Godot Digest 47

Godot 4.7 is finally out! Full of new features and improvements, in particular the new Asset Store! Also, lots of community tutorials.

Jun 23, 2026

Official News

Godot 4.7 is out! This version focuses heavily on usability and performance. And that brings along many great new features and improvements. Among those changes, we have the new AreaLight3D node, support for HDR output, 3D vertex snapping, one-way collision support for CollisionShape2D, Tweens can now wait for signals, and, probably the most important addition in this release, the new Asset Store.

For a complete list of highlights, check the official blog post.

https://godotengine.org/releases/4.7/

If you prefer the video format, the community has you covered:

Octodemy overview of all the changes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iNwBmH2xX0

Queble gives us his take on the new version features

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSFHjz14T3U

Mr.Elipteach lists his favorite features

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vkShcaiABw

Coding Quests summary on the new version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLUHDZy9LFQ

Gamefromscratch review of 4.7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_A59-h5XAg

From the Community

Here are some of the latest tutorials and resources from the Godot community.

How to make a hole eating game —Octodemy

Great simple tutorial on how to make a hole-eating game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eoPxXPulaA

Menger tunnel shader —FencerDevLog

Awesome shader that looks like one of those old sci-fi movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B_roCwIP5o

Drawable texture tutorial —Gwizz

Quick tutorial on how to use the Drawable Texture class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qNs-TxX6Q

Souls like combat tutorial —Coding Quests

This is a full tutorial (+2 hours) on how to create a souls-like game combat. From project setup to animations and hit reactions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6onN7u---c

How to make a State Machine —Queble

An entry-level tutorial on how to create a simple state machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2T3oGt4HxM

AnimatedSprite2D —Coding Quests

Simple tutorial on how to use AnimatedSprite2D and use sprite sheets, frames, and signals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMx0b52I9BE

How to handle memory leaks —Gwizz

We need more of this kind of tutorial. It is not extremely deep, but it is a good entry point for understanding how memory management works in Godot and how to find memory leaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtKTosSG_Y

Vintage film shader —FencerDevLog

Two-part tutorial on how to create a vintage film shader.

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTU_vE2gi4

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycSXw5dbj5Q

Multi Mesh tutorial —Gwizz

How to use multi-mesh to reduce draw calls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIshqX913s

CharacterBody2D —Coding Quests

Full tutorial on how to use CharacterBody2D.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO97HTFNTTA

How to use Signals —Coding Quests