Godot
Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel. Godot is completely free and open-source under the very permissive MIT license. No strings attached, no royalties, nothing. Your game is yours, down to the last line of engine code.
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We have 1 review for Godot. The average overall ratings is 4.0 / 5 stars.
Overall Opinion: Godot is one of the best ways to create both 2D and 3D games for just about any of the major operating systems for both desktop and mobile platforms. It features one of the most intuitive user interfaces in the game development industry, and the built-in list of predefined nodes is exceptionally extensive. If you want to create your own editors or behaviors, you can do so with ease. The scene system in Godot is quite flexible. Inheritance and instancing support is integrated with the system for developing compositions of nodes, and the visual editor comes with every tool you might need in a sleek and well-organized layout. It doesn't matter if you are an artist, animator, level designer, or full programmer. The software will be accessible to users of any skill level. Live editing features keep changes even after the game has been stopped, and that functionality works across all software platforms. If you want to make 3D games, Godot can handle that with ease. It renders games in beautiful 3D, and it uses global illumination for the best visuals possible. 2D game development is also possible with this platform, and it provides you with the tools to make gorgeous pixel-based games that are either side-scrolling or top-down in nature. While the system uses pixels as visual units, the games can be scaled so they look correct on any screen at any aspect ratio. To make sure your 2D games look as real as possible, the software includes standard maps and lights. Animations are accomplished with either sprites or cut-outs, and collisions are possible without physics thanks to the kinematic controller and its versatility. Animations of all sorts are simple for Godot. You can animate anything you like, and you can build custom curves for transitions and go-betweens. This applies to both 2D and 3D games, and the software optimizes the process to ensure excellent visuals no matter what sort of game is being developed. The integrated software debugger is great for improving performance by removing bottlenecks and any other bugs that might be slowing down the final product. You can run the project and modify it as it's running so you can see in real-time what your changes will do. When you close the project, all the changes you have made will be saved by default. The error logger helps you track problems, and the debugger includes functionality for video memory. The filesystem used by Godot is integration-friendly and works well with systems like Perforce, Git, Mercurial, PlasticSCM, Subversion, and many other platforms for collaboration and version control. With scene instancing, the software makes it easy to delegate tasks to specific members so the workload can be compartmentalized. This will prevent any work from being done by more than one person.
Pros: Easy Utility Numerous Built-In Nodes
Cons: Overwhelming For Novice Users
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tl;dr I like it. This is an overview of things I liked or disliked after making a small project in Godot for a few weeks, a first impressions "review". This is my first time using it, so definitel...
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