godotengine/godotGitHub
calls defold “Choose Defold for a lightweight engine with Lua scripting, optimized for mobile and web games.”
Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
116.3kC++active
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cocos/cocos-engineGitHub
calls defold “Free engine with a data-driven editor focused on 2D; ideal for 2D and mobile/instant games with low footprint.”
Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution with Cocos Creator, a free, open-source, cross-platform game engine. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D games and instant web entertainment.
9.8kC++active
raysan5/raylibGitHub
calls defold “Choose Defold if you want a proven editor-centric engine for rapid iteration with hot reload.”
A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming
34.5kCactive
4ian/GDevelopGitHub
calls defold “choose for a proven engine with Lua scripting and a strong editor focused on 2D/mobile.”
🎮 Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.
26.0kJavaScriptactive
MonoGame/MonoGameGitHub
calls defold “choose for an editor-centric, lightweight Lua engine with web/mobile focus.”
One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games.
14.4kC#active
o3de/o3deGitHub
calls defold “Choose when you want a compact, efficient engine with a great editor for 2D and mobile games.”
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.
9.6kC++active
FyroxEngine/FyroxGitHub
calls defold “Choose for Lua-scripted lightweight games with a free license.”
3D and 2D game engine written in Rust
9.5kRustactive
FlaxEngine/FlaxEngineGitHub
calls defold “choose it for lightweight Lua-based 2D/3D games and its simple editor; it is not a C# 3D pipeline like Flax.”
Flax Engine – multi-platform 3D game engine
7.0kC++active
stride3d/strideGitHub
calls defold “choose for a 2D-focused engine with Lua scripting, when you don't need Stride's 3D/VR features.”
Stride (formerly Xenko), a free and open-source cross-platform C# game engine.
7.8kC#active
bevyengine/bevyGitHub
calls defold “Choose when you want a lightweight, editor-centric engine for 2D mobile games; it's an app rather than a library.”
A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
47.9kRustactive
libgdx/libgdxGitHub
calls defold “Choose if you want an editor-centric workflow for desktop/mobile/web; it is not a code-embedded library.”
Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework
25.3kJavaactive