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In June 2020, Unity announced that they had partnered with Apple to update the Unity Engine to run on [[Apple silicon]]-equipped Macs with the 2020.2 release, allowing game developers to update their games to support the new hardware platform. An Apple silicon-ported version of the Unity Editor was demoed during the WWDC 2020 Platforms State of the Union event.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 June 2020|title=Unity coming to Apple siliconUnity, Apple silicon 지원Unity、Apple Silicon に対応へ - Unity Technologies Blog|url=https://blogs.unity3d.com/2020/06/22/unity-coming-to-apple-silicon/|access-date=26 June 2020|website=blogs.unity3d.com|language=en-US}}</ref> On 17 August of that year, Unity stated that it had acquired Codice Software, who make the [[distributed version control]] system [[Plastic SCM]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Barton|first=Seth|date=17 August 2020|title=Unity acquires Plastic SCM developer Codice Software |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/unity-acquires-plastic-scm-developer-codice-software/|access-date=17 August 2020|magazine=MCV/DEVELOP|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|date=17 August 2020|title=Unity acquires Codice Software to manage 3D workflows|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/17/unity-acquires-codice-software-to-manage-3d-workflows/|access-date=17 August 2020|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}</ref> That same year, Unity acquired Finger Food Advanced Technology Group for $46.8 million.<ref name="VentureBeat August2020" />
Unity announced its plans to offer an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-24-unity-prepping-an-ipo | title = Unity prepping an IPO | first = Brendan | last= Sinclair | date = 24 August 2020 | access-date = 18 September 2020 | work = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] }}</ref> At the time, the company reported 1.5 million monthly users, with 150,000 new projects started daily.<ref name="VentureBeat August2020" /> The company completed its IPO on 17 September 2020 at a total of {{USD|1.3 billion}}, above its target price, and started trading as a public company on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] under the ticker {{NYSE|U}} on the following day. The IPO gave Unity an estimated value of {{USD|13.7 billion}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-unity-software-ipo/unity-sells-shares-in-1-3-billion-u-s-ipo-above-target-range-idUKKBN2683E2 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200918003754/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-unity-software-ipo/unity-sells-shares-in-1-3-billion-u-s-ipo-above-target-range-idUKKBN2683E2 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 September 2020 |title = Unity sells shares in $1.3 billion U.S. IPO above target range | first1 = Joshua | last1 = Franklin | first2 = Anirban | last2 = Sen | date = 18 September 2020 | access-date = 18 September 2020 | publisher = [[Reuters]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Shannon Liao|title=Unity Software shares surge 44% in Wall Street debut as IPO market sizzles|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/18/tech/unity-ipo-video-games/index.html|access-date=18 September 2020|website=CNN|date=18 September 2020}}</ref>
In December 2020, Unity announced the acquisition of the [[multiplayer]] networking framework, MLAPI,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://blogs.unity3d.com/2020/12/03/accelerating-unitys-new-gameobjects-multiplayer-networking-framework/| title = Accelerating Unity's new GameObjects multiplayer networking framework| date = 3 December 2020| access-date = 15 December 2020| language = en}}</ref> and RestAR, a [[computer vision]] and [[deep learning]] company.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201215005325/en/Unity-Acquires-RestAR-to-Enable-AI-Based-3D-Capture| title = Unity Acquires RestAR to Enable AI-Based 3D Capture| date = 15 December 2020| access-date = 15 December 2020| language = en}}</ref> In June 2021, it acquired Pixyz Software, a developer of 3D data optimization technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/22/unity-acquires-3d-data-firm-pixyz-software/ |title=Unity acquires 3D data firm Pixyz Software |first=Dean |last=Takahashi |date=22 June 2021 |website=[[VentureBeat]] |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref> The company announced plans to acquire [[Parsec (software)|Parsec]], desktop streaming software, in August 2021 for {{USD|320 million|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/386540/Unity_to_acquire_remote_desktop_tool_maker_Parsec_for_320_million.php | title = Unity to acquire remote desktop tool maker Parsec for $320 million | first = Alissa | last= McAloon | date = 10 August 2021 | accessdate = 10 August 2021 | work = [[Gamasutra]] }}</ref>
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