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Armory3D vs Godot Engine

Armory3D

armory3d.org

Godot Engine

godotengine.org

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FigureArmory3DGodot Engine
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
API—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Game Development Software9.1 (#2)8.7 (#9)
Spec score · Game Engine Software8.7 (#22)9.1 (#4)
Free planYesYes
LicenseThe engine repository identifies the software license as zlib/libpng and permits use for any purpose, including commercial applications, subject to its stated restrictions.Godot Engine is released under the MIT license, which permits commercial use and redistribution subject to including its copyright notice and license statement.
Mobile exportYesYes
Multiplayer toolsYesYes
PurposeArmory3D is an open-source 3D game engine focused on portability, minimal footprint and performance.Godot is a free, open-source game engine for developing 2D and 3D games, cross-platform projects, and XR ideas.
Scripting languagesHaxeGDScript,C#,C++
Source code modelopen_sourceopen_source
Target platformsWindows,Linux,macOS,iOS,Android,WebWindows,macOS,Linux,Android,iOS,Web,consoles via third-party providers
Visual scriptingYesNo

Plans

Armory3D

  • Armory EngineFree

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Godot Engine

  • Godot EngineFree

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In their own words

Armory3D

Armory3D is a free, open-source 3D game engine that works as a Blender add-on and external SDK. It targets games for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android and the web, with visual scripting and Haxe available for game logic. Its scriptable renderer supports deferred and forward paths, and developers can create custom render paths. The engine includes a UI library and editor, physics based on Bullet for rigid and soft body simulation, and an option to use Oimo. Navigation meshes support real-time pathing for objects marked as actors. Effects and animation include emitter and hair particles with GPU instancing, GPU skinning, bones, keyframes, shape keys and tilesheets. Listed lighting features include voxel-based ambient occlusion, lightmapping, area lights, reflection probes and IES textures. The setup guide asks users to install Blender 4.5.x LTS and says Blender 3.3 LTS and earlier are unsupported. The repository identifies the license as zlib/libpng and permits commercial use subject to its stated restrictions. The privacy policy says Armory software does not collect, market or sell user data.

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Godot Engine

Godot Engine is a free, open-source engine for developing 2D and 3D games, cross-platform projects, and XR ideas. Its Node and Scene system organizes game logic through reusable components and hierarchy. The dedicated 2D engine uses pixel coordinates and 2D nodes, while 3D nodes support building, animating, and rendering worlds and characters. Developers can use GDScript, C#/.NET, or C++ through GDExtension, along with community language bindings. Godot includes OpenXR and WebXR support, with other XR SDKs available through plugins. Games can be published on desktop, mobile, and web; console deployment is supported through third-party publishers. The engine uses the MIT license, which permits commercial use and redistribution subject to including its copyright notice and license statement. That license does not apply to content made with Godot, and creators retain copyright ownership of their games. C# is available for desktop and mobile; the listed web option is Godot 3. The latest stable download listed is Godot 4.7.2.

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