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Defold Engine vs Microsoft MakeCode Arcade

A side-by-side look at Defold Engine and Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Defold Engine

Defold Engine

Games

Defold is a free, open source game engine designed for 2D game development. It uses the Lua programming language and offers a full editor for building and debugging games. Defold is focused on cross-platform publishing and offers native deployment to iOS, Android, HTML5, Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Microsoft MakeCode Arcade

Microsoft MakeCode Arcade

Games

Microsoft MakeCode Arcade is a free, open-source web-based platform that allows users to create retro arcade games using block coding. It features Sprite Editor, sound effects, music, overlays and hundreds of game examples to remix.

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