Greetings, O3DE community!
As ☀️ summer comes to an end, this update brings together recent news, community milestones and development highlights that you might have missed while having fun in the sun. Scroll down for the details.
🇮🇳 O3DE Featured at Open Source Summit India!
Arpit Joshipura, GM of LF Networking and Edge at the Linux Foundation, highlighted O3DE in his Open Source Summit India keynote, showcasing its growth fueled by the global open source community.
⚙️ Community-Powered 25.05 Release Series
O3DE 25.05.0 Release
Primarily focused on enhanced robotics simulation, stability and performance for game development. Learn more about the features in the press release.
O3DE 25.05.1 Release
This maintenance release focuses mainly on bug fixes and crashes. This was only made possible thanks to our amazing community! Learn more about this here.
Huge thanks to our amazing SIG leaders!
O3DE SIG leads walked the community through the latest updates in the 25.05.0 release, from documentation and content workflows to graphics, audio, and simulation.
Watch the full recording of the O3DE 25.05.0 Webinar
Download, test, and let us know your thoughts.
On pace to deliver 190% growth YOY in 2025
In calendar year 2024, O3DE had 59,819 downloads. Just halfway through 2025, O3DE community has already surpassed that number with 65,189 downloads and counting so far this year. July 2025 is now O3DE’s second-best month, after November 2024 with the highest amount of downloads. We are excited to see how this momentum continues through the rest of the year. See below image for details.
Top 3 Countries Leading in Downloads
China, the US, and India now lead in total downloads, with India climbing from the fourth to the third position.
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How to build and sustain a maintainer community
Joe Bryant, Executive Director of Open 3D Foundation, recently wrote a blog on how to build a strong, healthy maintainer community. All key insights from his unconference talks at Open Source Summit North America, which happened in June. Read about how maintainers are empowered and supported through clear governance, community culture, and collaboration tools. Read here >>>
Upcoming Events
ROSCon 2025
Join O3DE at ROSCon, October 27-29 in Singapore! Steve Pham, creator of Odie, will be there in person, and Isaac Sim will host an exciting workshop called, “Scalable Multi-Robot Scene workflows using ROS Simulation Interfaces standard.”
Support O3DE by contributing or donating to the project. You can help expand capabilities and ensure the continued development of a high-performance, Open 3D engine for gaming, robotics, simulation, and beyond. Learn more.
Have comments or questions?
Feel free to email Joe Bryant. Or, share your thoughts, suggestions, or any issues you encounter on our Discord feedback Channel.
Thank you for being a part of our community and for your continued support! Don’t forget to follow us on our social channels!
