Unity Software is abandoning its "runtime fee" pricing policy, nearly a year after its announcement sparked considerable backlash from the videogame developer community.

The cross-platform game engine company, a pillar of the industry, reverts to its previous pricing structure with new cost adjustments effective January 2025.

Unity, maker of a popular cross-platform engine and toolkit, will not pursue a broadly unpopular Runtime Fee that would have charged developers based on game installs rather than per-seat licenses.

Unity (U) on Runtime Fees: the impact of this business model change to have minimal benefit in 2024 The controversial Runtime Fees aren't expected to be a boon for Unity next year.

(Reuters) - Unity Software is abandoning its "runtime fee" pricing policy, nearly a year after its announcement sparked considerable backlash from the videogame developer community.