Asset Store Publishing Guide

Creating a Publisher Account

Visit the Publisher Administration page and log in with your Unity Account. If you are not already a Publisher, you will be prompted to create an Asset Store Publisher Account. Fill out the form and save the data to create your account. Unless otherwise noted, the information you provide will be displayed on the Asset Store on your customer-facing Publisher Page (Example).

Creating a new package

The first thing you want to do if you are ready to submit an asset is to create a draft for your package. Go to the Packages tab of your Publisher Administration page and click the button “Create New Package”

Summary

In the summary of your asset you can change things like the Version Number and the Price USD of your asset.

Naming your asset and adding a description

You can change the name of your asset by clicking the Edit link below the “Metadata” tab under Metadata and Artwork.

Tagging your Description:

The description section of your asset requires tags in order to use bold text or break to a new line. Here is a table below to help you.

Adding Key Images

You can change the Key Images of your asset by clicking the Edit link below the “Key Images” tab under Metadata & Artwork.

Upload and Remove Image: Click on the Select button to upload the image and Click Clear to remove it.

Icon & Key Image Sizes:

Eye Catching: These key images must aim to capture the eyes of customers just as a colorful cartoon captures the eyes of children. A lot of customers browse on the asset store and can commonly buy under impulse. Your Key images must help your asset stand out.

Icon Images:

The Icon Image is the most common key image that users will see. Here are a few well made icon images from the asset store as examples:

Adding Screenshots

You can change the screenshots attached to your asset by clicking the Edit link below the “Screenshots” tab under Metadata & Artwork.

Click the “Insert Image” button in order to upload the image and add it as a screenshot for your asset. You can add multiple screenshots this way. Remove a screenshot by clicking the “Remove” button next to the image you wish to remove.

The “Up” and “Down” buttons allow you to put your screenshots into any order you like.

How screenshots :

Screenshots are just as important as key images when trying to sell your asset. Your asset may be the best asset in the world, however, if your screenshots do not communicate that then it will not sell.

Adding screenshots and making them help sell your asset

Adding Audio and Video

You can change the name of your asset by clicking the Edit link below the “Audio/Video” tab under Metadata & Artwork.

This allows you to add Audio or Video to the asset and embed it in the show reel with the screenshots of your asset. This is done by providing a link to either of the services below:

Adding Audio/Video to your asset

Deleting a Draft

You can delete a draft by clicking the drop down text field under the Packages tab of your Publisher Administration page and selecting draft. This will deisplay your drafts.

Click on the name of the draft you wish to delete and click on the “Delete Draft” button below the Metadata & Artwork section at the bottom of the page.