Plug-and-play Unity analytics for effortless player retention tracking.
Small gaming businesses lack user-friendly analytics tools to track player retention and churn in Unity-based games.
UnityRetain provides a simple Unity plugin that auto-tracks key events like logins, sessions, and purchases, feeding data into an intuitive dashboard. Indie devs get instant retention cohorts, churn rates, and funnels without coding complex analytics. Scale your game with actionable insights in minutes.
Small gaming businesses and indie developers building Unity-based games
Dead-simple Unity plugin integration with zero-config setup, tailored exclusively for small Unity studios unlike bloated enterprise tools.
friendly
One-click install Unity package to track sessions, logins, levels, and purchases.
Visual cohorts showing day 1/7/30 retention with drill-down.
Predictive churn scores and reasons based on player behavior.
Track up to 50 custom events per game with filtering.
CSV/PDF exports of metrics for sharing.
Live player count and session updates.
Basic experiment setup and results.
Notifications for retention drops.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| unity_project_id | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| game_id | uuid | No |
| player_id | text | No |
| event_type | text | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| game_id | uuid | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| d1_retention | int | Yes |
| churn_rate | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/gamesCreate new game
/api/games/:id/eventsIngest player events from Unity
/api/games/:id/retentionFetch retention data
/api/games/:id/churnGet churn metrics
/api/users/meUser profile
No custom events
50 custom events
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 3% | $150 | $1,800 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 8% | $2,400 | $28,800 |
Instant setup with our Unity plugin – see churn, cohorts, and win back players fast.
Post in Unity forums and r/Unity3D with a free beta invite; DM 10 indie devs from itch.io top Unity games; Share MVP demo on Twitter indie game threads targeting recent releases.
Built-in Unity
Overly complex UI for small teams
Simpler dashboard + plugin ease
Multi-platform
Steep setup for Unity newbies
Unity-only focus with zero-config
Proprietary Unity plugin creates switching costs; aggregated anonymized data for benchmarks.
Unity's indie boom post-2023 layoffs; devs need affordable tools amid rising player acquisition costs.
Unity plugin compatibility issues
Test on LTS versions; open beta
Low adoption by indies
Free tier + forum outreach
Data processing delays
Supabase cron jobs
Success: 5+ confirm pain & WOYLP
Success: 50% retention week 2
Success: 500 signups
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