Metroidvania Tutorial Series - Ep. 18 | Treasure Chests! | Let's Make A Metroidvania in Unity!

In this Unity 6 tutorial, we’ll bring treasure to life by creating animated chests that burst open and send their contents popping into the air with satisfying flair. 💰✨ You’ll learn how to animate your treasure chests so they animate when opened, then make loot come flying out — arcing through the air before becoming collectible. We’ll also build a flexible loot table system, allowing each chest to spawn different combinations of items, starting with magic spells, but set up to include items, gold, and gear in the future. By the end, you’ll have a chest system that feels alive and rewarding — a perfect mix of animation, randomness, and player feedback that makes every discovery worth the adventure. 🔗 Assets Used (Free for Commercial Use!) → Minimal Fantasy GUI by Eta https://etahoshi.itch.io/minimal-fantasy-gui-by-eta → Unique Free Spell Icons by Marvyra https://marvyra.itch.io/unique-free-spell-icons/devlog/859741/my-free-8-bit-spells-is-now-available → Frostwindz Priest Animations https://frostwindz.itch.io/pixel-art-vfx-priest → Frostwindz Lightning Animations https://frostwindz.itch.io/pixel-art-skill-animations-lightning → Otsoga’s Training Dummy https://otsoga.itch.io/training-dummy → Brullov’s Generic Character v.0.2 https://brullov.itch.io/generic-char-asset → Brullov’s Castle of Despair https://brullov.itch.io/2d-platformer-asset-pack-castle-of-despair → Szadi’s Pixel Fantasy Caves https://szadiart.itch.io/pixel-fantasy-caves → Mattz Art’s Kobold Warrior Pack https://xzany.itch.io/kobold-warrior-2d-pixel-art