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Godot Engine
Godot-logo.jpeg
Godot logo
Latest release4.2.1  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 12th, 2023
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
DeveloperJuan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur, et al.
Code licenseMIT[1]
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Godot Engine is a free engine. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: godot  
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.godotengine.Godot


Godot is a community-driven visual game development system originally developed by Juan Linietsky and Ariel Manzur, with many community contributors. It supports 2D games and 3D games.[2] It is released under the MIT license.[1]

A number of free games made with Godot is listed in the Category:Godot games.

Features[edit]

The Godot scene editor in action.

Godot uses a scene-based system for its engine. There are four tabs in the editor: a 2D scene editor, a 3D scene editor, a script editor, and a documentation center. A scene is made of nodes, and every node can be given its own script.

Version history[edit]

  • The source code was publicly released in February of 2014.[3]
  • Version 1.0 was released on December 15th, 2014.[4]
  • Version 1.1 was released on May 21st, 2015.[5]
  • Version 2.0 was released on February 23rd, 2016.[6]
  • Version 2.1 was released on August 9th, 2016.[7]
  • Version 3.0 was released on January 29th, 2018.[8]
  • Version 3.1 was released on March 13th, 2019.[9]
  • Version 3.2 was released on January 29th, 2020.[10]
  • Version 3.3 was released on April 21st, 2021.[11]
  • Version 3.4 was released on November 6th, 2021.[12]
  • Version 3.5 was released on August 5th, 2022.[13]
  • Version 4.0 was released on March 1st, 2023.[14]
  • Version 4.1 was released on July 6th, 2023.[15]
  • Version 4.2 was released on November 30th, 2023.[16]

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