Unity

Unity is a cross-platform game engine, widely used across the posts in this blog’s archive – from early indie prototypes through the [[UWP]] and Xbox One era. Microsoft partnered with Unity as part of the ID@Xbox program to make porting Unity games to Xbox One straightforward for independent developers.

July 19, 2026 Â· Dave Voyles

UWP

UWP (Universal Windows Platform) is Microsoft’s app platform spanning Windows 10, Windows Phone, and Xbox One from a single codebase. Building a [[Unity]] game against UWP was one of the more common paths indie developers used to bring a game to Xbox One during the ID@Xbox program’s early years.

July 19, 2026 Â· Dave Voyles