protondb-data vs Godot

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Data exports from ProtonDB.com released under ODbL (by bdefore)

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Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine (by godotengine)

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protondb-data		Godot
	Project
5	Mentions	2,743
127	Stars	82,940
-	Growth	2.1%
5.6	Activity	10.0
21 days ago	Latest Commit	6 days ago
	Language	C++
-	License	MIT License

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protondb-data

Posts with mentions or reviews of protondb-data. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-23.

Guys, don't forget to rate and review all your games on Protondb.com !!!
2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 23 Jan 2022
Donating (or Supporting) Linux Gaming Projects - A Modest Guide 2020+1
5 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 29 Dec 2021

made available here
ProtonDB updates in celebration of the Steam holiday sale!
2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 22 Dec 2021

Thanks for wanting to help! I'm open to guest authors on the news section, particularly those interested in analysis of the data exports (https://github.com/bdefore/protondb-data). If you have other suggestions I'll consider them.
ProtonDB site seems outdated.
1 project | /r/linux_gaming | 15 Oct 2021

I've sent an issue on the project Github, hopefully it's creator will see it: https://github.com/bdefore/protondb-data/issues/36

Godot

Posts with mentions or reviews of Godot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-23.

Web Game Engines and Libraries
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Apr 2024
Name it Better (ideas for making more informative names)
2 projects | dev.to | 2 Mar 2024

Here's an example file tree from a part of the Godot game engine source code.
Ask HN: Yo wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?
20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Jan 2024

Godot [1] is a very nice game engine. There's a game on Itch.io that teaches the scripting language it uses [2], and a ton of great tutorials on YouTube for beginners and experts alike.
[1]: https://godotengine.org/
Show HN: GodotOS: A Fake Operating System Interface Made in the Godot Engine
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Jan 2024
Unity Software cutting 25% of staff in 'company reset' continuation
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Jan 2024
Show HN: Mutable.ai – Turn your codebase into a Wiki
14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Jan 2024

The Bitcoin and Mastadon links don't seem to be working! (wiki not found)
Would love to see this for Godot (https://github.com/godotengine/godot). Maybe Maplibre too (https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native)!
My thought on different engines
6 projects | dev.to | 20 Dec 2023

Godot Engine is a free and open-source game engine. The story started as an in-house engine of an Argentinian studio in 2007, and since 2014, it's been a community-driven project with a lot of contributors.
How do "feature flags work"
1 project | /r/godot | 11 Dec 2023
Duplicated Enemies all respond to a signal belonging to a different instance of that enemy.
1 project | /r/godot | 10 Dec 2023

I think this is the PR.
no cell on microbe stage
1 project | /r/thrive | 10 Dec 2023

Thrive is starting. Log output (due to buffering this is likely not in real time): Godot Engine v3.5.stable.mono.thrive.d2ad79a40 - https://godotengine.org OpenGL ES 3.0 Renderer: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 Async. shader compilation: OFF

What are some alternatives?

When comparing protondb-data and Godot you can also consider the following projects:

protondb-api - An unofficial API for the ProtonDB database dumps

bevy - A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

HeroicGamesLauncher - A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.

o3de - Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.

RenPy - The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine

Cocos2d - Cocos2d-x is a suite of open-source, cross-platform, game-development tools utilized by millions of developers across the globe. Its core has evolved to serve as the foundation for Cocos Creator 1.x & 2.x.

MangoHud - A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb

GDevelop - :video_game: Open-source, cross-platform game engine designed to be used by everyone.

Panda3D - Powerful, mature open-source cross-platform game engine for Python and C++, developed by Disney and CMU

ursina - A game engine powered by python and panda3d.

Spring RTS game engine - A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. - Report issues at https://springrts.com/mantis/

raylib - A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming