{"id":17,"date":"2023-04-26T22:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T22:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2023-04-27T13:21:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:21:52","slug":"why-do-we-port-godot-engine-based-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawrlab.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/26\/why-do-we-port-godot-engine-based-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we port Godot engine based games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TL;DR: Because FOSS rocks! \ud83d\ude4c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The gaming industry has experienced a boom in recent years, with an influx of new platforms and engines emerging to support game developers’ creative visions. Among these, Godot has grown into a popular choice for many indie developers, owing to its intuitive interface, an easy but powerful scripting language (GDScript), its portability, community-driven spirit, and open-source nature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Space Ducks was the first game we ported! Developed by 6toad and published by Flynn’s arcade on November 2022.<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Godot is a versatile engine that allows developers to create games for various official platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, web browsers… but, thanks to being open-source and MIT licensed,<\/strong> it also has been unofficially ported to closed commercial gaming consoles<\/strong> like Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation<\/strong>… and a few retro-gaming platforms<\/strong> like Raspberry Pi, Evercade, iiRcade, exA-Arcadia<\/strong>, …<\/p>\n\n\n

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Donut Dodo is an amazing<\/strong> arcade game by pixel games! We ported it to Switch for Flynn’s arcade, but it has also been ported to Evercade, iiRcade, Atari VCS and exA-Arcadia!<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Despite the evident potential of Godot, many publishers remain skeptical due to their unfamiliarity with the engine<\/strong> or concerns about its stability. By porting and publishing Godot games to the Nintendo Switch and showcasing their success, we aim to dispel these doubts and demonstrate the engine’s viability for a wide range of projects<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Inhabit and Constellations: two nice cosy wholesome puzzles.
To be published by RAWRLAB Games on June 2023! \ud83e\udd73<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As Godot continues to gain recognition and credibility, publishers will be more inclined to support and invest in Godot-based games, further cementing the engine’s place within the industry.<\/strong> \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your time.
Pablo Navarro (@panreyes) \u2013 CEO of RAWRLAB Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P.S.: BUY MURTOP<\/strong>! \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n

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P.S.2: I didn’t forget, but I’m planning to dedicate a whole post for Murtop! \ud83d\ude0a<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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