--- title: Best Godot posts of 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Godot posts of 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/godot/best-of/2023 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/godot/best-of/2023 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Godot posts of 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Godot posts of 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Godot — 2023 1. 1 [](/posts/godot-4-0-released-7keywmrdk "Godot 4.0 Released") Article 80 LEVEL · 4y Godot 4.0 Released Godot 4.0 is the new major version of the open-source game engine. The new version includes a new rendering backend, real-time global illumination solutions, a volumetric fog system and custom sky shaders. The engine now has a new animation library system that allows for easier reuse of animations between projects. 78 4 2. 2 [](/posts/godot-game-development-for-unity-developers-uumqzoytu "Godot Game Development for Unity Developers") Article freeCodeCamp · 3y Godot Game Development for Unity Developers In the wake of Unity's pricing changes, game developers are considering a switch to Godot as a viable alternative. A Godot crash course, created by Omar Zaki, is available on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel to equip developers with the fundamental skills for game development with Godot. 27 3. 3 [](/posts/my-godot-game-engine-experiences-fmvatkrrc "My Godot game engine experiences") Article Community Picks · 3y My Godot game engine experiences The author shares their positive experience with the Godot game engine, highlighting its benefits and ease of use. They discuss their plan of attack for learning the engine and the features they like, such as the organization of assets and the concept of nodes. The author also offers advice for transitioning to Godot and mentions some quirks and limitations of the engine. They conclude by promoting a new release of their game and inviting readers to reach out for further discussion. 26 4. 4 [](/posts/godot-4-2-arrives-in-style--dnqa18z9v "Godot 4.2 arrives in style!") Article Godot · 3y Godot 4.2 arrives in style! Godot 4.2 is the latest release of the free and open game engine. It includes critical and breaking changes, improvements to 2D and 3D features, and new features in rendering, particles, and shaders. 25 5. 5 [](/posts/create-a-3d-rpg-game-with-godot-qbn8fxhp7 "Create a 3D RPG Game with Godot") Article freeCodeCamp · 3y Create a 3D RPG Game with Godot A 5-hour course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel will help you create a 3D Action Role-Playing Game (RPG) with the Godot engine. You’ll start by downloading and importing the assets necessary for building your game. All the assets are available for free. 21 6. 6 [](/posts/this-godot-powered-tool-lets-you-easily-make-hand-drawn-maps-qxna1zr5x "This Godot-Powered Tool Lets You Easily Make Hand-Drawn Maps") Article 80 LEVEL · 3y This Godot-Powered Tool Lets You Easily Make Hand-Drawn Maps Canvas of Kings allows users to create hand-drawn-style maps using Godot, Vulkan, and GDScript. The app was initially developed as an auxiliary tool for MoM, eventually turning into a fully-fledged program for creating great maps that can be used for TTRPGs and other similar endeavors. 20 7. 7 [](/posts/godot-presented-its-development-fund-al2psuyjq "Godot Presented Its Development Fund") Article 80 LEVEL · 3y Godot Presented Its Development Fund Godot Presented Its Development Fund allows the company to reduce platform fees. The Fund has several tiers of support starting from $5 a month. In the future, it will give automated rewards, and you’ll be able to showcase your contribution level next to your username on Godot's main platforms. 18 8. 8 [](/posts/github-game-off-2023-theme-announcement-jblwu4egj "GitHub Game Off 2023 theme announcement") Article GitHub Blog · 3y GitHub Game Off 2023 theme announcement GitHub Game Off 2023 theme announcement - The GitHub Blog. The theme for this year’s Game Off is SCALE! You have until December 1 to build a game based on that theme and submit it through the game jam page on itch.io. 17 9. 9 [](/posts/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-dev-1-owfbnlyda "Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 1") Article Godot · 3y Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 1 Godot 4.3 dev 1 release includes major rendering system refactoring, new Direct3D 12 rendering driver, input action improvements, profiler improvements, and bug fixes. 16 10. 10 [](/posts/free-godot-powered-toolset-for-creating-metroidvania-games-ypnnb32hs "Free Godot-Powered Toolset For Creating Metroidvania Games") Article 80 LEVEL · 3y Free Godot-Powered Toolset For Creating Metroidvania Games Indie Game Developer Tomasz Chabora has released Metroidvania System (MetSys), a free and open-sourced Godot-powered toolset for creating 2D metroidvania games. It includes a Map Editor for creating game world layouts and a system for generating unique object IDs. The add-on is fully open-source. 11 11. 11 [](/posts/a-new-free-tool-for-creating-stylized-cities-in-godot-3m0dxmrr2 "A New Free Tool For Creating Stylized Cities in Godot") Article 80 LEVEL · 3y A New Free Tool For Creating Stylized Cities in Godot Developer Kenney has released Starter Kit City Builder, a free tool for creating stylized 3D cities in Godot. The tool allows users to add non-photorealistic objects like roads, trees, and buildings, and is available for free, even for commercial projects. 11 12. 12 [](/posts/introducing-the-new-godot-forum-u11plom0y "Introducing the new Godot Forum") Article Godot · 3y Introducing the new Godot Forum The old Q&A platform has been replaced by a new and more powerful forum based on Discourse. The new forum provides more features and solves the security issues of the old platform. 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