The game engine for high-performance cross-platform games
No setup
Defold comes fully featured out of the box. There's nothing to set up or configure, not even when building. Simply download the editor and get creative!
- Visual Editor
- Code Editor
- Lua Scripting
- Lua Debugger
- Scene Editor
- Particle Editor
- Tilemap Editor
- 2D & 3D
Truly cross-platform
Using just one code base, and without the need for external tools, Defold lets you publish your game to all of the major platforms:
- PlayStation®5
- PlayStation®4
- Nintendo Switch
- Android
- iOS
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Steam
- HTML5
- Q3 2024 XBox
Turn-key solution
- Use basic building blocks to create complex behaviour.
- Everything you need to make a game in one tool
- Write game logic using Lua.
- Zero-config cloud build for native code
Custom configuration
- Add new functionality from the Asset Portal.
- Setup your own local build environment.
- Write your own native code to extend the engine.
- Integrated with tools such as Atom, VS Code, Rive, Spine, TexturePacker and Tiled.
Free. Forever.
- No up-front cost.
- No licensing cost.
- No royalties.
- No runtime fee.
- Free forever. Thanks to the objectives of the Defold Foundation.
Production ready
- Proven track record of game releases on mobile, web, desktop and consoles.
- Integrations with analytics, app economy and game services available out of the box.
- Actively developed, with a new release every month.
- Technical support contracts available if needed.
Family Island
What would your life be without modern technology on the deserted island? Dive into simplicity of the primal world with the modern Stone Age family in this thrilling offline adventure game. Stranded on the remote island, a family of four - Bruce, Eva and their kids - needs your guidance and help starting a new family home from scratch and navigating through various family life situations with humour.
| Developer | Melsoft |
| Release date | 2019 |
| Platforms | iOS, Android |
| Downloads | 50M+ on Google Play (Sep 2023) |
Blog updates
Defold release 1.9.4
Published on Oct 21, 2024
Defold 1.9.4 has been released. - READ
Defold release 1.9.3
Published on Sep 16, 2024
Defold 1.9.3 has been released. - READ
Defold user survey results
Published on Sep 03, 2024
The results from the Defold user survey have been compiled and shared in this blog post. - READ
Latest News
Announcing editor scripts for UI creation
Published on Sep 26, 2024
We are excited to announce our first technical preview of editor scripting API for creating interactive UI elements in the editor! - READ
Defold cloud builder improvements
Published on Sep 23, 2024
We are happy to announce that we've finished a large overhaul of the build servers to simplify development, maintenance and the setup of local build servers. - READ
Defold adds support for PlayStation®5
Published on Feb 29, 2024
We are happy to announce the immediate availability of PlayStation®5 development in the Defold game engine for approved PlayStation™ developers. - READ
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