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game-development

Game development with Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot. Use when building games, implementing game mechanics, physics, AI, or working with game engines.

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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/travisjneuman/.claude --skill game-development
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads game-development automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Game Development

Comprehensive guide for building games across major engines and platforms.

Engine Comparison

EngineLanguageBest ForPlatforms
UnityC#Mobile, indie, VR/ARAll
UnrealC++, BlueprintsAAA, realistic graphicsAll
GodotGDScript, C#2D, indie, open sourceAll

Unity (C#)

Project Structure

Assets/
├── Scripts/
│   ├── Player/
│   │   ├── PlayerController.cs
│   │   └── PlayerInput.cs
│   ├── Enemies/
│   ├── Systems/
│   └── Utils/
├── Prefabs/
├── Scenes/
├── Materials/
├── Animations/
└── Resources/

Player Controller

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

[RequireComponent(typeof(CharacterController))]
public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Header("Movement")]
    [SerializeField] private float moveSpeed = 5f;
    [SerializeField] private float sprintMultiplier = 1.5f;
    [SerializeField] private float jumpHeight = 2f;
    [SerializeField] private float gravity = -9.81f;

    [Header("Look")]
    [SerializeField] private float lookSensitivity = 2f;
    [SerializeField] private float maxLookAngle = 80f;

    private CharacterController _controller;
    private Vector2 _moveInput;
    private Vector2 _lookInput;
    private Vector3 _velocity;
    private float _xRotation;
    private bool _isSprinting;

    private void Awake()
    {
        _controller = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        HandleMovement();
        HandleLook();
        ApplyGravity();
    }

    private void HandleMovement()
    {
        float speed = _isSprinting ? moveSpeed * sprintMultiplier : moveSpeed;
        Vector3 move = transform.right * _moveInput.x + transform.forward * _moveInput.y;
        _controller.Move(move * speed * Time.deltaTime);
    }

    private void HandleLook()
    {
        float mouseX = _lookInput.x * lookSensitivity * Time.deltaTime;
        float mouseY = _lookInput.y * lookSensitivity * Time.deltaTime;

        _xRotation -= mouseY;
        _xRotation = Mathf.Clamp(_xRotation, -maxLookAngle, maxLookAngle);

        Camera.main.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(_xRotation, 0f, 0f);
        transform.Rotate(Vector3.up * mouseX);
    }

    private void ApplyGravity()
    {
        if (_controller.isGrounded && _velocity.y < 0)
        {
            _velocity.y = -2f;
        }

        _velocity.y += gravity * Time.deltaTime;
        _controller.Move(_velocity * Time.deltaTime);
    }

    // Input System callbacks
    public void OnMove(InputAction.CallbackContext context) =>
        _moveInput = context.ReadValue<Vector2>();

    public void OnLook(InputAction.CallbackContext context) =>
        _lookInput = context.ReadValue<Vector2>();

    public void OnJump(InputAction.CallbackContext context)
    {
        if (context.performed && _controller.isGrounded)
        {
            _velocity.y = Mathf.Sqrt(jumpHeight * -2f * gravity);
        }
    }

    public void OnSprint(InputAction.CallbackContext context) =>
        _isSprinting = context.performed;
}

State Machine

public interface IState
{
    void Enter();
    void Update();
    void Exit();
}

public class StateMachine
{
    private IState _currentState;

    public void ChangeState(IState newState)
    {
        _currentState?.Exit();
        _currentState = newState;
        _currentState.Enter();
    }

    public void Update() => _currentState?.Update();
}

// Example: Enemy AI States
public class IdleState : IState
{
    private readonly EnemyAI _enemy;

    public IdleState(EnemyAI enemy) => _enemy = enemy;

    public void Enter() => _enemy.Animator.SetTrigger("Idle");

    public void Update()
    {
        if (_enemy.CanSeePlayer())
        {
            _enemy.StateMachine.ChangeState(new ChaseState(_enemy));
        }
    }

    public void Exit() { }
}

public class ChaseState : IState
{
    private readonly EnemyAI _enemy;

    public ChaseState(EnemyAI enemy) => _enemy = enemy;

    public void Enter() => _enemy.Animator.SetTrigger("Run");

    public void Update()
    {
        _enemy.NavAgent.SetDestination(_enemy.Player.position);

        if (_enemy.InAttackRange())
        {
            _enemy.StateMachine.ChangeState(new AttackState(_enemy));
        }
        else if (!_enemy.CanSeePlayer())
        {
            _enemy.StateMachine.ChangeState(new IdleState(_enemy));
        }
    }

    public void Exit() { }
}

Object Pooling

public class ObjectPool<T> where T : Component
{
    private readonly T _prefab;
    private readonly Transform _parent;
    private readonly Queue<T> _pool = new();

    public ObjectPool(T prefab, int initialSize, Transform parent = null)
    {
        _prefab = prefab;
        _parent = parent;

        for (int i = 0; i < initialSize; i++)
        {
            CreateInstance();
        }
    }

    public T Get()
    {
        if (_pool.Count == 0) CreateInstance();

        T obj = _pool.Dequeue();
        obj.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        return obj;
    }

    public void Return(T obj)
    {
        obj.gameObject.SetActive(false);
        _pool.Enqueue(obj);
    }

    private void CreateInstance()
    {
        T obj = Object.Instantiate(_prefab, _parent);
        obj.gameObject.SetActive(false);
        _pool.Enqueue(obj);
    }
}

Unreal Engine (C++)

Actor Component

// PlayerMovementComponent.h
#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "Components/ActorComponent.h"
#include "PlayerMovementComponent.generated.h"

UCLASS(ClassGroup=(Custom), meta=(BlueprintSpawnableComponent))
class MYGAME_API UPlayerMovementComponent : public UActorComponent
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UPlayerMovementComponent();

    virtual void TickComponent(float DeltaTime, ELevelTick TickType,
        FActorComponentTickFunction* ThisTickFunction) override;

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Movement")
    void Move(FVector2D Input);

    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Movement")
    void Jump();

protected:
    virtual void BeginPlay() override;

private:
    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Movement")
    float MoveSpeed = 600.0f;

    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Movement")
    float JumpForce = 400.0f;

    UPROPERTY()
    class UCharacterMovementComponent* MovementComponent;
};

// PlayerMovementComponent.cpp
#include "PlayerMovementComponent.h"
#include "GameFramework/CharacterMovementComponent.h"

UPlayerMovementComponent::UPlayerMovementComponent()
{
    PrimaryComponentTick.bCanEverTick = true;
}

void UPlayerMovementComponent::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();

    if (ACharacter* Owner = Cast<ACharacter>(GetOwner()))
    {
        MovementComponent = Owner->GetCharacterMovement();
    }
}

void UPlayerMovementComponent::Move(FVector2D Input)
{
    if (!MovementComponent) return;

    FVector Forward = GetOwner()->GetActorForwardVector();
    FVector Right = GetOwner()->GetActorRightVector();

    FVector Direction = (Forward * Input.Y + Right * Input.X).GetSafeNormal();
    MovementComponent->AddInputVector(Direction * MoveSpeed);
}

void UPlayerMovementComponent::Jump()
{
    if (ACharacter* Character = Cast<ACharacter>(GetOwner()))
    {
        Character->Jump();
    }
}

Gameplay Ability System (GAS)

// MyGameplayAbility.h
#pragma once

#include "Abilities/GameplayAbility.h"
#include "MyGameplayAbility.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API UMyGameplayAbility : public UGameplayAbility
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UMyGameplayAbility();

    virtual void ActivateAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
        const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
        const FGameplayAbilityActivationInfo ActivationInfo,
        const FGameplayEventData* TriggerEventData) override;

    virtual void EndAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
        const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
        const FGameplayAbilityActivationInfo ActivationInfo,
        bool bReplicateEndAbility, bool bWasCancelled) override;

protected:
    UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, Category = "Ability")
    float Damage = 50.0f;

    UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, Category = "Ability")
    TSubclassOf<UGameplayEffect> DamageEffect;
};

Godot (GDScript)

Player Controller

extends CharacterBody3D

@export var move_speed: float = 5.0
@export var jump_velocity: float = 4.5
@export var mouse_sensitivity: float = 0.002

var gravity: float = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/3d/default_gravity")

@onready var camera: Camera3D = $Camera3D

func _ready() -> void:
    Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED

func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
    if event is InputEventMouseMotion:
        rotate_y(-event.relative.x * mouse_sensitivity)
        camera.rotate_x(-event.relative.y * mouse_sensitivity)
        camera.rotation.x = clamp(camera.rotation.x, -PI/2, PI/2)

func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
    # Gravity
    if not is_on_floor():
        velocity.y -= gravity * delta

    # Jump
    if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
        velocity.y = jump_velocity

    # Movement
    var input_dir := Input.get_vector("move_left", "move_right", "move_forward", "move_back")
    var direction := (transform.basis * Vector3(input_dir.x, 0, input_dir.y)).normalized()

    if direction:
        velocity.x = direction.x * move_speed
        velocity.z = direction.z * move_speed
    else:
        velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, move_speed)
        velocity.z = move_toward(velocity.z, 0, move_speed)

    move_and_slide()

State Machine (GDScript)

# state_machine.gd
class_name StateMachine
extends Node

@export var initial_state: State

var current_state: State
var states: Dictionary = {}

func _ready() -> void:
    for child in get_children():
        if child is State:
            states[child.name.to_lower()] = child
            child.transitioned.connect(_on_child_transitioned)

    if initial_state:
        initial_state.enter()
        current_state = initial_state

func _process(delta: float) -> void:
    if current_state:
        current_state.update(delta)

func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
    if current_state:
        current_state.physics_update(delta)

func _on_child_transitioned(state: State, new_state_name: String) -> void:
    if state != current_state:
        return

    var new_state: State = states.get(new_state_name.to_lower())
    if not new_state:
        return

    current_state.exit()
    new_state.enter()
    current_state = new_state

# state.gd
class_name State
extends Node

signal transitioned(state: State, new_state_name: String)

func enter() -> void:
    pass

func exit() -> void:
    pass

func update(_delta: float) -> void:
    pass

func physics_update(_delta: float) -> void:
    pass

Game Patterns

Entity Component System (ECS)

// Unity DOTS example
using Unity.Entities;
using Unity.Mathematics;
using Unity.Transforms;

public struct MoveSpeed : IComponentData
{
    public float Value;
}

public partial class MovementSystem : SystemBase
{
    protected override void OnUpdate()
    {
        float deltaTime = SystemAPI.Time.DeltaTime;

        Entities.ForEach((ref LocalTransform transform, in MoveSpeed speed) =>
        {
            transform.Position += new float3(0, 0, speed.Value * deltaTime);
        }).ScheduleParallel();
    }
}

Event System

public static class GameEvents
{
    public static event Action<int> OnScoreChanged;
    public static event Action<float> OnHealthChanged;
    public static event Action OnGameOver;

    public static void ScoreChanged(int newScore) => OnScoreChanged?.Invoke(newScore);
    public static void HealthChanged(float newHealth) => OnHealthChanged?.Invoke(newHealth);
    public static void GameOver() => OnGameOver?.Invoke();
}

// Usage
public class UIManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    private void OnEnable()
    {
        GameEvents.OnScoreChanged += UpdateScoreUI;
        GameEvents.OnHealthChanged += UpdateHealthUI;
    }

    private void OnDisable()
    {
        GameEvents.OnScoreChanged -= UpdateScoreUI;
        GameEvents.OnHealthChanged -= UpdateHealthUI;
    }
}

Save System

[Serializable]
public class SaveData
{
    public int Level;
    public float PlayTime;
    public Vector3Serializable PlayerPosition;
    public List<string> UnlockedAchievements;
}

public static class SaveSystem
{
    private static readonly string SavePath =
        Path.Combine(Application.persistentDataPath, "save.json");

    public static void Save(SaveData data)
    {
        string json = JsonUtility.ToJson(data, true);
        File.WriteAllText(SavePath, json);
    }

    public static SaveData Load()
    {
        if (!File.Exists(SavePath)) return new SaveData();

        string json = File.ReadAllText(SavePath);
        return JsonUtility.FromJson<SaveData>(json);
    }
}

Performance Optimization

LOD (Level of Detail)

// Unity LOD Group setup
[RequireComponent(typeof(LODGroup))]
public class LODSetup : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Renderer[] lodRenderers;
    public float[] screenRelativeTransitions = { 0.5f, 0.2f, 0.01f };

    void Start()
    {
        LODGroup lodGroup = GetComponent<LODGroup>();
        LOD[] lods = new LOD[lodRenderers.Length];

        for (int i = 0; i < lodRenderers.Length; i++)
        {
            lods[i] = new LOD(screenRelativeTransitions[i], new[] { lodRenderers[i] });
        }

        lodGroup.SetLODs(lods);
        lodGroup.RecalculateBounds();
    }
}

Spatial Partitioning

public class QuadTree<T> where T : class
{
    private readonly int _maxObjects = 10;
    private readonly int _maxLevels = 5;
    private readonly int _level;
    private readonly List<(Rect bounds, T obj)> _objects = new();
    private readonly Rect _bounds;
    private QuadTree<T>[] _nodes;

    public QuadTree(int level, Rect bounds)
    {
        _level = level;
        _bounds = bounds;
    }

    public void Insert(Rect objBounds, T obj)
    {
        if (_nodes != null)
        {
            int index = GetIndex(objBounds);
            if (index != -1)
            {
                _nodes[index].Insert(objBounds, obj);
                return;
            }
        }

        _objects.Add((objBounds, obj));

        if (_objects.Count > _maxObjects && _level < _maxLevels)
        {
            if (_nodes == null) Split();

            int i = 0;
            while (i < _objects.Count)
            {
                int index = GetIndex(_objects[i].bounds);
                if (index != -1)
                {
                    var item = _objects[i];
                    _objects.RemoveAt(i);
                    _nodes[index].Insert(item.bounds, item.obj);
                }
                else i++;
            }
        }
    }

    public List<T> Retrieve(Rect area)
    {
        List<T> result = new();
        RetrieveAll(area, result);
        return result;
    }
}

Checklist

Pre-Production

  • Game Design Document (GDD)
  • Technical Design Document
  • Art style guide
  • Target platforms defined
  • Performance budgets set

Development

  • Version control setup
  • CI/CD for builds
  • Automated testing
  • Performance profiling regular
  • Memory leak checks

Release

  • Platform certification requirements
  • Localization complete
  • Accessibility options
  • Analytics integration
  • Crash reporting

FAQ

What does the game-development skill do?

Game development with Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot. Use when building games, implementing game mechanics, physics, AI, or working with game engines.

How do I install game-development?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/travisjneuman/.claude --skill game-development in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/game-development/ (personal) or .claude/skills/game-development/ (project).

Which AI agents can use game-development?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is game-development safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains game-development?

It is published by travisjneuman in travisjneuman/.claude. It has 169 recorded installs.

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