Developer Builds Same Game in Unity and Godot to Compare Engines
The comparison gives indie developers a concrete, side-by-side look at the real-world trade-offs between Unity and Godot, with Godot's speed and small footprint challenging Unity's dominance in the indie space.
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Game developer Thomas Grové recreated the same horror adventure game in both Unity and Godot Engine to decide which to use going forward. He found both capable of hitting performance targets, but Godot required far less storage and dramatically faster script compilation and build times. Grové chose Godot for his current project.
Thomas Grové, a game developer, built the same horror adventure game in both Unity and Godot Engine after finishing basic development on his current project. He wanted a direct comparison to settle which engine to use for future work. The results, posted in a May 17 video and on Reddit, show both engines can deliver the desired game at well above 60 fps, but the development experience diverged sharply.
Unity's development environment required about 21 GB of storage, while Godot Engine needed roughly 164 MB. Script compilation, a frequent task, took 15.4 seconds in Unity versus 0.31 seconds in Godot. The first full build of the game took Unity about 15 minutes; Godot finished in 2.5 seconds. Grové concluded he will use Godot Engine for his current game. Reddit commenters echoed frustrations with Unity's long build and reflection times, with some reporting Android builds taking seven hours.
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