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Unity, the cross-platform game engine that powers games like Rust, Hollow Knight<\/em>, and Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>, has introduced a new, controversial fee for developers, set to take effect next year. Indie developers quickly responded to the announcement, with many suggesting the costs of this policy would kill smaller games, while confusion spread as devs wondered how it would affect their bottom line. Unity\u2019s attempts to provide clarity have only fueled devs\u2019 frustration and spawned more questions from those with both currently active and in-development games using the engine.<\/p>\n

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The new Runtime Fee, announced in a September 12 Unity blog<\/span>, is based on the number of installations a game built with the Unity engine receives, as well as the revenue it generates. Though it won\u2019t start until January 1, 2024, the Runtime Fee will apply to any game that has reached both a previously established annual revenue threshold and a lifetime install count. Games developed with the lower-cost Unity Personal and Unity Plus plans reach that threshold at $200,000 of revenue in one year and 200,000 lifetime installs, while Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise accounts must reach $1 million in revenue and 1 million lifetime installs for the fee to kick in.<\/p>\n

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Unity Personal and Unity Plus devs will have to pay $.20 for every game installed past their subscription-specific thresholds, Unity Pro devs will have to fork over between $.02 and $.15 for every install past theirs, and Unity Enterprise devs\u2019 costs range from $.01 to $.125. Developers in emerging markets will have lower costs per install past their threshold. The announcement was met with widespread confusion, as devs of free-to-play games scrambled to figure out if they\u2019d end up owing hundreds of thousands of dollars, charity bundle creators became concerned about potentially being punished for supporting a good cause, and more.<\/p>\n

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