Godot – 2D and 3D game engine

Godot is a game engine for developing 2D and 3D games, interactive applications and extended reality experiences. It combines a graphical editor with a scene-based workflow, allowing developers to assemble reusable components and connect them to game logic.

Projects are built from nodes, which represent objects such as cameras, sprites, physics bodies and user interface controls. Godot provides the tools needed to build, test and deploy games from a unified development environment.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Build reusable scenes from nodes, with instancing, inheritance and custom resources.
• Design 2D levels with tilemaps, sprite animation, lighting and parallax backgrounds.
• Render 3D scenes using physically based materials, real-time lighting, shadows and global illumination.
• Choose between Forward+, Mobile and Compatibility renderers for different hardware capabilities.
• Simulate 2D and 3D physics with rigid bodies, character controllers, collision detection and joints.
• Create animations with timelines, blending, skeletal rigs and inverse kinematics.
• Write gameplay logic in GDScript or C#, with C++ integration through GDExtension.
• Create shaders using a text-based language or the visual shader editor.
• Build responsive user interfaces with containers, themes and input controls.
• Debug scripts, inspect running scenes and profile CPU and GPU performance.
• Import 3D models and scenes from Blender, glTF and FBX workflows.
• Manage audio playback, spatial sound, audio buses and effects.
• Develop multiplayer games using networking APIs and high-level scene replication.
• Support virtual and augmented reality development through OpenXR.
• Export projects to desktop, mobile and web platforms, subject to scripting and platform limitations.
• Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Website: godotengine.org
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Developer: Godot community
License: MIT License

Godot is written in C and C++. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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