Create a Mobile Puzzle Game Like Match Factory in Unity

Name: Create a Mobile Puzzle Game Like Match Factory in Unity
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Recreate Match Factory in Unity – Build a Fun, Addictive Puzzle Factory Game from Scratch!

Created byTabsil Makes Games

Last updated 9/2025

English

What you'll learn

Create fun mechanics like found in Games such as Match Factory
Learn to design and implement core game mechanics for casual and hypercasual mobile games.
Understand how to create simple yet engaging systems.
Apply best practices to optimize performance and user experience in mobile games.
Learn how to implement user-friendly interfaces for mobile game mechanics and systems.

Course content

9 sections • 43 lectures • 7h 56m total length

Introduction2:56
Project Setup4:50

Understanding the Logic9:15
Handling the Route22:20
We've Found the ItemMergeData15:15
Merging the Items9:03
Master item merging in the item spots manager by using item merge data to detect merges, destroy merged items, clear spots, and move remaining items left to avoid game over.
Moving the Items to the Right11:53
Move all items to the right from the ideal spot when it is occupied. Manage spot indexing, rightward shifts, and merge checks to place the new item smoothly.
Moving Items to the Left11:03
Move all items to the left after a merge in a Unity mobile puzzle game, starting from index three. Manage spots and target spots while preparing for animations.
Actions as Arguments5:16
Animating the Items21:32
We Start Merging the Items11:38
Merging the Items10:25

Starting the Item Placer10:33
Placing the Items14:53
Getting the Goals6:10
The Level Manager13:35
Create a level manager to spawn levels, save level index in player prefs with a constant key, wrap with modulo, and emit a level spawned event for the goal system.
Adding a Goal Manager9:09
The Goal Card10:00
Spawning the Goal Cards12:14
Better Items & The First Icon12:55
Adding Icons to Items6:19
Animating the Goal Card16:45

The Vacuum Logic16:07
Adding The Vacuum Model6:29
Animating the Items13:22
Detecting Clicks on the Powerups8:53
Detects clicks on power-ups using a collider and camera raycast on the power-up layer, triggering the power-up manager to animate the vacuum.
Updating the Visuals13:15
Better Item Movement7:32
Improve item movement from each item to the vacuum by drawing a four-point Catmull-Rom spline, using start, middle elevated point, and end positions, with adjustable duration for satisfying collection animations.
Spring Powerup16:18
Fan Powerup4:25
Freeze Powerup3:44

Requirements

Willingness to learn and experiment with simple game mechanics and systems.
Basic Unity knowledge, it's highly encouraged to have taken one of my previous beginner courses before this one.

Description

Hey there !

Build Your Own Addictive Puzzle Mobile Game in Unity!

Are you ready to create a game like Match Factory and learn valuable Unity skills in the process? In this course, you’ll build a fully functional match puzzle game from scratch — no prior game dev experience required! (If you have a bit of experience, it's better of course :))

What You’ll Learn:

How to set up a smooth Match-Factory like control
Implement matching logic, combos, and satisfying effects
Design and polish fun, colorful levels like in the original Match Factory game
Create interactive UI, menus, score systems, and progression
Optimize for mobile and test on a real device

By the end of the course, you'll have your very own working puzzle game that you can expand, customize, or even publish to the Play Store!

Why This Course?

Hands-on project from A to Z
Focus on fun, casual game mechanics
Perfect for indie devs, students, or hobbyists
Learn production-ready Unity techniques that you can reuse in other projects

Whether you want to launch your own mobile game or simply level up your Unity skills while building something exciting, this course is for you!

Let’s start building this amazing game today!

P.S. : You will find the source code and all the assets used attached as resources.

Who this course is for:

Aspiring game developers interested in building casual and hypercasual mobile games.
Indie developers looking to enhance their understanding of game mechanics and systems.
Hobbyists and enthusiasts curious about how to create engaging gameplay with minimal resources.

Create a Mobile Puzzle Game Like Match Factory in Unity

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 8min

The First Inputs6 lectures • 1hr 38min

In-Depth Input10 lectures • 2hr 8min

Setting up our Goals10 lectures • 1hr 53min

The Core Loop3 lectures • 26min

More Features1 lecture • 14min

The Powerups9 lectures • 1hr 30min

Extra Section1 lecture • 1min

Bonus Section1 lecture • 1min

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