luigi’s Mansion’s Ghost Capture | Mix and Jam
Recreates Luigi's Mansion ghost capture mechanic in Unity.
youtube.com · Jan 2020 - Orbit Camera
Catlike Coding tutorial on controlling a sphere through an orbit camera.
catlikecoding.com · Jan 2020 - Portals: Part 3 - Matrix Clipping
Uses an oblique projection matrix to clip objects behind a portal correctly.
danielilett.com · Dec 2019 - Recreating Mario Galaxy’s Launch Star | Mix and Jam
Recreates Super Mario Galaxy's Launch Star in Unity.
youtube.com · Dec 2019
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