Defold engine hub

Learn Defold, one game at a time

A free, lightweight engine for 2D games. Build a small game, test it, then share it.

Ages 10 and up Free, no account 13 workshops

Lumo says: Start with a build canvas to try the game in your browser, then rebuild it in the free Defold app.

Start here with Defold

One short build to get going. Then pick a game below.

Nothing to install

1 workshop

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Defold Pong Build Canvas

Build Defold Pong in the page, with nothing to install.

Pip says: The canvases let you play the game before you install anything. Have a go.

Build a game right in the page

Build each game step by step inside this page and watch it run, with nothing to install. Open it in Defold when you are ready.

Nothing to install

5 workshops

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Defold Dungeon Build Canvas

Build Defold Dungeon in the page, with nothing to install.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Defold Platformer Build Canvas

Build Defold Platformer in the page, with nothing to install.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Defold Puzzle Build Canvas

Build Defold Puzzle in the page, with nothing to install.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Defold Shooter Build Canvas

Build Defold Shooter in the page, with nothing to install.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Defold Snake Build Canvas

Build Defold Snake in the page, with nothing to install.

More Defold workshops

More guided builds and one-off projects. Titles, levels and ages all come from the workshop data.

Needs the free Defold app

6 workshops

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Dungeon Crawler in Defold

Build a dungeon crawler in Defold! A free workshop. Learn tilemaps, enemies, health systems and room transitions with Lua scripting. Ages 10+.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Platformer in Defold

Build a platformer in Defold! A free workshop. Learn box2d physics, one-way platforms, level switching and checkpoints. Ages 10+.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Pong Clone in Defold

Build your first Defold game! A free workshop. Learn sprites, input, collision detection and the component lifecycle by building a classic Pong clone. Ages 10+.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Puzzle Match in Defold

Build a match-3 puzzle game in Defold! A free workshop. Learn grid swapping, piece animations, combo scoring and countdown timers. Ages 10+.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Space Shooter in Defold

Build a space shooter in Defold! A free workshop. Learn bullet spawning, enemy waves, power-ups and particle effects with Lua scripting. Ages 10+.

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10-14

Snake in Defold

Build a Snake game in Defold! A free workshop. Learn grid logic, food spawning, body growth and game states with Lua scripting. Ages 10+.

Studios, cheat sheets and templates

Browser studios, quick-reference sheets and starter files for when you want to go further.

Nothing to install

1 workshop

Defold · Beginner · Ages 10+

Defold Mod Studio

A free browser playground for the Defold series. Lay out a 2D scene on a grid, add real Lua scripts, read a broken Defold console log and choose the fix, then download a real Defold project zip you can open in the free Defold editor. No install and no account needed to start.

Everything else, plus every other engine, lives in the full workshop hub. Defold is a free download and needs no account. The canvases run in the browser.