Godot 4.7 dev 🎮, Metal Downsampler ⚙️, Unity 2D Particles ✨
Feb 15, 2026
⚙️ Cutting-Edge Engines & Rendering
Godot 4.7 Dev1 Lands With DrawableTextures, Virtual Joysticks, and HDR
Godot has released its 4.7 dev1 snapshot, focused on long-requested quality-of-life and graphics upgrades. Highlights include built-in VirtualJoystick support for mobile controls, a simplified DrawableTexture API for drawing directly onto textures, and smarter 3D path editing with collider snapping. The engine also gains foundational Vulkan raytracing work and early HDR output on Windows as part of a wider rendering roadmap. With 311 contributions ...