Game Development
Hire Godot Developers
Godot developers build 2D and 3D games with the free, open-source Godot engine, popular with indie studios and prototypes.
The role
What Godot developers do
A Godot developer builds scenes and nodes, writes gameplay in GDScript or C#, handles input, physics and animation, and exports builds for desktop, mobile and web. Porting projects from Unity to Godot has become a common request.
Typical deliverables
- 2D or 3D game prototypes and full games
- Gameplay scripting in GDScript or C#
- Ports from other engines
- Exports for desktop, mobile and web
- Custom tools and editor plugins
Tools you will see
- Godot 4
- GDScript
- C#
- Godot Asset Library
- Git
Choosing
How to choose Godot developers
What to look for
- Playable Godot projects you can try.
- Current Godot 4 experience.
- Clean scene and node organisation.
- Experience with your target platforms.
Questions to ask
- 1GDScript or C# for this project?
- 2Have you ported a game to Godot?
- 3How do you organise scenes in a larger project?
- 4Which platforms have you exported to?
Planning
Before you post the job
Platform support
Console exports for Godot usually need third-party porting services. Check early if consoles are planned.
What drives cost
Game scope, 2D or 3D, art, platforms and whether you are porting existing work.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring Godot developers
Is Godot free?
Yes. Godot is open source with no royalties or licence fees.
Is Godot good for 3D?
Godot 4 improved 3D significantly, though many high-end 3D projects still use Unreal.
Can we move a Unity project to Godot?
Yes, but it is a rebuild of scripts and scenes rather than an automatic conversion.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for Godot developers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.