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Graphics in Unity

Unity’s graphics capabilities let you create scalable real-time visuals using URP and HDRP, with custom shaders and effects built in Shader Graph and VFX Graph.

Get started creating in Unity

Lighting and environments

Learn how to build cinematic, high-fidelity visuals with HDRP.

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Shaders and VFX

Follow this URP cookbook to build popular shaders and effects.

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Advanced VFX in Unity

Build production-ready real-time effects with VFX Graph.

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Intro to URP

Learn best practices to build scalable, high-performance URP projects.

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Outbound, Square Glade Games

Maximize performance across platforms

Universal Render Pipeline (URP)

Create, customize, and scale graphics that perform everywhere from mobile, PC, consoles, and VR with the Universal Render Pipeline (URP).

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Harold Halibut, Slow Bros

Deliver rich, high-end graphics

High-Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)

Produce highly customizable high-fidelity visuals optimized for PCs and consoles with High-Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP).

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V Rising, Stunlock Studios

Procedural effects without code

VFX Graph

This visual node-based solution enables you to design visual effects, from simple common particle behaviors to complex simulations running on the GPU. Available for PC, consoles, XR, and high-end mobile, VFX Graph has been used in games such as V Rising, Road 96, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and Syberia: The World Before.

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KILL KNIGHT, PlaySide Studios

Visual shader creation

Shader Graph

Shader Graph is a visual, node-based tool that lets you create and edit shaders in Unity without writing code, enabling artists and developers to build custom, performant visuals directly inside the Editor.

Graphics Demos and Samples

URP Sample Scene

Discover how to create, customize, and scale beautiful graphics with flexibility and performance.

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Fantasy Kingdom

A stylized game environment that showcases the advanced rendering performance, cutting-edge lighting capabilities, and strong mobile optimization of the Universal Render Pipeline (URP).

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Gem Hunter Match

An official Unity cross-platform sample project that showcases the capabilities of 2D lighting and visual effects in the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) in Unity.

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Games made with Unity

V Rising

Stunlock Studios

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Harold Halibut

SLOW BROS.

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Projekt Z: Beyond Order

314 Arts

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Yooka-Replaylee

Playtonic Games

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Outbound

Square Glade Games

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Sonic Rumble

SEGA, Rovio

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KILL KNIGHT

PlaySide Studios

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NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii

Lapsus Games

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