The creators of the widely-used Unity engine has released the 2D Experimental Preview: a collection of new tools that could become standard. Available to all Unity developers for free, the build ...

In part two of this tutorial we look at adding hazards, multiple platforms, ground detection and much more to create a basic but fun platformer.

In the previous two posts in this series (part 1 and part 2), we’ve seen how to create a basic 2D platformer using Unity. So far we have a character who responds to keyboard input and touch controls, ...