What's New

Every new tool, reference update, and fix on the Game Dev Cheat Sheet, newest first.

1. 21 October 2026

   Accuracy pass

   A review of the advice across the site, correcting answers that were wrong or out of date.

   • FixedSource file format advice now reflects that Unity re-encodes every clip: keep lossless WAV masters rather than shipping Ogg. MP3 is no longer marked as needing a licence.
   • FixedTouch testing in the Editor now points to the Game view Simulator and TouchSimulation, and no longer claims Enhanced Touch supports rebinding.
   • FixedUnity has 27 user layers, not 24, and the collision matrix troubleshooting covers the real causes.
   • FixedPer-direction and combined bandwidth figures no longer contradict each other.
   • FixedTextMeshPro tweening answer now matches what free DOTween can do, and path tweening is correctly listed as free.
   • FixedKeyboard layout answer now explains how the new Input System and legacy KeyCode differ on AZERTY and other layouts.
   • ImprovedThe Switch ray tracing and HDR answer now covers Switch 2.
   • FixediOS and Android now show keyboard and mouse support, and PC example resolutions are realistic.
   • FixedLinear colour space answer: Unity converts sRGB Color values for you, so most colours need no manual conversion.
   • ImprovedNotes on MaterialPropertyBlock and the SRP Batcher, texture compression load times, and NavMeshSurface baking.
2. 21 September 2026

   Changelog and a new error page

   Every change to the site now has a home, reachable from the header on any page.

   • AddedThis changelog page, listing every tool and update since launch.
   • AddedA header button with a dot when there is something you have not read yet.
   • AddedFrom feedbackError page for unexpected errors in Burst compilation, including the Smart App Control and cache causes.
3. 26 July 2026

   Unity Error Decoder

   Paste a Unity console error and get the plain English cause, the usual fixes, and what to check next.

   • AddedUnity Error Decoder, covering the most common console errors.
4. 25 July 2026

   Two new tools and a site-wide content pass

   • AddedShader Keywords reference, including variant stripping and keyword budgets.
   • AddedBuild Size Analyser for working out what is actually filling your build.
   • ImprovedRefreshed the content on twenty existing tools and added FAQs throughout.
5. 2 May 2026

   Reference refresh

   • ImprovedUpdated tick rate guidance for current netcode defaults.
   • ImprovedRefreshed the platform capability matrix.
   • ImprovedExpanded the coroutine and async comparison with cancellation notes.
   • ImprovedAdded more Particle System presets.
   • ImprovedUpdated the touch input reference for the current Input System.
6. 22 April 2026

   Privacy and terms

   • AddedPrivacy policy and terms pages.
7. 1 April 2026

   Input, animation, and navigation

   • AddedTouch Input reference for mobile gestures and pointer handling.
   • AddedUnity Animator reference covering layers, parameters, and transitions.
   • AddedUnity NavMesh reference for agents, areas, and off-mesh links.
8. 31 March 2026

   UI and particles

   • AddedRectTransform anchoring reference.
   • AddedParticle System presets you can copy into a project.
9. 25 March 2026

   Async patterns and pooling

   • AddedCoroutine versus async and await comparison.
   • AddedObject pool generator with copy-paste C# output.
10. 20 March 2026

    Shaders and physics layers

    • AddedUnity shader properties reference.
    • AddedPhysics layer collision matrix editor.
11. 15 January 2026

    Audio import settings

    • AddedAudio import settings reference with per-clip-type recommendations.
12. 1 December 2025

    Game Dev Cheat Sheet launches

    Fourteen tools, no sign-up, nothing to install.

    • AddedEasing visualiser with DOTween, LeanTween, and AnimationCurve output.
    • AddedFrame budget calculator.
    • AddedScreen resolution and aspect ratio reference.
    • AddedTexture compression comparison.
    • AddedGame maths cheat sheet.
    • AddedColour palette generator.
    • AddedCCU cost estimator.
    • AddedTick rate calculator.
    • AddedDOTween reference.
    • AddedInput mapping reference.
    • AddedAudio volume calculator.
    • AddedPlatform capability matrix.
    • AddedGit for game dev guide.
    • AddedScripting order diagram.