How the Unity Scandal Could Affect Your Favourite Upcoming Games

Recently, Unity — a very famous videogame engine that has been used to create many masterpieces — underwent a massive scandal over its new upcoming pricing practices. In a post announcing an increase in price and a runtime fee, what might have seemed harmless for some and those unaware of the situation became a scandal for many developers and a potential threat for some of the most anticipated upcoming games.

- Artura Dawn

The pricing changes aren't as ludicrous at first glance, as many even understood Unity's desire to earn more from the highest-earning titles created with its engine. Games like Pokémon GO, Raid: Shadow Legends, Genshin Impact, Hollow Knight, and Cuphead have been made using Unity, and the company sought to find a way to earn money from those who found massive success with the engine.

In a now-updated blog named "Unity plan pricing and packaging updates", the company shares its plans to use a runtime fee for those who have reached certain thresholds. Most notably, having earned a certain amount of revenue over the last 12 months, with pricing varying between packages ($200,000 for Unity Personal and Unity Plus to $1,000,000 for Enterprise). Alongside this, your game must have received at least a total of 200,000 installs (Unity Personal and Unity Plus) or 1,000,000 before you qualify for the Runtime Fee.