Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video you'll see 8 Inverse Kinematics solutions evaluated and compared. By the end, you'll know which one you should use for which types of use cases your game has!
I spent between several and a lot of hours with each of these assets to get a good feel for how to use them, so you don't have to!
📚 The Assets 📚
⚫ Easy IK - github.com/joaen/EasyIK
⚫ Inverse Kinematics - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/inverse-kinematics-1829?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Fast IK - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/fast-ik-139972?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Kineractive - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/kineractive-153144?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Interactor - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/interactor-interaction-handler-for-ik-178062?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Final IK - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/final-ik-14290?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Animation Rigging - Install from Package Manager - Docs docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.animation.rigging@1.1/manual/index.html
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👨💻 Get the FULL FREE PROJECT on GitHub: github.com/llamacademy/scriptable-object-based-guns/blob/main/Assets/Scripts/Guns/Demo/PlayerIK.cs
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Chapters:
00:00 What to Expect
02:15 "Easy IK" - Free
03:49 "Inverse Kinematics" - Free
04:36 "Fast IK" (formerly "SimpleIK") - Free
06:09 "Roll Your Own IK Script" - Free
07:31 "Kineractive" - Free
09:27 "Interactor" - $62
13:36 "Final IK" - $90
16:02 "Animation Rigging" - Free
17:45 Recommendations for Animated Models Use Cases
18:04 Recommendations for Fully Procedural Use Cases
18:30 Recommendations for Interaction System Use Cases
19:36 Support LlamAcademy
In this video you'll see 8 Inverse Kinematics solutions evaluated and compared. By the end, you'll know which one you should use for which types of use cases your game has!
I spent between several and a lot of hours with each of these assets to get a good feel for how to use them, so you don't have to!
📚 The Assets 📚
⚫ Easy IK - github.com/joaen/EasyIK
⚫ Inverse Kinematics - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/inverse-kinematics-1829?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Fast IK - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/fast-ik-139972?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Kineractive - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/kineractive-153144?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Interactor - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/interactor-interaction-handler-for-ik-178062?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Final IK - assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/final-ik-14290?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Animation Rigging - Install from Package Manager - Docs docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.animation.rigging@1.1/manual/index.html
🔶 ALL THINGS LlamAcademy now available at: https://llamacademy.dev/support including latest tutorials, courses, ways to support, and more! Check it out 🙂
👨💻 Get the FULL FREE PROJECT on GitHub: github.com/llamacademy/scriptable-object-based-guns/blob/main/Assets/Scripts/Guns/Demo/PlayerIK.cs
🏷️Save 25% on the ultimate C# IDE: JetBrains Rider with code LLAMACADEMY: jetbrains.com/store/?section=personal&billing=yearly
Some links may be affiliate links, which at no additional cost to you, gives me a small portion of the purchase.
Chapters:
00:00 What to Expect
02:15 "Easy IK" - Free
03:49 "Inverse Kinematics" - Free
04:36 "Fast IK" (formerly "SimpleIK") - Free
06:09 "Roll Your Own IK Script" - Free
07:31 "Kineractive" - Free
09:27 "Interactor" - $62
13:36 "Final IK" - $90
16:02 "Animation Rigging" - Free
17:45 Recommendations for Animated Models Use Cases
18:04 Recommendations for Fully Procedural Use Cases
18:30 Recommendations for Interaction System Use Cases
19:36 Support LlamAcademy
