Character Select Kit – ScriptableObject driven, plug and play!

Simple Character Selector — ScriptableObject Driven, Plug & Play

Simple Character Selector is a drop-in character selection screen designed to get you from “no menu” to “production-ready selector” in minutes.

Just plug in your character prefabs and ScriptableObjects and you’re done — it works out of the box with mouse, keyboard and gamepad using the New Input System.

What it does

• A complete 3D character selection scene: main character showcase, thumbnail strip and “Select” button.Ready-made character select screen
  
• Each character is defined via a ScriptableObject (CharacterData): prefab, display name, description, portrait and optional ID. No hard-coded references.ScriptableObject-driven data
  
• Swap between characters with left/right slide transitions driven by an AnimationCurve. You can also disable transitions for instant changes.Smooth slide transitions
  
• Navigation with left stick or shoulder buttons, rotation with right stick, zoom and scroll wheel support out of the box (Unity New Input System).Gamepad, mouse and keyboard support
  
• Rotate the active character freely to show off your models. Perfect for 3D characters, skins or cosmetic items.360° character showcase
  
• Smooth zoom in/out by changing the camera field of view (right stick Y + mouse wheel), with configurable min/max FOV and speeds.FOV-based zoom
  
• Optional toggle to enable/disable automatic camera follow.Smart camera focus
  The camera automatically looks at a Head tagged Transform on your prefab. If none is found, it falls back to the combined bounds center of the model.
  
• Automatic thumbnail buttons generated from your character list, with visual highlight for the currently selected character.Thumbnail strip with highlight
  
• Saves the selected character using PlayerPrefs or a JSON file. Loading tries by ID, then name, and finally by index, so your selection survives content changes.Selection persistence
  
• Visualize slide positions, character bounds and holder placement directly in the Scene view for easier tuning.Editor gizmos for layout
  

Customization

• Works with any 3D or 2D character prefab (humans, creatures, vehicles, weapons, etc.).
• Easy to reskin: replace the UI sprites, fonts and colors to match your game’s art style.
• All key behaviours are exposed via inspector fields and clean C# methods (rotation, zoom, navigation, saving).
• Action, RPG, platformer, roguelite, multiplayer, party games, etc.Suitable for almost any genre that needs character or skin selection:
  

Package contents

• CharacterSelectionManager main C# script.
• CharacterData ScriptableObject definition.
• Example scene with a ready-made character selection layout.
• Sample characters, thumbnails and UI setup to use as a reference or starting point.

Does not include

• This package focuses on technical code and development only; all characters, environments and artwork shown in screenshots are for demonstration purposes and are not included in the asset.