Global InformationDefold information
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| Original author(s) | Christian Murray, Ragnar Svensson |
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| Developer(s) | Defold Foundation |
| Stable release | 1.8.0[1]  [2]
/ 24 April 2024 |
| Repository | https://github.com/defold/defold |
| Written in | C++ |
| Middleware | Box2D |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Platform | Windows Linux macOS HTML5 iOS Android Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 |
| Size | 300 MB (Editor) 976 kB (Build) |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Game engine |
| License | Defold License (Source Available)[3][4] |
| Website | defold |
Defold is a cross-platform, free, and source-available game engine developed by King, and later the Defold Foundation.[5][6][4][7] It is used to create mostly two-dimensional (2D) games,[8] but is fully capable of three-dimensional (3D) as well.[9][10]
Defold is a downloadable desktop app, and ships with its own embedded IDE. Defold targets desktop, mobile, web, and console platforms. The development model of the maintainers (Source-available) keeps the engine free to use, because it is maintained by its community.[5][9][11] Defold has over 30,000 users, and has been used to publish over 100 games.[12] Exported games with Defold typically use less than 100kB RAM[13] and very small bundle sizes, less than 2 MB,[14] due to the Engine's modularization and efficient core.[12][15]
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- ^ "The Defold License". Defold.com.
- ^ a b Kerr, Chris (2020-05-19). "King has opened up and relinquished control of the Defold game engine". Game Developer. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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- ^ Kerr, Chris (2016-03-23). "King's Defold game engine is now available for free". Game Developer. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Here's why King gave away its 2D mobile game engine Defold". VentureBeat. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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- ^ Hunter, Tatum (2020-10-27). "Is It Time to Leave Open Source Behind?". Builtin.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ a b "『キャンディークラッシュ』のKingが提供する2D開発特化ゲームエンジン"Defold"とは？ | ファミ通App【スマホゲーム情報サイト】". ファミ通App (in Japanese). 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ 株式会社インプレス (2017-04-14). "【特別企画】Kingがゲームエンジン「DEFOLD」を無償公開するワケ 2Dにフォーカスしたゲームエンジンを開発者向けにブリーフィング". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Aueki, Aetas (2016-03-17). "［GDC 2016］「キャンディークラッシュ」のKingが公開した完全無料のゲームエンジン「Defold」とは？". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Pearson, Dan (2016-06-10). "The King Maker". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2023-09-20.