We are almost ready to release Godot 4.4 officially! As we are in the Release Candidate stage and focus only on critical regression fixes, the pace of merging pull requests has nearly stopped… but a lot of good stuff is already being queued for the next release cycle. In the meantime, the communication team is doing an amazing work to finalize the contents of the release page, so that you can all (re)discover the highlights of Godot 4.4 with an exciting format! Release Candidate We managed to get a few more regressions identified and fixed since our RC2 snapshot 2 days ago, so we’re making a final final release candidate to round this all up and ensure Godot 4.4 is ready for prime time! final Please, consider supporting the project financially, if you are able. Godot is maintained by the efforts of volunteers and a small team of paid contributors. Your donations go towards sponsoring their work and ensuring they can dedicate their undivided attention to the needs of the project. supporting the project financially Jump to the Downloads section, and give it a spin right now, or continue reading to learn more about improvements in this release. You can also try the Web editor or the Android editor for this release. If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. Jump to the Downloads Downloads section try the Web editor Web editor Android editor our testing group The original cover illustration is from CRUEL, a fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements. Developed by James Dornan, the game was released on Steam in January 2025. The original cover illustration is from CRUEL CRUEL a fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements. Developed by James Dornan, the game was released on Steam in January 2025. on Steam Highlights We covered the most important highlights from Godot 4.4 in the previous 4.4 beta 1 blog post, so if you haven’t read that one, have a look to be introduced to the main new features added in the 4.4 release. 4.4 beta 1 blog post 4.4 beta 1 blog post Especially if you’re testing 4.4 for the first time, you’ll want to get a condensed overview of what new features you might want to make use of. This section covers changes made since the previous RC 2 snapshot, which are strictly regression fixes: RC 2 snapshot Buildsystem: Add (void *) cast directly to GetProcAddress calls (GH-103354).
Editor: Replace error to info messages for embedded game (GH-103339).
Editor: Add checks to prevent crashes when accessing the GameMenu api (GH-103371).
GDScript: Add bound checks to Array/Packed*Array variant call get and set methods (GH-103362).
Input: Change default deadzone back to 0.5 for ui_* actions and axis pressed state (GH-103364).
Rendering: Shaders: Only convert default value to linear color if type hint is source_color (GH-103201).
Rendering: Metal: Fix SPIR-V → MSL compilation on iOS targets (GH-103337).
XR: OpenXR: Emulated alpha blend mode should override the real blend mode (GH-103338).
XR: Inform that Android sensors must be enabled for MobileVR support (GH-103370). Buildsystem: Add (void *) cast directly to GetProcAddress calls (GH-103354). (void *) GetProcAddress GH-103354 Editor: Replace error to info messages for embedded game (GH-103339). GH-103339 Editor: Add checks to prevent crashes when accessing the GameMenu api (GH-103371). GH-103371 GDScript: Add bound checks to Array/Packed*Array variant call get and set methods (GH-103362). Array Packed*Array get set GH-103362 Input: Change default deadzone back to 0.5 for ui_* actions and axis pressed state (GH-103364). ui_* pressed GH-103364 Rendering: Shaders: Only convert default value to linear color if type hint is source_color (GH-103201). source_color GH-103201 Rendering: Metal: Fix SPIR-V → MSL compilation on iOS targets (GH-103337). GH-103337 XR: OpenXR: Emulated alpha blend mode should override the real blend mode (GH-103338). GH-103338 XR: Inform that Android sensors must be enabled for MobileVR support (GH-103370). GH-103370 Changelog 7 contributors submitted 10 fixes for this release. See our interactive changelog for the complete list of changes since the 4.4-rc2 snapshot. You can also review all changes included in 4.4 compared to the previous 4.3 feature release. 7 contributors 10 fixes interactive changelog interactive changelog all changes included in 4.4 This release is built from commit 15ff45068. 15ff45068 Downloads Download Godot 4.4 rc3 Download Godot 4.4 rc3 Standard build includes support for GDScript and GDExtension. Standard build .NET build (marked as mono) includes support for C#, as well as GDScript and GDExtension. .NET build mono .NET 8.0 or newer is required for this build, changing the minimal supported version from .NET 6 to 8. .NET 8.0 or newer is required for this build, changing the minimal supported version from .NET 6 to 8. While engine maintainers try their best to ensure that each preview snapshot and release candidate is stable, this is by definition a pre-release piece of software. Be sure to make frequent backups, or use a version control system such as Git, to preserve your projects in case of corruption or data loss. a pre-release piece of software Known issues During the Release Candidate stage, we focus exclusively on solving showstopping regressions (i.e. something that worked in a previous release is now broken, without workaround). You can have a look at our current list of regressions and significant issues which we aim to address before releasing 4.4. This list is dynamic and will be updated if we discover new blocking issues after more users start testing the RC snapshots. list of regressions and significant issues With every release, we are aware that there are going to be various issues which have already been reported but haven’t been fixed yet, due to limited resources. See the GitHub issue tracker for a complete list of known bugs. known bugs Bug reports As a tester, we encourage you to open bug reports if you experience issues with this release. Please check the existing issues on GitHub first, using the search function with relevant keywords, to ensure that the bug you experience is not already known. open bug reports existing issues on GitHub In particular, any change that would cause a regression in your projects is very important to report (e.g. if something that worked fine in previous 4.x releases, but no longer works in this snapshot). Support Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, as well as a handful of part and full-time developers hired thanks to generous donations from the Godot community. A big thank you to everyone who has contributed their time or their financial support to the project! generous donations from the Godot community their time their financial support If you’d like to support the project financially and help us secure our future hires, you can do so using the Godot Development Fund. Godot Development Fund Donate now Donate now By Rémi Verschelde By Rémi Verschelde Also published here Also published here here Photo by Clayton Robbins on Unsplash Photo by Clayton Robbins on Unsplash Clayton Robbins Unsplash

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