# Brackeys/2D-Character-Controller

Free 2D Character Controller for Unity.

Repository: https://github.com/Brackeys/2D-Character-Controller
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/2d-character-controller
Homepage: https://youtu.be/dwcT-Dch0bA
Language: C#
License Family: other
Topics: unity, character, controller, movement, player, 2d
Last push: 2023-06-28T16:26:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2983, "days_push": 1162, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1290, forks 1543 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:15.474614+00:00)

## What it is
A free, open-source 2D character controller for Unity platformer games written in C#. It provides smooth movement, jumping, crouching, animation events, and 2D physics handling.

## Use cases
- build a 2d platformer character controller in unity
- add smooth movement and jumping to a unity 2d game
- implement crouching and animation events for a 2d player
- learn 2d movement programming in unity
- get a starting point for 2d player physics

## When to choose
- you are building a 2D platformer in Unity and want a ready-made, easy-to-modify controller
- you are following Brackeys tutorials and want matching code
- you want a simple, permissive base to extend with your own movement mechanics

## When to avoid
- you need a 3D character controller
- you use a game engine other than Unity
- you need guaranteed maintenance, updates, or official license terms
- you need advanced features like wall-jumping, ladders, or networking out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, simulation
- domain: gaming-tools
- platform: game-engine, cross-platform
- tags: unity, 2d-platformer, character-controller, csharp, physics, tutorial-companion, game-development

## Member repositories
- Brackeys/2D-Character-Controller (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.474614+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:54:50.458564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Brackeys/2D-Character-Controller (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.474614+00:00, sha 44659f7c38f8)
  - homepage: https://youtu.be/dwcT-Dch0bA (fetched 2026-08-29T12:11:21.627292+00:00, sha 4fd6dc00b42c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.