Game engine Unity has announced it will begin charging developers a fee every time a user installs their game. That's even if someone's just installing games they already own on a new computer.

Unity, the cross-platform game engine that powers games like Rust, Hollow Knight, and Pokémon Go, has introduced a new, controversial fee for developers, set to take effect next year. Indie developers ...

Games creators attack the fees, due for implementation in 2024, as company executive dials back on initial plan Tech company Unity has sought to clarify its decision to charge a controversial new fee ...

Unity announced a new fee structure today, and developers are none too happy. "We are introducing a Unity Runtime Fee that is based upon each time a qualifying game is downloaded by an end user," the ...

Developers will be charged a flat rate based on how many times their game is installed, no matter if that install is attached to a sale. Developers will be charged a flat rate based on how many times ...

For years, the Unity Engine has earned goodwill from developers large and small for its royalty-free licensing structure, which meant developers incurred no extra costs based on how well a game sold.

UPDATE 9/22: After some serious backlash, the company says the Unity Personal plan will still be free and games built on it won't be subject to runtime fees. For those on Unity Pro and Unity ...