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Godot Engine

Game engine and editor for building 2D and 3D games

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What it is

Godot is a game engine with an integrated editor for making 2D and 3D games, including scene tools, scripting with GDScript or C#, animation, physics, and rendering. Finished projects export to Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, the web, and consoles. Indie developers, hobbyists, and studios use it to build and ship games without royalties, under the MIT license.

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118,742 GitHub stars.
118,742

Forks
27,131
Commits
87,273
Contributors
500+
Language
C++
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
January 2014
First release
December 2014
Platforms
web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Android
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
Unity, Unreal Engine, GameMaker
Tags
  • 3d-modeling
  • game-engine
  • animation

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsNative visionOS platform supportApr 23, 2025 · 374 points · 332 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGodot 4.0 StableMar 1, 2023 · 409 points · 103 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“With Unity further leaning into AI slop, a good time for #GameDev to check out godotengine.org”Oct 7, 2026 · 455 likes · 10 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGodot 4.6 Release: It's all about your flowJan 26, 2026 · 247 points · 126 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“If you aren’t making AI slop to feed the Fortnite… what are you doing? godotengine.org”Jul 29, 2026 · 111 likes · 15 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGodot 4.7 ReleaseJun 18, 2026 · 67 points · 6 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsYou're Breathtaking [Godot #100000]Dec 4, 2024 · 63 points · 4 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsChanges to Our Contribution PoliciesJun 30, 2026 · 39 points · 10 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVision for the Godot EngineJun 26, 2026 · 21 points · 3 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGodot 4.6 ReleaseJan 26, 2026 · 15 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Video game discord and the "suggestions" thread is just a link to godotengine.org”Jun 21, 2026 · 7 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Godot is a video game engine/system, similar to Unreal and Unity. Unlike those 2, it's Open Source and Free godotengine.org”Jun 18, 2026 · 7 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsHDR output arrives in Godot 4.7Apr 25, 2026 · 7 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsRelease candidate: Godot 4.5 RC 2Sep 11, 2025 · 7 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNative VisionOS Platform SupportApr 22, 2025 · 6 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Laid off? #gamedev might be a faster on-ramp than you think @godotengine.org is free, open-source, and genuinely industry-capable Learn the basics, ship…”Aug 3, 2026 · 5 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsCreating Godot Games on AndroidJun 12, 2026 · 5 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsJolt Physics added as an alternative 3D physics engine to GodotDec 12, 2024 · 5 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Both Unity and Unreal going head first into the AI slop this past week... sad to see. If you want to support real independent game development please check…”Oct 12, 2026 · 4 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Freakin' hilarious that Unity is too scared to post their AI Slop Machine on Bluesky. Indie game devs, just learn Godot.”Oct 8, 2026 · 2 likes · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)