Pausing in Godot

Official Docs

• Pausing games and process mode — Godot Engine (stable) documentation in English

Deep Dives

• Docs: Pause menu example
• Pausing games in 85 seconds | Godot 4 - YouTube
• Godot 4 Pause Menu Tutorial

Process Modes

Each node in Godot has a “Process Mode” that defines when it processes. See Process Modes in Godot.