The Godot Foundation just got a boost today as smash hit Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have just increased their sponsorship. Previously committed at the Gold level, Mega Crit have increased their sponsorship status to Platinum as announced in this tweet:
In addition to the success of Slay the Spire 2, another high profile Godot powered title launched this month, Road to Vostok, with both Slay the Spire 2 and Road to Vostok near the top of Steam sales charts:
Interestingly enough, both titles were originally being developed using the Unity game engine and switched to Godot during the run-time fee fiasco.
One of the biggest weaknesses of Godot compared to Unity and Unreal Engine was the relative lack of commercially successful Godot developed titles. More high profile chart topping games can only help strengthen Godot’s position in the industry. You can learn more about Mega Crit upping their Godot sponsorship and more in the video below.