A splash on a turquoise lake surrounded by forest and mountains, with sunlight streaming into the deep blue water below.

Made for Unity

Coming soon

Ultimate
Water 2D

Interactive water system for 2D and 2.5D games.

Core capabilities

Water rendering and gameplay systems for 2D and 2.5D games.

Built for Unity's 2D Renderer. Create side-view, perspective, or fake-perspective water with configurable rendering, interaction, and physics.

Three moments of a splash settling into expanding ripples.
Surface interactions

Ripples, splashes, wakes, and waves.

Impacts can deform the surface, generate foam, and contribute to physics sampling.

A fake-perspective water surface adding depth to an orthographic scene.
Water types

2D, 2.5D, and fake perspective.

Select the geometry and projection that match the scene camera.

Several objects floating naturally on a responsive water surface.
Gameplay integration

Buoyancy, characters, and currents.

Connect physics objects and custom character controllers to the same water simulation.

A dry glowing cave carved into a larger underwater scene.Built with an exclusion area

Scene configuration

Underwater rendering and modular effects.

Configure underwater color and distortion, create caves and air pockets, and add currents, reflections, light rays, debris, and props as needed.

Underwater FXExclusion zonesReflectionsModular details
View feature modules
Ultimate Water 2D's custom Inspector alongside a water scene.

Editor workflow

Unified Inspector and reusable presets.

The unified Inspector keeps geometry, appearance, interactions, modules, presets, and performance controls together.

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