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iOS

Posted by JOSUE YU
JOSUE YU
2,058 Points

Which tools should i use to make games on iOS? (Sprite Kit, Unity, Coco2D,...?)

Hi, I have all the basics with Swift and i would like to create game in 2D, and maybe later in 3D. I was wondering which plateforms i should start with. There are so many :

Sprite kit, Unity, Coco2d etc...

My criteria of selection :

  • Best Times investment/ Games result

Thank you very much

2 Answers

Walter Somerville
Walter Somerville
20,698 Points
Walter Somerville
Walter Somerville
20,698 Points

It really depends on what kind of game you want to make. If you want to make something that might eventually be cross platform, unity or cocos2d would be better choices, because sprite kit is native to apples platforms. If you want to make an ios/osx only game, sprite kit is a great framework to use, however, it is just a framework and not an engine like Unity, which gives you a visual editor and takes care of a lot of smaller things for you.

JOSUE YU
JOSUE YU
2,058 Points
JOSUE YU
JOSUE YU
2,058 Points

Thanks Walter for your answer, Yes i would like a cross platform. I looked a bit Unity but it seems to be quiet complicated... What do advise?

Nick Janes
Nick Janes
5,487 Points

I know I'm really late, but this is an excellent tutorial to follow if you want to try Unity. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfAMZpOjTmpYjEX4B9iVsE_YQbDJljHCG