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Foundation News

🌍 Web .NET prototype

The .NET team managed to create a prototype running C# on the Web. There’s still a lot of work and testing to do, but we are getting there!

We interviewed Frederic Plourde and Daniel Castellanos who used Godot to create an educational XR experience for SOMAR, a non-profit association focusing on the conservation of marine life in the Algarve

⚙️ Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 4

Plenty of new features this time around, so feedback and bug reports from testing are once again strongly recommended. If you give it a go and find any issues, remember to report them on GitHub.

Community news

⛺ GodotCamp 2025

The Godot Stammtisch Karlsruhe is organizing a BarCamp bringing together Godot Engine enthusiasts of all skill levels on May 24-25 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Participants actively shape the agenda by proposing sessions, and throughout the event, everyone has the opportunity to engage in discussions and connect with like-minded developers.

🎓 New GDQuest 3D game tutorial

They did it again! This tutorial is the perfect excuse to get into making a 3D game. In just 1 sitting, you can complete a fun and shareable game while understanding every step and learning the essentials of 3D gamedev with Godot.

🎤 Post-GodotCon blog entries

We want to share three blog posts written by people who attended our latest GodotCon in Boston:

Reflecting on GodotCon by Essay Games. Nicholas shares his impressions from attending and giving the workshop "Narrative Design for the Solo Developer"
Boston Godot Con by Russ. A comprehensive writeup of his experience day by day; showcase, talks, people, highlights, and more!
GodotCon Boston 2025 by AsFunAs who covered his first gamedev conference experience with an extra playtesting session at another event of the Boston GameDev Week.

Indie releases

⚡ The Electrifying Incident

An adorable bite-sized adventure from the creators of A Monster’s Expedition - explore the facility, avoid the live electricity, and repair the malfunctioning reactor.

🥤Rift Riff

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

⚔️ Lost For Swords

Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

🧙 Ambidextro

A multi-player game for a single player. Learn to control 2 characters at the same time, one with each hand. Achieve ambidexterity and rescue both the prince and the princess at the same time.

FOSS tools

Made with/for Godot

🧰 MizGodotTools

Miziziziz, the developer behind Endoparasitic, released a set of tools for you to use: 2d drop shadows, pseudo 3D effects, VFX, NPC vision, IK, save system, level system, and more!

🧪 Material Maker

Everyone probably knows about Material Maker by now, but just in case: A procedural textures authoring and 3D model painting tool based on the Godot game engine.

Palate Cleanser

Have you ever wanted to cheat when playing pool? Me neither! But if you ever do, you should check out this video by Echo Martin and his Augmented Reality Pool Assistant on the Quest 3 made with Godot.

A demonstration of how lines are drawn on top of the pool table predicting the trajectory of the balls

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