Unity's New Fee Policy Sparks Outrage and Exodus Among Developers

Unity announced a new Runtime Fee policy that will charge developers when users download games built on Unity. This caused outrage among developers.
Unity has walked back some aspects of the policy but concerns remain. High profile games like Cult of the Lamb may be pulled from stores if Unity doesn't change course.
Rust developer Garry Newman penned a blog post slamming Unity as "the worst company" and said the "trust is gone." He revealed Rust 2 won't use Unity.
Multiple publishers and developers are concerned about increased costs from the policy. Unity faces pressure to scrap the policy entirely.
Developers have criticized Unity for lack of consultation, retroactively changing terms, extra tracking, and risk of bankrupting developers.

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