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Defold Engine vs Solar2D

A side-by-side look at Defold Engine and Solar2D. 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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Solar2D

Solar2D

Games

Solar2D is a free and open source 2D game engine built in Lua. It allows developers to rapidly create games and apps using its extensive APIs, plugins, and tools. Some key features include cross-platform publishing, live debugging, asset management, and a visual editor.

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