Reporting Results

Use the report-result call to tell the platform how a run ended. Every Game must call it, exactly once, when the run is over.

The Baseline Call#

Unlike the game-ready signal and userData, reporting a result is not optional: every Game calls it. It ends the run and feeds the result screen, leaderboards, and activity. Your game is not scored unless you call it.

Signature#

reportResult(result, options)

import { reportResult } from '@minit-games/sdk'

// Numeric score
reportResult(4200)

// String result
reportResult('You escaped!')

Unlike the other SDKs, Unity's score is always a double. There is no string form. Use flavorText for a plain caption instead.

When to Call It#

Call it once, at the moment the run ends: not per-frame, not repeatedly. The host ignores repeat calls for the same run.

function handleGameOver(score) {
  reportResult(score)
}

The Flavor-Text Option#

A short caption shown alongside the result on the result screen and in the activity feed. Highlight one memorable stat or moment from the run (a best combo, a close call), not the score itself or generic copy ("You won!").

Flavor text is limited to 64 characters. A longer value does not reject the result; the platform silently truncates it. See Limits & Constraints FAQ for the complete limit table and failure modes.

reportResult(score, { flavorText: '3 enemies defeated in a row!' })

The userData Option#

Unity's userData parameter and workflow are documented in Saving User Data, including the no-null GetUserData(defaultValue) semantics.

The delay Option#

delay (milliseconds) holds the host's result screen back, useful when your game plays its own end-of-run animation first. Omit it to show the result screen immediately.

reportResult(score, { delay: 1500 })

How the Result Is Displayed#

A numeric result is interpreted by the game's Result Type setting (score, time, or group, plus a sort direction for score/time), set on the game's edit page. For score/time games the play page can also show a star rating: the platform computes it from how the result ranks within the game's result distribution, which it manages itself. There is nothing to configure; the rating appears and settles as results accumulate, so a brand-new game may show no rating or a rating that does not yet reflect its final difficulty. Group-type games show no star rating. A string result skips the mapping and is shown verbatim (Unity has no string form; see "Signature" above).

Time results are seconds, not milliseconds#

For a time Result Type, report the elapsed time in seconds as a plain number. Fractions are allowed (42.5); the platform displays whole seconds (42s, 1m 23s) and ranks on the exact value. Do not report milliseconds: reportResult(42500) is shown as 11h 48m 20s, not 42.5s.

// elapsedMs measured with performance.now() or Date.now()
reportResult(elapsedMs / 1000)   // ✅ seconds
reportResult(elapsedMs)          // ❌ milliseconds

The same rule applies to every engine facade (Minit.ReportResult, report_result, Minit.reportResult): the number is always seconds.

Outside the Host#

In the app, the call triggers the real result screen and leaderboard update. The Creator Console's web preview renders a simplified overlay instead, so you can confirm the result and flavor text without the app.

Deeper Dives#