Defold

A free engine for cross-platform games

About Defold

Defold is a free game engine for building 2D games that run on desktop, mobile, web and consoles, developed openly with source available. It uses Lua scripting, has a small runtime footprint and charges no royalties or license fees for commercial games. It suits people who want a dependable tool for this job that stays fast, stays focused and does not demand a long learning process before it becomes useful.

Defold key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: game engine, 2d, cross platform
Official site: defold.com

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside Defold, it includes CRYENGINE, Open 3D Engine, Stencyl, GameSalad.

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