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Godot vs flame
Godot has 117,916 GitHub stars, 26,891 forks, 18,870 open issues and last shipped yesterday. flame has 10,773 stars, 1,043 forks, 90 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Godot leads on adoption by 995% (117,916 vs 10,773 stars). Godot is written in C++ under MIT; flame is written in Dart under MIT. Godot has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, flame 10%. Godot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (game-development, game-engine, gamedev), 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 | flame | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 118K | ★ 11K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 27K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Godot if
- You weight community size — 118K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick flame if
- You want the flame feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and flame fits your workflow better
About Godot
Godot Engine is a free, MIT licensed, cross platform 2D and 3D game engine that ships an editor, a class reference, export templates, and one click deployment to desktop, mobile, web and console targets, aimed at game developers who want to own their toolchain and their games without royalties.
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About flame
Flame is a Flutter based game engine distributed as an MIT licensed Dart package, built for Flutter developers who want to write 2D games in Dart without hand rolling a game loop, component system, and rendering utilities themselves.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Godot or flame more popular?
Godot has 117,916 GitHub stars and flame has 10,773. Godot has the larger community by that measure.
Are Godot and flame free?
Both are open source. Godot is licensed under MIT and flame under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Godot and flame?
Godot is written in C++ and flame in Dart. 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 flame?
Choose Godot if you want the larger community (117,916 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose flame if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.