I recommend Godot

It's pretty simple to learn IMO and I'm a layman for sure

And I hear the documentation has only gotten better with time

Yeah ive started learning last summer and i was getting kinda good at it.

though reading the docs for godot it doesnt seem that different and may actually be easier

Unity used to be so much better it's depressing how far they've fallen. Been using it since around 2012 but guess it is time for me to move on too.