Awake vs Start

Learn the difference and order between Awake and Start.

What is Awake?

The Awake method is called the moment the object is loaded into the scene. It runs before Start and is the first step of game preparation.

void Awake()
{
    Debug.Log("Awake");
}

The order on an object is this: Awake first, then Start, then Update.

The order between Awake and Start

Both Awake and Start run only once, but their order is fixed: Awake first, then Start. This is why you can safely use the values that Awake prepared inside Start.

void Awake()
{
    ad = "Oyuncu";
}

void Start()
{
    Debug.Log(ad);
}

In the example above, the ad variable is already ready when Start runs.

Exercise Show the order

Write a class named Sira. In Awake, print "Awake" with Debug.Log, and in Start, print "Start". This way the call order shows in the console.

Show example solution

using UnityEngine;

public class Sira : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Awake()
    {
        Debug.Log("Awake");
    }

    void Start()
    {
        Debug.Log("Start");
    }
}

Test yourself

When the two methods below run, in which order does the output appear?
```
void Awake()
{
    Debug.Log("A");
}

void Start()
{
    Debug.Log("B");
}
```
- First B, then A
- A and B appear at the same time
- First A, then B
- Only A appears
Show answer

First A, then B — Awake is called before Start, so A is logged first and then B.

Define the method that runs first

    void ____()
    {
        Debug.Log("Awake");
    }

    void Start()
    {
        Debug.Log("Start");
    }

Show answer

    void Awake()
    {
        Debug.Log("Awake");
    }

    void Start()
    {
        Debug.Log("Start");
    }

Order of Awake and Start

Awake()

The startup method that runs first
Start()

The method that follows Awake
Nesne yüklendiğinde

The moment that triggers Awake
İlk güncelleme

Comes after Start

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