Contributing with a cash amount to have work done on any engine would be cheaper and more useful for all parts involved than having to deal with these vampires.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is a viable open source competitor, godot. The issue is that for many developers who have invested years into their current project, moving engines midway is a ton of effort that might break them financially.

[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 4 points 1 year ago

Viable, yes, but I don't think Godot currently matches up to Unity in terms of capability. I do think this will very much get an impetus going for people & studios to invest into Godot's development, though.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is at least godot

[–] sodiumbromley@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And some pretty well known recent indie games have been made in Godot, like Cassette Beasts.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Cruelty Squad was made in Godot. Don't know if that's an endorsement or not as the game is deliberately hideous, but...yeah.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

They have pretty extensive showcase of games made in Godot on their website.