🧠Why finite state machines?
State machines excel at modeling systems with clear phases, transitions, and event-driven behavior. They are a natural fit for gameplay systems, character abilities, interactable objects, UI flows, and cutscenes.
💡Use cases
- Gameplay systems: character abilities, combat states, cooldowns, and interactions
- Interactive objects: doors, elevators, switches, traps, and environment logic
- UI flow: menus, prompts, dialogue states, and screen transitions
- Scene management: loading, unloading, persistent scenes, and transitions
- AI and simulation: reactive agents, entity behaviors, and event-driven world logic
- Turn-based systems: phase flow, action resolution, and stateful combat logic
- Save and load workflows: persistent runtime state and variable restoration
- Custom logic systems: build project-specific state-driven mechanics visually
🤝Integrations
Animal Controller, Behavior Designer Pro, Dialogue System, DOTS Survivors, Easy Build System, Essential Kit, Feel, Love/Hate, Curvy Splines, Quest Machine, Sensor Toolkit 2, Simple Waypoint System, Ultimate Character Controller, Ultimate Inventory System.
State Designer combines the proven clarity of state machines with a modern DOTS-based runtime, giving you a flexible way to build performant, scalable game logic inside Unity.
STREAMLINED VISUAL WORKFLOW
Design and organize your logic effortlessly with a clean, node-based interface.
POWERED BY DOTS
Leverage data-oriented technology for highly scalable and performant systems.
PRODUCTION PROVEN ARCHITECTURE
Finite state machines are used widely by indies to AAA studios.
WORKS ACROSS ANY GAME TYPE
Flexible by design, making it suitable for gameplay, animation, UI, and more!
LIVE RUNTIME DEBUGGING
Inspect and troubleshoot your state machine in real time.
RESPONSIVE TRANSITIONS & CONDITIONS
Build reactive state flow with flexible conditions, events, and transition rules.
FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE LOGIC
Create your own actions and conditions using a straight forward and familiar API.
CREATE UNIQUE LOGIC WITHOUT WRITING ANY CODE
Made possible with the included integrations and fast delegates.
INSTANT VALIDATION FEEDBACK
Catch issues immediately with automatic checks directly in the editor.
EXTENSIBLE EDITOR
Extend nodes and inspectors to match your workflow with ease.
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING RESOURCES
Get up to speed quickly with detailed guides, examples, and documentation.
MANY MORE FEATURES
Packed with additional tools and features to accelerate development.
