I also wanted to say that I love that people working on Godot aren't exactly focusing on money. I absolutely do not want it to be consumed by corporations and greed. But then again, the bigger the community, the better, and popularizing Godot is definitely one way to expand the community.

Pixophir

Pixophir Aw, but if your PC can't run Unity you're likely to run into problems with Godot 4, too. It needs graphics that support Vulkan, so something post 2014 or so

"gulp", I guess I'll missing out on Godot 4 for some time...

Pixophir Apropos slow progression, if I am not mistaken - and somebody correct me if I am - Unity has an edge of 10 years over Godot.

And despite that, as cybereality said:

cybereality More seriously, Hollow Knight, Cuphead, and Undertale would all be fully possible in Godot, and easier to make than in Unity. For 2D I would say Godot is the best out there.

and I consider that a big achievement in such a short time.

            @ThinKing_2005 I'll probably get me, when the generation changes, an AMD 5600G with a cheap board, 16GB of 3200/CL14 memory, a pci3 ssd of 500GB or so, in a mini atx box with a simple AIO cooler and full hd display. Should be around 800,- all together, low power consumption for the off-grid house at night, and certainly enough for development. Graphics in the range of an old GTX960 or so.

            @the_maven It is not my invention :-)

            Megalomaniak Laptop, WINDOWS10 (though originally WINDOWS7). I'm not sure about pci-e x16 slots, is there a way to check for that without having to disassemble my Laptop?

                ThinKing_2005 I'm not sure about pci-e x16 slots, is there a way to check for that without having to disassemble my Laptop?

                Nah, that would be applicable if it was a desktop. I might have been able to offer my previous GPU as an upgrade since I had recently bought a new one.

                    There is a 'mxm' expansion slot mostly used by nvidia laptop graphics cards as far as I'm aware. It was always rather rare in it's use tho and only really used by some of the most expensive laptops. In most laptops the gpu is directly integrated into the main board.

                      Some laptops can use external GPUs, I used to have one, but they are only available on newer or higher-end models. If your laptop is old, it's unlikely you can use desktop GPUs. It's called eGPU. This was the one I used to have.

                        Megalomaniak cybereality
                        Thanks for the comments, this means my Laptop probably doesn't support that. It's alright though, I'm not planning on using Godot 4 until it has a stable release, so I'll have time to prepare for that. Again, thanks all.

                            9 months later

                            One time when I was just learning what a motherboard was, I wanted to see if I could fit a PCI-e xSomethin inside an M.2 SATA port :-)
                            Don't do it. I still don't know what I was thinking.
                            I think I was 16 at the time. So I had the bravado of a dumb kid mixed with this mental illness called curiosity.

                            Cruelty Squad was made with Godot and made over a million dollars. That's probably the biggest hit from an indie dev. Sonic Colors Ultimate was made by SEGA and released on consoles and that was (partially) made with Godot. Brotato was also fairly popular. Cassette Beasts just released, but looks high quality and on consoles, so could be a big game. You can see some of the better ones here: https://godotengine.org/showcase/

                            2 years later

                            Buckshot Roulette was popular for a while on youtube and it was made in godot

                            5 days later

                            Halls of torment, great game, you can get it for free on steam - prelude version.. honestly i could not find whats different from the paid version, but i paid for the full version.. you can import free version progress into the paid version.. try it out if you have chance..

                            they use pre rendered 3D characters as sprites.. looks awsome.. has that diablo2 look and feel, kinda boring in other parts but great fun for few hours..

                            I guess Buckshot Roulette is popular, You'll see it's made in Godot 4.1 if you run it from CMD

                            don't know if anyone said this or not (kinda skimmed)... but Godot doesn't necessarily need Vulcan... in compatibility mode it uses GLES. my laptop from 2012 doesn't support Vulcan but everything i did there i did in compatibility mode and it all worked just fine. great tool to learn Godot and get your feet wet with game development.

                            As for popular Godot "GAMES":
                            I know the TESLA app uses the Godot engine... that is seemingly pretty popular.... not a game but i figured worth a mention.

                            https://medium.com/@imam.auliya.nurakhman/how-tesla-combine-react-native-and-godot-engine-for-their-app-a-simple-breakdown-6eec989d8dd6#:~:text=Tesla%20utilizes%20the%20React%20Native,vehicles%2C%20enhancing%20the%20user%20experience.