Defold vs RPG Playground
Defold
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| Figure | Defold | RPG Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Game Engine Software | 8.9 (#8) | 8.5 (#32) |
| Audience | Defold describes itself as suitable for indie creators, students, and studios shipping commercial games. | The maker describes it as suitable for hobby games, personal projects, school assignments, and classroom use. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Officially supported integrations include Firebase Analytics, AdMob, in-app purchases, push notifications, Google Play services, and game backends such as Nakama and PlayFab. | The members area offers sign-in through Google, Twitter, Discord, or Facebook. |
| Mobile export | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Games can be deployed to desktop, mobile, web, and consoles; the editor runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. | The press kit lists web access for desktop and mobile, including Windows, MacOS, Linux, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, and Android. |
| Source code model | source_available | closed_source |
| Support | Defold offers community help through its forum and says technical support contracts are available if needed. | The maker offers chat through Discord and lists [email protected] for email contact. |
| Target platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,HTML5,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Nintendo Switch | web,desktop,mobile (gameplay) |
Plans
In their own words
Defold
Defold is a game engine for building cross-platform 2D and 3D games. Its toolchain combines an editor, runtime, scripting workflow, build pipeline, and deployment flow. Game logic is written in Lua; native extensions can use C, C++, Objective-C, Java, or JavaScript. Visual editors, a debugger, profiler, particle effects, animation, and integrated 2D and 3D physics are included. Target platforms listed are Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, HTML5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. Integrations include Firebase Analytics, AdMob, in-app purchases, push notifications, Google Play services, Nakama, and PlayFab. The Asset Portal offers reusable components and extensions. Live Update can provide additional game content after the initial download, with customizable content verification. Source code for the engine, editor, and build tools is available on GitHub under a developer-friendly license derived from Apache 2.0. Defold costs nothing, with no licensing fees, royalties, or runtime fees. Community help is available through a forum, and technical support contracts are available if needed.
RPG Playground
RPG Playground has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.