Hire Unity Developers for Games and Immersive Media

Scope drives cost more than any other factor in game development. A casual mobile game (hyper-casual or casual-puzzle) with core loop, level editor tooling, monetization integration, and submission-ready builds for iOS and Android typically runs $80,000–$180,000. Mid-core games with meta-game systems (collection, progression, social), live-service backend integration, and analytics pipelines are typically $180,000–$400,000. An enterprise training simulation or interactive product configurator in Unity generally runs $60,000–$150,000 depending on 3D asset complexity. Engagements start with a scoping phase ($8,000–$15,000) that produces a detailed design document, technical architecture, and fixed-price proposal for the full build.

A straightforward casual mobile game—core loop complete, three difficulty tiers, IAP, analytics, 60-second tutorial—can ship in 16–24 weeks with an experienced team. Mid-core games with deeper systems and live-service infrastructure typically run 28–40 weeks. These timelines assume a complete GDD (game design document) is ready at project start; if design iteration is happening in parallel with development, add 4–8 weeks. The biggest schedule risks are late-stage scope changes and asset delivery delays from contracted artists—we mitigate both by locking the feature set in the first two weeks and providing a clear asset specification to any external art team.

Yes, project takeovers and optimization engagements are a significant part of what we do. We start with a two-week technical audit: review the codebase architecture, run the Unity Profiler on target devices, analyze asset sizes and texture compression settings, and assess the build pipeline. The audit deliverable is a written technical health report with a prioritized list of issues by player impact and remediation effort. Common findings are excessive batching breaks from missing static flags, runtime allocations causing garbage collection spikes, and missing LOD systems on complex 3D assets. Optimization engagements typically produce meaningful frame time improvements within four to six weeks — the exact outcome depends on the severity and mix of issues the audit surfaces.

Yes, we build AR applications using Unity's AR Foundation layer, which abstracts ARKit (iOS) and ARCore (Android) behind a unified API so a single codebase targets both platforms. We've built AR product visualization experiences, AR training simulations, and AR marketing experiences. The key technical decisions in AR development are image tracking versus plane detection versus marker-based anchoring (each has different stability and UX tradeoffs), occlusion quality on the target device range, and lighting estimation for placing virtual objects that look physically plausible. We walk through those decisions during scoping and prototype the core AR interaction before committing to full production to validate technical feasibility on the devices your users actually carry.

We have production experience with the major Unity-adjacent backend platforms: PlayFab (Microsoft) for player accounts, matchmaking, economy, and CloudScript; Firebase for authentication, Firestore real-time data, remote config, and push notifications; and Unity Gaming Services (UGS) for lobbies, relay, and in-game analytics. For IAP, we implement Unity's IAP package with receipt validation server-side to prevent fraud. For ad monetization, we integrate AppLovin MAX, ironSource, or AdMob depending on your target geography and genre. If you have existing microservices or need custom backend logic, we build REST API integrations directly. Backend recommendations are made based on your expected DAU scale and team's long-term operational capacity—PlayFab is often the right choice for teams that don't want to run their own infrastructure.