Godot Engine 4.4 is out now with Jolt Physics, Ubershaders, Interactive in-game editing

By Liam Dawe - 4 Mar 2025 at 9:22 am UTC
Last updated: 4 Mar 2025 at 4:31 pm UTC

Godot Engine 4.4 has been released bringing with it a plethora of advancements for game devs, so it might be time to give it another look.

From the update page: "Look forward to plenty of quality of life improvements hidden within this release. Faster load speeds, reduced stutter, streamlined processes — spotting all the optimizations that have been applied in the background will take some time. On top of that, long-awaited comfort features like embedded game windows and interactive in-game editing will feel more in line with other software on the market, making transitioning between them an even smoother experience. The editor overhaul alone takes up a big chunk of this release, after all."

Pictured - Godot 4.4 (RC3) on Linux

Just some of the highlights include:

Integration of Jolt Physics.
Embedded game window.
Interactive in-game editing.
Android editor support for XR devices.
Ubershaders to reduce stutter.
3D physics interpolation.
3D object snapping.
.NET 8.0.
Lots and lots of optimizations.
+ various other new features

See more in the Godot 4.4 release post.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Native Linux, Apps, Game Dev, Game Engine, Misc, New Release, Open Source

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Ehvis 7 hours ago

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Tried it yesterday. Not that I noticed any of the new features or changes. I don't even use it for what's it's meant to be used for.

I kind of started using it to try out ideas, prototype things, visualize problems and whatever I need to. There are of course other ways of doing that, but it's quite convenient to have a lot of things integrated into a single program that doesn't require me to deal with dependencies.

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ToddL 4 hours ago

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Good to see Godot continuing to get more new features and improvements out to go toe to toe with other game engine software.

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coolitic 2 hours ago

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Using ubershaders when `VK_KHR_pipeline_library` exists feels like a mistake, imo.

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sonic2kk 28 minutes ago

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Some awesome features in this! Great to see the devs pushing through and against all of the negativity surrounding Godot.

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