diff --git a/dev-games/godot/Manifest b/dev-games/godot/Manifest
index f91af064c216e..1c0c017e064c3 100644
--- a/dev-games/godot/Manifest
+++ b/dev-games/godot/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
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 DIST godot-4.0-stable.tar.xz 29435592 BLAKE2B 0802631f2995144b63c98c3a6031e7f9df771e7dd9491d38a5fcb3f52581c1f3d6a29cde5a43f9a3a83c9aaeaba9e53b22c22cdb67117f65189d916564db614b SHA512 a1de87425861dfd71bf6c6387008d72a0c80322865ffb4dbb4a87e58244d37d4d45d6f6df8e06ea6c4f979de80b364932891c65cf11c7f80727f33e28460cbd9
+DIST godot-4.0.1-stable.tar.xz 29626604 BLAKE2B 4dbcfe05b830a1e5e8cf23a31fc0ea743ae5985b9454eb41f3231d7e2b51d4e86dc1fba2c6ccf457a1c7e0d3336191b5e961936b3916837ca34b90609d9e4f30 SHA512 cb4f6eced611a3fd2f65ea31a80971f67d2f8b8bdb9a710bec41d2d9fc2d5714ab2a1ead58540dd0a7787b123dba6195fedf1b2eb56db122cb4f9f05f9633513
diff --git a/dev-games/godot/godot-4.0.1.ebuild b/dev-games/godot/godot-4.0.1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0cfaf7e1e100a
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+++ b/dev-games/godot/godot-4.0.1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..11} )
+inherit bash-completion-r1 desktop python-any-r1 scons-utils toolchain-funcs xdg
+
+DESCRIPTION="Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine with a feature-rich editor"
+HOMEPAGE="https://godotengine.org/"
+SRC_URI="https://downloads.tuxfamily.org/godotengine/${PV}/${P}-stable.tar.xz"
+S="${WORKDIR}/${P}-stable"
+
+LICENSE="
+	MIT
+	Apache-2.0 BSD Boost-1.0 CC0-1.0 Unlicense ZLIB
+	gui? ( CC-BY-4.0 ) tools? ( OFL-1.1 )"
+SLOT="4"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+# Enable roughly same as upstream by default so it works as expected,
+# except raycast (tools-only heavy dependency), and deprecated.
+IUSE="
+	alsa +dbus debug deprecated +fontconfig +gui pulseaudio raycast
+	+runner speech test +theora +tools +udev +upnp +vulkan +webp"
+# TODO: tests still need more figuring out
+RESTRICT="test"
+
+# dlopen: libglvnd
+RDEPEND="
+	app-arch/zstd:=
+	dev-games/recastnavigation:=
+	dev-libs/icu:=
+	dev-libs/libpcre2:=[pcre32]
+	media-libs/freetype[brotli,harfbuzz]
+	media-libs/harfbuzz:=[icu]
+	media-libs/libogg
+	media-libs/libpng:=
+	media-libs/libvorbis
+	<net-libs/mbedtls-3:=
+	net-libs/wslay
+	sys-libs/zlib:=
+	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib )
+	dbus? ( sys-apps/dbus )
+	fontconfig? ( media-libs/fontconfig )
+	gui? (
+		media-libs/libglvnd
+		x11-libs/libX11
+		x11-libs/libXcursor
+		x11-libs/libXext
+		x11-libs/libXi
+		x11-libs/libXinerama
+		x11-libs/libXrandr
+		x11-libs/libXrender
+		x11-libs/libxkbcommon
+		tools? ( raycast? ( media-libs/embree:3 ) )
+		vulkan? ( media-libs/vulkan-loader[X] )
+	)
+	pulseaudio? ( media-libs/libpulse )
+	speech? ( app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher )
+	theora? ( media-libs/libtheora )
+	tools? ( app-misc/ca-certificates )
+	udev? ( virtual/udev )
+	upnp? ( net-libs/miniupnpc:= )
+	webp? ( media-libs/libwebp:= )"
+DEPEND="
+	${RDEPEND}
+	gui? ( x11-base/xorg-proto )
+	tools? ( test? ( dev-cpp/doctest ) )"
+BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
+# Temporary range to ensure a non-broken scons, cleanup next bump
+# https://bugs.gentoo.org/900971#c7
+BDEPEND+="
+	|| (
+		>dev-util/scons-4.5.1-r1
+		<dev-util/scons-4.5.1
+	)"
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-4.0_beta3-headless-header.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-4.0_rc2-musl.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-4.0_rc3-scons.patch
+)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	sed -i "1,5s/ godot/&${SLOT}/i" misc/dist/linux/godot.6 || die
+	sed -i "/id/s/Godot/&${SLOT}/" misc/dist/linux/org.godotengine.Godot.appdata.xml || die
+	sed -e "s/=godot/&${SLOT}/" -e "/^Name=/s/$/ ${SLOT}/" \
+		-i misc/dist/linux/org.godotengine.Godot.desktop || die
+
+	sed -i "s|pkg-config |$(tc-getPKG_CONFIG) |" platform/linuxbsd/detect.py || die
+
+	# use of builtin_ switches can be messy (see below), delete to be sure
+	local unbundle=(
+		doctest embree freetype graphite harfbuzz icu4c libogg
+		libpng libtheora libvorbis libwebp linuxbsd_headers mbedtls
+		miniupnpc pcre2 recastnavigation volk wslay zlib zstd
+		# certs: unused by generated header, but scons panics if not found
+	)
+	rm -r "${unbundle[@]/#/thirdparty/}" || die
+
+	ln -s "${ESYSROOT}"/usr/include/doctest thirdparty/ || die
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	local -x BUILD_NAME=gentoo # replaces "custom_build" in version string
+
+	local esconsargs=(
+		AR="$(tc-getAR)" CC="$(tc-getCC)" CXX="$(tc-getCXX)"
+
+		progress=no
+		verbose=yes
+
+		use_sowrap=no
+
+		alsa=$(usex alsa)
+		dbus=$(usex dbus)
+		deprecated=$(usex deprecated)
+		fontconfig=$(usex fontconfig)
+		opengl3=$(usex gui)
+		pulseaudio=$(usex pulseaudio)
+		speechd=$(usex speech)
+		udev=$(usex udev)
+		use_volk=no # unnecessary when linking directly to libvulkan
+		vulkan=$(usex gui $(usex vulkan))
+		x11=$(usex gui)
+
+		system_certs_path="${EPREFIX}"/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+
+		# platform/*/detect.py uses builtin_* switches to check if need
+		# to link with system libraries, but ignores whether the dep is
+		# actually used, so "enable" deleted builtins on disabled deps
+		builtin_certs=no
+		builtin_embree=$(usex !gui yes $(usex !tools yes $(usex !raycast)))
+		builtin_enet=yes # bundled copy is patched for IPv6+DTLS support
+		builtin_freetype=no
+		builtin_glslang=yes #879111 (for now, may revisit if more stable)
+		builtin_graphite=no
+		builtin_harfbuzz=no
+		builtin_icu4c=no
+		builtin_libogg=no
+		builtin_libpng=no
+		builtin_libtheora=$(usex !theora)
+		builtin_libvorbis=no
+		builtin_libwebp=$(usex !webp)
+		builtin_mbedtls=no
+		builtin_miniupnpc=$(usex !upnp)
+		builtin_msdfgen=yes # not wired for unbundling nor packaged
+		builtin_pcre2=no
+		builtin_recastnavigation=no
+		builtin_rvo2=yes # bundled copy has godot-specific changes
+		builtin_squish=yes # ^ likewise, may not be safe to unbundle
+		builtin_wslay=no
+		builtin_xatlas=yes # not wired for unbundling nor packaged
+		builtin_zlib=no
+		builtin_zstd=no
+		# (more is bundled in third_party/ but they lack builtin_* switches)
+
+		# modules with optional dependencies, "possible" to disable more but
+		# gets messy and breaks all sorts of features (expected enabled)
+		module_mono_enabled=no # unhandled
+		# note raycast is only enabled on amd64+arm64, see raycast/config.py
+		module_raycast_enabled=$(usex gui $(usex tools $(usex raycast)))
+		module_theora_enabled=$(usex theora)
+		module_upnp_enabled=$(usex upnp)
+		module_webp_enabled=$(usex webp)
+
+		# let *FLAGS handle these, e.g. can pass -flto as-is
+		debug_symbols=no
+		lto=none
+		optimize=custom
+		use_static_cpp=no
+	)
+
+	if use runner && use tools; then
+		# build alternate faster + ~60% smaller binary for running
+		# games or servers without game development debug paths
+		escons extra_suffix=runner target=template_release "${esconsargs[@]}"
+	fi
+
+	esconsargs+=(
+		target=$(usex tools editor template_$(usex debug{,} release))
+		dev_build=$(usex debug)
+
+		# harmless but note this bakes in --test in the final binary
+		tests=$(usex tools $(usex test))
+	)
+
+	escons extra_suffix=main "${esconsargs[@]}"
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	xdg_environment_reset
+	bin/godot*.main --headless --test || die
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	local s=godot${SLOT}
+
+	newbin bin/godot*.main ${s}
+	if use runner && use tools; then
+		newbin bin/godot*.runner ${s}-runner
+	else
+		# always available, revdeps shouldn't depend on [runner]
+		dosym ${s} /usr/bin/${s}-runner
+	fi
+
+	newman misc/dist/linux/godot.6 ${s}.6
+	dodoc AUTHORS.md CHANGELOG.md DONORS.md README.md
+
+	if use gui; then
+		newicon icon.svg ${s}.svg
+		newmenu misc/dist/linux/org.godotengine.Godot.desktop \
+			org.godotengine.${s^}.desktop
+
+		insinto /usr/share/metainfo
+		newins misc/dist/linux/org.godotengine.Godot.appdata.xml \
+			org.godotengine.${s^}.appdata.xml
+
+		insinto /usr/share/mime/application
+		newins misc/dist/linux/org.godotengine.Godot.xml \
+			org.godotengine.${s^}.xml
+	fi
+
+	newbashcomp misc/dist/shell/godot.bash-completion ${s}
+	bashcomp_alias ${s}{,-runner}
+
+	insinto /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d
+	newins misc/dist/shell/godot.fish ${s}.fish
+	dosym ${s}.fish /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/${s}-runner.fish
+
+	insinto /usr/share/zsh/site-functions
+	newins misc/dist/shell/_godot.zsh-completion _${s}
+	dosym _${s} /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_${s}-runner
+}