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A complete tutorial explaining how to create a very basic 2D platform game for Android with touch-screen controls in Unity.

This final installment discusses how to add levels, collectibles and more to finish a simple 2D platformer for Android! All assets and scripts included.

Pixel Game Maker MV is the latest option. This piece of software is currently in Early Access but allows for gerenating assets, animating sprites, giving objects actions and connecting levels ...