Libraries, packages & assets
Open-source packages and assets that save time, such as UniTask, DOTween, VContainer and many more. These guides introduce what each one does and when it is worth adding. The Repos tab lists them with health checks. 55 hand-picked Unity guides, tutorials, videos and repos, kept current.
- I Made a Pen Plotter to Draw Maps of the Moonyoutube.com · Oct 2026
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youtube.com · Oct 2026 - Two Ways to Roll Weighted Loot
If your loot table is a pile of ifs, you do not have a system — you have magic numbers that break when someone asks for Legendary to be a little rarer. This video builds a weighted loot table instead:
youtube.com · Aug 2026 - DevOps for Game Devs: New Unity CLI + GitHub Actions
Learn how to automate Unity CI/CD with the new Unity CLI and GitHub Actions. This beginner-friendly walkthrough shows a practical first CI setup: install the CLI, activate a license, run headless test
youtube.com · Aug 2026 - Unite Seoul 2026 Keynote Recap: Announcing Unity 7
Unite Seoul 2026 keynote recap announcing Unity 7, with previews of CoreCLR, .NET and graphics tooling.
unity.com · Jul 2026 - Preparing for CoreCLR: Unity’s New Lifecycle Management API
Unity 6.5 introduces a powerful new Lifecycle Management API that finally makes fast iteration with Domain Reload disabled both safe and practical. In this deep dive, we explore all the major new attr
youtube.com · May 2026 - Stop Fighting Unity's Serializer - Use This Instead
Shows Odin Serializer handling dictionaries, interfaces and abstract classes that Unity's serializer can't.
youtube.com · Apr 2026 - NuGet in Unity: The Definitive Guide
Explains how to use NuGet packages in Unity projects, with setup options and pitfalls.
youtube.com · Jan 2026 - UniTask Best Practices - Better Async Code in Unity
Best practices for UniTask in Unity: cancellation, error handling and efficient asynchronous code.
youtube.com · Oct 2025 - Level Up Your Unity Game: Master Dependency Injection with VContainer!
Hands-on dependency injection in Unity using VContainer: registering, injecting and structuring game code.
youtube.com · Sep 2025 - Unity 6.2 Beta Release Announcement & Features
Unity 6.2 beta features focused on stability and performance, plus the new data framework.
unity.com · Jun 2025 - Simulating 256 Bytes of RAMyoutube.com · Apr 2025
- What’s Next: Unity Engine 2025 Roadmap
Unity Engine 2025 roadmap overview from GDC, with a first look at Unity 6.1.
unity.com · Mar 2025 - Unity 6 is here: See what's new
Overview of Unity 6's headline features across graphics, performance, multiplayer, XR and workflow improvements.
unity.com · Oct 2024 - Top Tools We Certainly Do Not Want to Live Without
Lists the tools a performance consulting practice uses daily for Unity games.
thegamedev.guru · Mar 2024 - open-project-1/UOP1_Project/Assets/Shaders at main · UnityTechnologies/open-project-1
Repo: Shader collection from Unity's Open Project 1, Chop Chop.
github.com · ~Sep 2023 - Unity async / await: Awaitable
In this follow-up video, we explore the Awaitable class introduced in Unity 2023.1, which aims to improve asynchronous programming workflows.
youtube.com · Sep 2023 - GitHub - bunszr/Mesh-Peeling
Repo: mesh peeling effect for Unity.
github.com · Jul 2023 - Slippy Maps with Unity
Builds web-based slippy maps of a game world with Unity and LeafletJS.
alanzucconi.com · Jun 2023 - GitHub - MirzaBeig/FPS-Display: A simple but useful script to render the average FPS (and frame ms) over a given duration.
Repo: script that displays average FPS and frame time over a duration.
github.com · May 2023 - GitHub - JohnnyHowe/unity-node-path-tracking
Repo: node path tracking for Unity.
github.com · Jan 2023 - Mathfs: Catenary2D (solving the catenary root)
Repo: Mathfs library class for solving a 2D catenary curve in Unity.
github.com · Dec 2022 - Quaternion swizzling for cheap 180-degree rotations in Unity
Repo: code snippet using quaternion swizzling for cheap 180-degree rotations in Unity.
github.com · Nov 2022 - Textures for VFX - Database | Notion
Notion database of textures for VFX use.
simonschreibt.notion.site · ~May 2022 - ShaderGraph Markdown | com.needle.shadergraph-markdown | Unity Package Manager (UPM)
Package adding markdown-like syntax to Shader Graph properties for better material inspectors.
openupm.com · ~Jan 2021 - Shader Viewer Directory
Experimental web viewer for searching built-in URP shader includes.
xibanya.github.io · ~Jan 2021 - Shader Viewer Directory
Web viewer that renders shaders with formatting, colors and links.
xibanya.github.io · ~Sep 2020 - Stylized Water For URP
Product page for a stylized water shader for URP.
alexanderameye.github.io · ~Sep 2020 - Precision Color by Scribbl
Itch.io color effect for the Unity post-processing stack.
scribbl.itch.io · ~Sep 2020 - slipster216 - Repositories
Repo list for slipster216, a graphics and shader developer known for Unity terrain and shader tools.
github.com · ~Aug 2020 - MudBun: Volumetric VFX Mesh Tool for Unity
Product page for MudBun, a volumetric VFX mesh tool that generates meshes procedurally.
longbunnylabs.com · Jul 2020 - Lost Crypt - 2D Sample Project | Tutorial Projects | Unity Asset Store
Asset Store 2D sample project Lost Crypt from Unity Technologies.
assetstore.unity.com · ~Apr 2020 - Stylized Water For URP - Desktop:Mobile [Unreleased] - Unity Forum
Forum thread for a stylized water shader on URP for desktop and mobile.
forum.unity.com · Mar 2020 - GitHub - baba-s/awesome-unity-open-source-on-github: A categorized collection of awesome Unity open source on GitHub (800+)
Repo: categorized list of open-source Unity projects on GitHub.
github.com · Dec 2019 - Low Poly Water GPU | Substances | Unity Asset Store
Asset Store low poly water package using GPU effects.
assetstore.unity.com · ~Aug 2019 - Stylized Water 1 | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store
Asset Store stylized water shader package from Staggart Creations.
assetstore.unity.com · ~Jul 2019 - 【Unity】GitHubリポジトリの紹介 - Qiita
Japanese Advent Calendar post introducing and curating useful Unity GitHub repositories.
qiita.com · Dec 2018 - Tech Toolbox (GDC 2018) – includes Oskar Stålberg
Short GDC tool talks; Stålberg's segment covers his tile-based Wave Function Collapse workflow.
gdcvault.com · ~Mar 2018 - MathUtilities/Assets/Volume at master · zalo/MathUtilities
Repo: Collection of math and physics tricks for Unity, including volume calculations.
github.com · Feb 2017 - GitHub - michidk/Unity-Script-Collection: A maintained collection of useful & free unity scripts / library's / plugins and extensions
Repo: maintained collection of free Unity scripts, libraries and plugins.
github.com · Sep 2016 - SUIMONO Water System | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store
Asset Store water system package by Tanuki Digital.
assetstore.unity.com · Jun 2016 - Shadertoy
Browser community for writing and studying GLSL fragment shaders, raymarching and procedural visuals.
shadertoy.com · ~Feb 2013 - Water Caustics Effect - caust_014.png
Free pre-rendered 16-frame water caustics animation texture.
opengameart.org · Nov 2012 - Water Caustics Effect (Small)
Free small pre-rendered 16-frame water caustics animation.
opengameart.org · Nov 2012 - Shader Graph Viewer
Web viewer for opening Unity .shadergraph and .shadersubgraph files.
shadergraph.stelabouras.com - PowerQuest by Powerhoof
Itch.io toolkit for making 2D adventure games in Unity.
powerhoof.itch.io - Packages
Browsable catalog of open-source Unity packages on OpenUPM.
openupm.com - NoiseMixer by Flogelz
Itch.io tool for mixing and experimenting with noise.
flogelz.itch.io - Gradient Creator Tool
Gumroad tool that generates gradient functions and textures for shader and VFX workflows.
gumroad.com - Crest Water 4 URP (Ocean, Rivers & Lakes) | Particles/Effects | Unity Asset Store
Asset Store page for Crest water, an ocean, river and lake system for URP.
assetstore.unity.com - Crest Water 4 HDRP (Ocean, Rivers & Lakes) | Particles/Effects | Unity Asset Store
Asset Store page for Crest water, an ocean, river and lake system for HDRP.
assetstore.unity.com - Clayxels by Andrea Interguglielmi
Interactive volumetric toolkit for quickly sculpting assets in Unity.
andrea-intg.itch.io - Unity UI Extensions repo (Bitbucket)
Repo: Unity UI Extensions, a collection of extra UI components.
bitbucket.org - Better Shaders - Documentation
Documentation for Better Shaders, a system for writing lit shaders in a simple format.
docs.google.com - Kenney's free game assets
Large library of free CC0 2D, 3D, UI and audio assets for prototyping games.
kenney.nl