
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
- XBox - Coming Soon!
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.
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.
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Blog updates
Defold release 1.11.2
Published on Nov 03, 2025
Defold 1.11.2 has been released. - READ
Defold release 1.11.1
Published on Oct 08, 2025
Defold 1.11.1 has been released. - READ
Defold release 1.11.0
Published on Sep 08, 2025
Defold 1.11.0 has been released. - READ
Latest News
Towards First-Class Teal Support
Published on Sep 11, 2025
We made a big step towards a first-class Teal support - READ
Photon Realtime integration
Published on Aug 14, 2025
The Defold Foundation adds a Photon Realtime integration with the Defold game engine - READ
Defold Foundation x Poki Integration!
Published on Apr 25, 2025
A quick update on new features from our partnership - READ






