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beta releases. We took a bit longer to prepare this beta as there were a number of fairly big GDScript refactoring PRs (needed to fix many bugs), which we wanted to merge all at once. As such we expect that this beta 11 might introduce some new GDScript regressions, which we'll aim to fix for beta 12 next week.
beta 11 , we found a lot of regressions – as we expected! As the pace intensifies in the lead-up to the first Release Candidate, we decided to make more frequent beta snapshots for testing. when dealing with PackedArrays) which many beta 11 users experienced ( GH-71228 ). A lot more GDScript fixes and improvements! What's new.
beta 1 in September, and that was a big milestone on our journey to finalize our next major release – be sure to check out that blog post if you haven't yet, for an overview of some of the main highlight of Godot 4.0. Since then, we've been releasing new beta snapshots every other week, and this is now the 5th beta. What's new.
As long as the product is out in public and actively being supported by developers, to us it is a live service game. This is one of those disconnects between what the public thinks the term means and what the developers think the term means (much like [ "alpha" and "beta" ]). Yes, they are all live service games.
beta releases. We took a bit longer to prepare this beta as there were a number of fairly big GDScript refactoring PRs (needed to fix many bugs), which we wanted to merge all at once. As such we expect that this beta 11 might introduce some new GDScript regressions, which we’ll aim to fix for beta 12 next week.
beta 11 , we found a lot of regressions – as we expected! As the pace intensifies in the lead-up to the first Release Candidate, we decided to make more frequent beta snapshots for testing. when dealing with PackedArrays) which many beta 11 users experienced ( GH-71228 ). A lot more GDScript fixes and improvements! What’s new.
Developed by James Dornan, the game was released on Steam in January 2025. beta 1 blog post , so if you havent read that one, have a look to be introduced to the main new features added in the 4.4 XR: OpenXR: Emulated alpha blend mode should override the real blend mode ( GH-103338 ). in the previous 4.4 Donate now
Canadian developer Lincoln McCulloch, working under the studio name Uncle Grouch Gaming , spent the last five years creating the upcoming Dungeons & Kingdoms. The fact that it took him over five years to get to the point that it’s nearly ready for Early Access is largely due to learning the ropes of game development along the way.
beta 1, and to do so we're having a (last?) alpha 17 release to ensure that things work as best as we can reasonably expect before the beta phase. Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. There will likely be breaking changes between this release and the first beta release.
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and prepare the first beta release. But we're not there yet and we'll keep having frequent alpha builds until we're ready to slap the beta label on the engine. All editor builds for this alpha have been updated with a hotfix. Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable.
Another couple of weeks, another alpha snapshot from the development branch, this time with 4.0 We're etching closer and closer to the beta stage, things are starting to fall into place! Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds. What's new. Known issues.
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Another fortnight, another alpha snapshot of the development branch, this time with 4.0 See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ). Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds. alpha 7 which should work fine.
We released a first alpha build last week, and we want to keep a relatively short iteration cycle on future alpha and beta builds until the final 3.2 alpha 2 as a second snapshot, fixing various issues from the last build. alpha 2 as a second snapshot, fixing various issues from the last build. development build.
beta, reviewing many PRs which have been opened prior to our roadmap feature freeze announced a couple of weeks ago. While this process is ongoing, we'll keep releasing alpha builds so here's 4.0 Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds. What's new. Bug reports.
beta, reviewing many PRs which have been opened prior to our roadmap feature freeze announced a month ago. While this process is ongoing, we'll keep releasing alpha builds so here's 4.0 This alpha doesn't include official builds with.NET 6 support yet, as we still have more work to do to enable this. alpha builds.
beta, reviewing many PRs which have been opened prior to our roadmap feature freeze announced a month ago. While this process is ongoing, we'll keep releasing alpha builds so here's 4.0 This is the first alpha to include export templates for the Web platform again. alpha builds. The Web editor build is not functional yet.
Straight out of the Godot Sprint in Barcelona, here's another alpha snapshot of the development branch, this time with 4.0 See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ). Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds.
Another couple of weeks, another alpha snapshot from the development branch, this time with 4.0 Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. There will likely be breaking changes between this release and the first beta release. alpha builds. Jump to the Downloads section.
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We're continuing on our fortnightly release schedule for alpha snapshots of Godot 4.0 - this time with 4.0 See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds. Known issues. Bug reports.
alpha 7 comes with one week delay on our every-other-week release schedule, since I was taking some time off :) But that means it got time for even more features and bug fixes to be finalized, reviewed and merged. See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ). alpha builds. This new 4.0 What's new.
We're continuing on our fortnightly release schedule for alpha snapshots of Godot 4.0 - this time with 4.0 See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , alpha 2 ). Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds. Known issues. Bug reports.
Already more than a month since our previous alpha , yet we haven't been idle in the meantime. This new development snapshot brings us one step closer to the beta stage, which we should reach before Christmas. See this Patreon post for details on what happened since alpha 2. for this alpha (5.14 development build.
After close to 7 months of development and over 4,000 commits since the 3.1 alpha 1 , our first milestone towards the next stable installment of our free and open source game engine. But we have been in the alpha stage since August 31, and testers and developers were not idle in the meantime, so the master branch from which 3.2
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Two months after our previous alpha , we are pleased to release Godot 3.1 alpha 2 , a new development snapshot of the master branch, moving slowly but steadily towards the beta status. IMPORTANT: This is an alpha build, which means that it is not suitable for use in production, nor for press reviews of what Godot 3.1
After three well-tested and quite stable alpha builds, we're now ready to enter the beta stage for the upcoming Godot 3.2 beta 1 as our next iteration, fixing various issues from previous builds. IMPORTANT: This is a beta build, which means that it is not suitable for use in production, nor for press reviews of what Godot 3.2
alpha 3 as our next iteration, fixing various issues from the last build. As a reminder, the alpha stage corresponds for us to a feature freeze, as announced on GitHub at the end of August , which means that we will no longer consider pull requests with new features for merge in the master branch, and that until Godot 3.2 is released.
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alpha 4 10 days ago, and it's now time for another alpha build, 3.1 This is the last alpha build before the beta stage, where we only merge critical bug fixes until the branch is stable enough for the final release. This last alpha mainly focuses on the build and release system. development build.
alpha 3 last week, and it's now time for another alpha build, 3.1 We plan to have a last alpha build within one week, and then we should be ready to move into the beta stage, where we only merge critical bug fixes until the branch is stable enough for the final release. development build. We released Godot 3.1
alpha 1 is our first milestone towards the stable release of Godot 3.1, packed with 7 months of development since Godot 3.0 Alpha snapshots will be released regularly during this phase, to continuously test the master branch and make sure that it keeps getting more stable, reliable and ready for production. for this alpha.
This is a guest post by Emmanuel Leblond (touilleMan), a Godot contributor and Python lover who develops a GDNative interface to use Python 3 as alternative scripting language in Godot. alpha (yes, it's a beta based on an alpha.) To answer the obligatory question: yes, the plan is still to ship Godot 3.0 and CPython 3.6.1
s development officially entered the beta stage last week, which coincides for us with what we name the feature freeze : from now on, no new features will be merged in the master branch, as the focus will be fully on fixing existing issues to stabilize the current feature set. beta 1 , just one month after the previous alpha 2.
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beta 2 last week, and our new beta 3 snapshot is a lot closer to what we want the final 3.1 beta 2 and 3.1 This beta is built from commit a851033. IMPORTANT: This is a beta build, which means that it is not suitable for use in production, nor for press reviews of what Godot 3.1 development build. to be like.
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