Unity uncovers surprising results about game devs from 2023 data analysis
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Game developers are working shorter hours. Shifting economic headwinds haven’t slowed development. Studios are starting more mobile-only games.
These are some of the non-intuitive results from Unity Technologies’ 2023 gaming report, an annual look at the state of gaming and game development released ahead of next week’s Game Developers Conference.
Gathering feedback from more than 230,000 Unity creators and ads data spanning almost twice that number, the report contains insights into the trends that experts on the ground believe will shape the year ahead.
Marc Whitten, senior vice president of Unity Create, discussed the results with GamesBeat. He said that while 2022 was marked by shifting economic headwinds, creativity and innovation in the gaming industry remained strong.
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“We always see gaming as a pretty enduring thing and it continues to grow. And while there’s obviously been some headwinds over the last year, developers, especially small developers, are making games in less than a year,” Whitten said. “They’re shipping more games. Those games are actually lasting longer. They’re using more ways to keep them fresh with customers. I thought it was just a really good look at how resilient they are.”
The data is pulled from the Unity real-time development platform and Unity Gaming Services, through solutions that span mobile, PC, and console gaming, providing a unique view of the many parts of the gaming industry.
Whitten said
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