I think “the deal” (loosely implied) with open source software like Godot is that if you run into an issue with Godot, you make an issue report or a proposal to improve it. that is the only way things get better. Godot doesn’t have a QA department. Or a full time usability team. It’s on you.

Godot’s new AI policy is here. the TL;DR: all code must human authored.

all classics, all should be in your possession

level designer, genius: the trick is to guide player attention by lighting the path ahead in subtle ways using colors that are clearly in contrast to its surroundings me, normal player: where is the fucking light

We've published Godot Engine's first written vision statement, formalizing a decade of shared experience building, releasing, and maintaining it. This is intended to guide the Godot Foundation as we make decisions about where to allocate our resources. Read more: godotengine.org/article/godo...

Steam Machine performance is about 250% of the Steam Deck, from www.theverge.com/games/952765...

Dutch people can’t watch Star Wars without major spoilers: ‘Vader’ means father in Dutch

Introducing my first Godot plugin: Sprite Offset Tools store.godotengine.org/asset/adriaa... Set a sprite's default pivot location in a 'Sprite Offset Editor' and the plugin will automatically set the offset of newly dragged-in Sprite2D nodes. Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXFr... #godotengine

Fellow Y-sorting enthousiasts working in Godot: you’ll want this. #godot

Introducing my first Godot plugin: Sprite Offset Tools store.godotengine.org/asset/adriaa... Set a sprite's default pivot location in a 'Sprite Offset Editor' and the plugin will automatically set the offset of newly dragged-in Sprite2D nodes. Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXFr... #godotengine

I searched Godot’s PRs for AI uses and found 47 merged PRs that were actually AI assisted, out of ~40.000 since Godot 4.x. Maintainers – with years of experience in their specific domains and Godot's codebase – treaded extremely careful in reviewing them. And I think this is perfectly reasonable.

Good level of transparency here. For me, this sounds like a reasonable set of stances and safeguards for an open source project. Above all, yeah, I dig the honesty, lets each dev make their own call.

I see some concerns raised about Godot's policy on contributions using AI. TL;DR: Godot isn't vibe-coded. As a whole, the Godot foundation and maintainers are fairly critical of AI usage, and don't make nor accept vibe-coded contributions. Godot doesn't include AI features nor intends to add any.

soon

offset transforms are Godot 4.7's sexiest new UI feature!!! you can have your UI in a layout and animate it 'on top of' its layout transform. in the example vid, a bunch of tweens are applied on hover, but you can also animate using Animation player, do custom code, set things in the editor, etc

one detail in Epic’s concept art video that really triggered me is that they sometimes refer to ‘the concept artist’ as “he”. blatant and infuriating display of discrimination.

epic’s concept art process video about their genAI integration is so HILARIOUSLY damning: youtu.be/ZR2xbcf3Xyw genAI keeps removing interesting details after every usage and at every step the VO says they need to ’add the details they want back in’ hahaha jfc

Godot: - is free & yours to modify - isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda - doesn’t support genAI - is easy to transition to - is very capable - has its own quirks - exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now) lmk if you need help transition to it

happy to say i sponsored @godotsteam.com with $25 a month for a year! but now, I'd like to pass on the stick to someone else. if you made a game that made some money, consider throwing some of that money over to your plugin creators so they can continue to support it. github.com/sponsors/Gra...

Godot overtaking other game engines (in numbers) seems unavoidable now. It’s already #1 in most game jams, and increasingly many household name game devs are going for it, like: @mikebithell.bsky.social @pentadact.com @ramiismail.com @joe.inkle.co @terrycavanaghgames.com @draknek.bsky.social

food for thought

this post attracted so many suspicious users. many replies are boring statements, many of them in the same format, many of them ask stupid questions, and all of them by accounts with exclusively political posts. i think ‘eu alternative’ triggered it? i hate the internet sometimes 😞

GodotFest is back! 🎮 Where Godot means Business. Join the European @godotengine.org conference in Munich, Germany — November 3 & 4, 2026. Great food, unlimited drinks & MeetToMatch - Networking powered by @photonengine.bsky.social . 🎟️ Tickets available now → godotfest.com

i was looking for a cheaper alternative for video calling for my team. zoom, microsoft teams, google workspace, nextcloud, webex, and basically all the others are €100+ per person per year. landed on this EU alternative called Alfaview. it’s €12 per year (for 1 ‘room’ & 50 users) and has good UX?!

@lenjamakesgames.bsky.social are you planning to release on mobile too?

My 10 minute GodotCon lightning talk just went online: Help Godot contributors help you www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRz... #godotengine

Godot localization noob question: do I have to add a translation file for the language that is used in the source keys? The intuitive answer is 'no' because making a translation file where the source and translation are the same shouldn't make sense… but the docs don't specify that you can omit it?

newsletters are rarely talked about in games marketing. here’s why i value them so much: - i ‘own’ my audience, instead of serving the audience of another platform (steam, discord, app stores, etc). - can be extremely effective. my last email to 5k subs had a 83% open / 35% click rate. (1/3)

another game funded by Midgame Fund was just announced: Red Kiss and it looks incredible, if i may say so

this looks chill

this looks sick as hell, another legendary @messhof.bsky.social creation?! this looks like it needs a reaction time that i dont possess 😅 here’s hoping for some accessibility features that will allow me to enjoy this

gaming is saved

I love The Verge (i’m a paid subscriber!) and all the games reporting by @andrewrweb.bsky.social and @jaypeters.net, so to be featured there like this… it gives me warm feels, you know?

The team and I were so grateful to be part of the Wholesome Direct lineup 🙏🏼🙏🏼 We watched the showcase together while eating sushi and wishlisting every other game on the show 💙 👉🏼 Missed the livestream? Check their bsky feed or the Wholesome Direct Steam page: store.steampowered.com/sale/wholeso...

Announcing: Hidden Folks 2 - New themes and areas. - Improved graphical quality. - Second (not text!) clue. - Lots of new mouth sounds. - Various quality-of-life improvements. - Made in #godot. Get an email when it releases: hiddenfolks.com Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4480060

WORLD PREMIERE: Search the hand-drawn, interactive landscapes of Hidden Folks 2! Scare some giraffes, appreciate some art, and push around some astronauts in 2027. Wishlist now! #WholesomeDirect2026

👉⚪️ Release Month Trailer ⚫️👈 The Button Effect is launching August 2026 on Steam! I've put a lot of myself and what I love about puzzle games into this – and I can't wait to share it with people. Pressing [wishlist] matters: store.steampowered.com/app/2299940

this has v good vibes

At GodotCon, Juan (OG creator) talked about a framework that could help game devs like you and I to better understand how the Godot Foundation reviews proposals and PRs. It gives a score based on: - Complexity - Reach - Impediment - Stakeholders Check it: youtu.be/LDSwP37y_W4 #godotengine

The GodotCon talk @franzlazerte.bsky.social & I gave on editor tools is now live: youtu.be/Pk2FFBlgexg We talk about: - tool scripts - inspector buttons & plugins - editor plugins - undo support - shortcuts - how to export to all platforms with a single bash script - and more! #godotengine

i get it; you're making a game in Godot and for some reason the images didn't import right, or some file paths didn't get updated in some scene file… instead of reproducing & report the bug, you just delete the .godot folder and move on. well, this proposal is for you 😏 github.com/godotengine/...

messages from 'Steam curators' go straight to trash 100% of the time. there may be genuine users of the Steam Curator system, but i've never seen any; they're all just trying to scam gullible game devs into giving them free Steam keys they can sell.

Today I learned that Godot can generate an atlas out of individual .png's automatically! This is .,~amazing~,. for the performance of 2D games with many sprites, because the draw calls to the GPU can be batched into a single draw call if the sprites reference the same texture. #godotengine

midgame fund investors funded this and is looking great

My team and I are facing a UI design issue and gameuidatabase.com is incredibly helpful in showing a full spectrum of ways to approach & address it. Why reinvent the wheel when you can look at 1000 other designs at a glance?! What an amazing (and free!) resource.

to put some of my current life in a game, to help me process it, to help me find others with whom it resonates

this is another big step towards a Godot ecosystem where plugin makers can make a living off of their work, and subsequently put in more time and effort and provide better support. yay Godot! #godotengine

🖤 watery-eyed grateful to be able to enriched people's lives (the attached image is a screenshot of one of the 100+ responses to announcing 'the next hidden folks announcement' at Wholesome Direct)

my colleague and i were discussing whether a certain feature PR was going make it into Godot 4.7 until we realized… … we don’t have to wait! we can just.. you know… compile the engine with that specific feature ourselves. takes 3 minutes. literally. proprietary software cycles can suck it!!

i normally don’t shitpost but i am making an exception because i just heard someone call matcha powder “shrek ashes”