C# games in Godot, 2022 edition

1. godex

   1 38 1,284 3.6 C++

   Godex is a Godot Engine ECS library.

   

   There is an ECS port for Godot named Godex, but it isn't hugely mature:

   https://github.com/GodotECS/godex

   I haven't used it, though I've been curious about it. As far as better options for ECS game engines go, I'd go with Bevy (personally), but you'll have to learn Rust (which I'm a proponent of anyway).

   https://bevyengine.org/learn/book/introduction/

   But both of these are still in "Beta", if that's even the proper term for their development cycle, at this point. They work, technically, but they could use some help, to my understanding.

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3. GoDotTest

   2 4 101 7.8 C#

   C# test runner for Godot. Run tests from the command line, collect code coverage, and debug tests.

   

   I believe I can address the first two points for you:

   > Scalable text support a la TextMeshPro (sdf-based rendering)

   Someone in our Discord recently found a way to scale their project UI correctly according to screen DPI, not sure if that solves your problem or not. Their project is also open source: https://github.com/derkork/openscad-graph-editor

   > - the in-editor console is horrible. it frequently tells me "output overflow, print less text!". wtf?

   That can be solved by upping the debugger output limit in your project. (https://github.com/chickensoft-games/go_dot_test/blob/1fb342...)

4. MonoGame

   3 96 12,048 9.2 C#

   One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games.

   

5. openscad-graph-editor

   4 42 233 8.1 C#

   OpenSCAD Graph Editor

   

   I believe I can address the first two points for you:

   > Scalable text support a la TextMeshPro (sdf-based rendering)

   Someone in our Discord recently found a way to scale their project UI correctly according to screen DPI, not sure if that solves your problem or not. Their project is also open source: https://github.com/derkork/openscad-graph-editor

   > - the in-editor console is horrible. it frequently tells me "output overflow, print less text!". wtf?

   That can be solved by upping the debugger output limit in your project. (https://github.com/chickensoft-games/go_dot_test/blob/1fb342...)

6. Godot

   5 2,781 96,577 10.0 C++

   Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

   

   Yep. Similar numbers of assets, similar sizes of assets, etc. Things that would cause Unity to keel over and die were virtually instantaneous in Godot.

   Actually, there was one issue where saving was taking like 2 seconds in Godot instead of being instantaneous. I reported it and it was solved in the next point version. https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/49570

7. GodotSwift

   6 1 51 10.0 C

   Discontinued Swift bindings for the Godot Game Engine

8. godot-swift

   7 3 116 0.0 Swift

   swift language support for the godot game engine

   

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10. FNA

    8 86 2,749 8.4 C#

    FNA - Accuracy-focused XNA4 reimplementation for open platforms

    

11. godot-jvm

    9 7 735 9.0 Kotlin

    Godot Kotlin JVM Module

    

    You obviously know this since you linked a Swift bindings project, but for others reading who may not be aware: Godot officially supports multiple languages ("GDScript, C#, VisualScript, and C++ and C via its GDNative technology"[1]), but other languages are supported by the community.

    In particular, a sibling comment mentions Kotlin. The docs[2] link to a project that adds Kotlin bindings https://github.com/utopia-rise/godot-kotlin-jvm

    [1]https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/step_...

12. swift

    10 226 68,461 10.0 C++

    The Swift Programming Language

    

    Yes, I know C# reasonably well. I use it in Unity for game development, where it is the only option.

    C# is better than many alternatives, but Swift is simply a better language in every regard.

    C#'s GC is a constant issue for games, and it makes using things like LINQ nearly impossible since it does so much allocation. Swift is designed around automatic reference counting instead. C#'s structs work weirdly and are hard to use.

    Swift is so much more ergonomic. C# has added a few nice things lately, but it's much more verbose than Swift.

    Swift is also more focused on performance, and is always AOT compiled.

    Unity has had to come up with some insane things to get C# to work across platforms – they have their own .NET IL to C++ compiler (https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/IL2CPP.html) that doesn't always work right. They also have a SECOND custom C# compiler for high-performance programming (https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/[email protected]/manual...).

    I'm also very excited about Swift 6's upcoming opt-in Rust-like lower-level memory management which should help a ton for performance-critical code. (https://github.com/apple/swift/blob/main/docs/OwnershipManif...)

13. Stride Game Engine

    11 26 6,912 9.5 C#

    Stride (formerly Xenko), a free and open-source cross-platform C# game engine.

    

14. defold

    12 9 4,977 9.9 C++

    Defold is a completely free to use game engine for development of desktop, mobile and web games.

    

    Maybe that's typical in gaming situations, but it has a weird license: https://github.com/defold/defold/blob/1.3.4/LICENSE.txt ("the Defold License version 1.0")

15. godot-docs

    13 160 4,300 9.9 reStructuredText

    Godot Engine official documentation

    

16. bevy

    14 594 39,070 10.0 Rust

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

    

    Godot uses a similar object oriented approach as Unity. For ECS, you might keep an eye on Bevy[1]. It’s still not mature but its team has been making progress. Even Unity and Unreal had to start somewhere.

    [1] https://bevyengine.org/

17. Retro3DGraphicsCollection

    15 9 1,586 3.6

    a compilation of commercially usable game ready retro style 3d graphic assets

    

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