Defold

Defold is a powerful cross-platform game engine that offers a seamless game development experience. It comes fully featured out of the box, with no need for complex setup or configuration. The engine allows developers to create games using a single code base and publish them to a wide range of major platforms, including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows, Steam, HTML5, and Facebook. With a visual editor, code editor, Lua scripting, and various other tools like the Lua debugger, scene editor, particle editor, and tilemap editor, Defold provides everything a developer needs to bring their game ideas to life. It also supports zero-config cloud build for native code and allows for custom configuration, enabling developers to add new functionality from the Asset Portal and set up their own local build environment. Additionally, Defold integrates with popular tools such as Atom, VS Code, Rive, Spine, TexturePacker, and Tiled. Best of all, it is available for free, with no up-front cost, licensing cost, royalties, or runtime fee. The Defold Foundation ensures its continuous development, with a new release every month, and offers technical support contracts if needed. The engine has a proven track record of game releases on multiple platforms and integrates with analytics, app economy, and game services. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, Defold's tutorials, manuals, API reference, and examples make it an accessible and valuable tool for creating high-quality games.