{"id":66898,"date":"2026-05-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66898"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:25:06","slug":"developer-makes-the-same-game-twice-in-unity-and-godot-after-struggling-to-choose-an-engine-delivering-detailed-comparison-of-the-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/developer-makes-the-same-game-twice-in-unity-and-godot-after-struggling-to-choose-an-engine-delivering-detailed-comparison-of-the-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer\u00a0makes the same game twice\u00a0in\u00a0Unity and Godot after struggling\u00a0to choose\u00a0an engine,\u00a0delivering detailed comparison of\u00a0the\u00a0pros and cons\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Game developer Thomas Grov\u00e9 posted a video<\/a> on May 17 detailing his endeavor to build the same game in both Unity and Godot Engine in order to compare them. The video has since sparked extensive discussion among devs on Reddit<\/a> about the strengths and weaknesses of the two engines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Unity and Godot Engine are widely used general-purpose game engines, particularly among indie developers. In a survey conducted by the Game Developers Conference for this year\u2019s \u201cGDC Festival of Gaming,\u201d Unity recorded a 30% adoption rate as developers\u2019 primary engine, while Godot Engine came in at 5%. Although that\u2019s a sizable gap, Godot has been steadily expanding its presence, with major hits like Slay the Spire 2 adopting it as of recently. As a result, it\u2019s become increasingly important for developers to weigh their options when deciding on a game engine for their project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With that in mind, Grov\u00e9 explained that after\u00a0completing\u00a0the foundational systems for the horror adventure game\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0currently developing, he decided to recreate the same game in Godot Engine as well. His goal was to compare the two before deciding which engine to continue developing in for the final project, and he uploaded the video to share the insights he gained during the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to inherent differences between the engines, the resulting games were not completely identical. However, Grov\u00e9 concluded that both engines were fully capable of creating the kind of game he wanted to make. When comparing framerates, he noted that although his target was 60fps, both engines achieved framerates several times higher than that. Even accounting for future graphical improvements, he believes both still have plenty of performance headroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The biggest differences\u00a0highlighted in the video\u00a0lie in\u00a0overall\u00a0usability.\u00a0For starters, the storage space\u00a0required\u00a0to install the\u00a0engines\u00a0differed drastically. Unity, including Unity Hub and related components,\u00a0required\u00a0roughly 21GB\u00a0of storage, while Godot Engine needed only around 164MB, which\u00a0could be a deciding factor for developers with limited storage space.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another major point was time required for script compilation, a process devs repeat over and over during development. In Grov\u00e9\u2019s tests, Unity took 15.4 seconds to compile scripts, while Godot Engine took just 0.31 seconds, which is a significant gap. This is likely due to Unity\u2019s standard use of the compiled language C#, whereas Godot uses its interpreted in-house language GDScript, allowing for much faster iteration times. Grov\u00e9 remarked that one of the reasons he originally fell in love with Unity was \u201chow instantly changes were reflected,\u201d lamenting that things have changed significantly over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unity\u2019s\u00a0performance\u00a0was also weaker than Godot in both full game build times and game startup times. The gap was especially dramatic for the\u00a0initial\u00a0build, with\u00a0Unity\u00a0reportedly taking\u00a0around 15 minutes\u00a0while Godot completed the process in only 2.5 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After going through the various comparisons,\u00a0Grov\u00e9\u00a0concluded that he plans to continue developing his game\u00a0in\u00a0Godot Engine. The video also discusses numerous other topics, including differences in the editor interface, the amount of work involved in importing 3D models, and the fact that Godot includes all assets in a project by default unless manually adjusted,\u00a0resulting in unnecessarily\u00a0large\u00a0file sizes\u00a0\u2013 so definitely check\u00a0out\u00a0the full\u00a0thing\u00a0on YouTube\u00a0if you\u2019re interested in the details.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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