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Godot vs engo
Godot has 120,109 GitHub stars, 27,490 forks, 18,870 open issues and last shipped yesterday. engo has 1,822 stars, 132 forks, 54 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. Godot leads on adoption by 6,492% (120,109 vs 1,822 stars). Godot is written in C++ under MIT; engo is written in Go under MIT. Godot has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, engo 7%. Godot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (game-engine), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Godot | engo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 120K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-13 | 2026-03-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 27K | ⑂ 132 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Godot if
- You weight community size — 120K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick engo if
- You want the engo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and engo fits your workflow better
About Godot
Godot Engine 2D and 3D cross platform game engine Godot Engine is a feature packed, cross platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel. Games can be exported with one click to a number of platforms, including the major desktop platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows), mobile platforms (Android, iOS), as well as Web based platforms and consoles. Free, open source and community driven Godot is completely free and open source under the very permissive MIT license. No…
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About engo
Engo A cross platform game engine written in Go following an interpretation of the Entity Component System paradigm. Engo is currently compilable for Mac OSX, Linux and Windows. With the release of Go 1.4, supporting Android and the inception of iOS compatibility, mobile has been be added as a release target. Web support (wasm) is also available. v1.0 is now available! To celebrate, there will be a game jam coming soon to celebrate the release, start actually building things and hopefully find any issues. Updates for this will come soon. Getting in touch / Contributing We have a gitter chat for people to join…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Godot or engo more popular?
Godot has 120,109 GitHub stars and engo has 1,822. Godot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Godot and engo free?
Both are open source. Godot is licensed under MIT and engo under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Godot and engo?
Godot is written in C++ and engo in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Godot or engo?
Choose Godot if you want the larger community (120,109 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose engo if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.