Why I'm choosing Godot

I've been making games here and there for about 25 years but t's only been in the last few years that I've started doing it more deliberately.

Back in the early days all I had available to me was a copy of The Games Factory I bought from a local computer store but these days there's a never-ending supply of game-making tools.

So why did I choose Godot?

The first big reason for me is that it's free and open source. Some of the other popular engines have had some scary looking license revisions over the years but, based on how the project is structured, Godot is immune from that.

Another reason is that it's light.

Godot doesn't need much to run and its footprint Is tiny. In less than 100mb you get a full game engine. And there is a surprising amount of stuff packed into that size.

I like the node-based structure.

Before getting into Godot, I had built my own streamline ECS based engine so the node stuff looked like it might be a messy approach.

After giving it a go and completing the Heartbeast Action RPG tutorial series, however, my misconceptions were broken. The way Godot structures scenes and code is exactly how my brain thinks.

One of the biggest reasons for me though is the community.

Everybody is passionate about Godot and there is always someone willing to help you out. There are countless high quality tutorials that teach everything you need to get started.

I've used a long list of game-making software over the years but Godot is the first one that feels like home.