| Product | Godot | Unity |
|---|---|---|
| Link | Godot | Unity |
| Description | Godot aims to offer a fully integrated game development environment. It allows developers to create a game, needing no other tools beyond those used for content creation (visual assets, music, etc.) | Unity is a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies, first announced and released in June 2005 at Apple Inc.’s Worldwide Developers Conference as an OS X-exclusive game engine. As of 2018, the engine had been extended to support more than 25 platforms. |
| Gitnux Rating | Not found on Gintux | Top-Notch |
| Pricing Model | Free | Usage based |
| Pricing Rates | Free | Unity personal, plus, pro, enterprise |
| Could be better | 3D, animation details, too many bugs | Pricing flexibility, unexpected bugs, guide on how to use it |
| Key features | Visual scripting, Visual editor, Tile map editor | Render, Rendering Quality, Controls |
| Support | Email/Help Desk Phone Support | Email/Help Desk FAQs/Forum Knowledge Base |
| Best for | Godot is computer software that is used for making 2D and 3D games for different operating systems | Designed for automotive, transportation, film, architecture, and other industries, a game engine that helps create human machine interface, customize splash screen, build AR simulations, and more. |
| Features | Godot | Unity |
|---|---|---|
| Effects | Yes | Yes |
| Animate | Yes | Yes |
| Kinematic bodies | Yes | Yes |
| Visual scripting | Yes | Yes |
| Team Collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in editor | Yes | No |
Effects
Unity is known for its high quality graphics including lighting, visual, shading, sound effects. While Godot is behind providing only basic graphic effects.
Kinematic bodies
Godot is really flexible, you have a kinematic body with a collision/overlap prevention API and a RigidBody with many modes, even a custom integrator for more precise manipulation of velocities. Unity uses rigidbody which is in full control of animation and script.
Animate
Godot is used for 2D animation while Unity is used for both 2D and 3D animation.
Visual scripting
Godot game engine comes with a uniquely written programming language called GDScript. A mixing of Python and Lua which makes it as readable as Python. Unity is more geared towards developers who can code, it also accommodates beginners who want to use virtual scripting with the assets in the asset store.
Team Collaboration
Unity offers a feature which allows team to collaborate with each other faster and efficiently named “Unity Teams”.
Built-in editor
The Unity editor allows adding custom menus that look and behave like the built-in menus. Godot allows to create custom editors.
