Defold blog
The Defold blog contains a mix of Defold news and development updates. From time to time we also invite guest bloggers.
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Latest posts
Defold release 1.9.5 - Nov 19, 2024
Defold release 1.9.4 - Oct 21, 2024
Announcing editor scripts for UI creation - Sep 26, 2024
Defold cloud builder improvements - Sep 23, 2024
Defold release 1.9.3 - Sep 16, 2024
Defold user survey results - Sep 03, 2024
Defold release 1.9.2 - Aug 20, 2024
Defold release 1.9.1 - Jul 22, 2024
Defold release 1.9.0 - Jun 25, 2024
Defold user feedback survey follow-up - Jun 10, 2024
Blog
How does Defold provide console support? - Oct 01, 2023
Is Defold production ready? - Sep 28, 2023
Code
Mastering Render Targets - Nov 13, 2023
Working with public and private repos - Sep 18, 2023
Improving on our json Lua module - Nov 18, 2022
Performance optimizations in Lands of Blight - Nov 02, 2022
The feature request journey - Sep 16, 2022
The Defold engine code overview - Dec 27, 2020
Shaders for Beginners - Oct 19, 2020
The Defold engine code style - May 31, 2020
Consoles
Working with public and private repos - Sep 18, 2023
Contributor spotlight
Contributor Spotlight - Orestis Tsakiridis - Apr 21, 2021
Creator spotlight
Unpacking Armageddon - May 03, 2024
Choosing Defold for Steam games production - the story of Luden.io - Sep 07, 2023
Monkey Mart is bananas! - Mar 22, 2023
Releasing Void Scrappers on Nintendo Switch - Mar 13, 2023
Void Scrappers post mortem - Nov 24, 2022
12 games, 12 months, 1 story - May 19, 2022
Creator Spotlight - Adam Engebretson - Apr 26, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Igor Suntsev - Feb 04, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Paweł Jarosz - Jan 06, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Denis Volkov - Nov 17, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Brian Kramer - Nov 05, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Ben James - Oct 27, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Sergey - Oct 15, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Marius - Sep 02, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Niclas - Aug 03, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Alex - Jul 20, 2020
Developer case study
Performance optimizations in Lands of Blight - Nov 02, 2022
The making of BoxRob - Aug 04, 2022
12 games, 12 months, 1 story - May 19, 2022
Developer case study - Solitaire Jazz Travel - Jun 15, 2021
Creating point and click adventure games using Defold - Jun 07, 2021
How to successfully release games on Poki with Defold - Jun 01, 2021
Developer Case Study - Mahjong Cards - May 03, 2021
Developer case study - Open My Game - Mar 15, 2021
Developer case study - From fantasy computer to Defold - Mar 09, 2021
Editor
Announcing editor scripts for UI creation - Sep 26, 2024
Engine
Working with public and private repos - Sep 18, 2023
Improving on our json Lua module - Nov 18, 2022
The feature request journey - Sep 16, 2022
Application Security - Jun 30, 2022
The Defold engine code overview - Dec 27, 2020
The Defold engine code style - May 31, 2020
Vulkan progress update - Sep 19, 2019
Extender
Defold cloud builder improvements - Sep 23, 2024
Game jam
Unpacking Armageddon - May 03, 2024
Big list of game jam advice - Jul 22, 2022
Yandex.Games Jam Results - Feb 01, 2022
Winners of the Web Monetization Challenge 2020 - Dec 14, 2020
The Defold Foundation is hosting a Web Monetization game jam - Sep 29, 2020
Gamedistribution
Monetize your games with GameDistribution - Aug 09, 2023
Releasing HTML5 games on Game Distribution - Mar 14, 2021
Gcp
Defold cloud builder improvements - Sep 23, 2024
Github
Working with public and private repos - Sep 18, 2023
Haxe
Creator Spotlight - Adam Engebretson - Apr 26, 2021
Heroiclabs
Creating online games using Nakama and Defold - Mar 02, 2021
Heroic Labs joins the Defold Foundation as a corporate partner - May 26, 2020
Html5
Monetize your games with GameDistribution - Aug 09, 2023
Monkey Mart is bananas! - Mar 22, 2023
Performance optimizations in Lands of Blight - Nov 02, 2022
Releasing HTML5 games on Yandex.Games - Apr 21, 2021
Developer case study - Open My Game - Mar 15, 2021
Releasing HTML5 games on Game Distribution - Mar 14, 2021
Interview
Monetize your games with GameDistribution - Aug 09, 2023
Monkey Mart is bananas! - Mar 22, 2023
Releasing Void Scrappers on Nintendo Switch - Mar 13, 2023
Void Scrappers post mortem - Nov 24, 2022
Developer case study - Solitaire Jazz Travel - Jun 15, 2021
Creating point and click adventure games using Defold - Jun 07, 2021
How to successfully release games on Poki with Defold - Jun 01, 2021
Developer Case Study - Mahjong Cards - May 03, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Adam Engebretson - Apr 26, 2021
Contributor Spotlight - Orestis Tsakiridis - Apr 21, 2021
Developer case study - Open My Game - Mar 15, 2021
Developer case study - From fantasy computer to Defold - Mar 09, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Igor Suntsev - Feb 04, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Paweł Jarosz - Jan 06, 2021
Creator Spotlight - Denis Volkov - Nov 17, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Brian Kramer - Nov 05, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Ben James - Oct 27, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Sergey - Oct 15, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Marius - Sep 02, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Niclas - Aug 03, 2020
Creator Spotlight - Alex - Jul 20, 2020
Interview with Defold Product Owner Björn Ritzl - Jun 05, 2020
Luden.io
Choosing Defold for Steam games production - the story of Luden.io - Sep 07, 2023
Ludum dare
Unpacking Armageddon - May 03, 2024
Melsoft
Vilnius Game Dev Meetup - May 12, 2022
Nakama
Creator Spotlight - Adam Engebretson - Apr 26, 2021
Creating online games using Nakama and Defold - Mar 02, 2021
Heroic Labs joins the Defold Foundation as a corporate partner - May 26, 2020
News
Announcing editor scripts for UI creation - Sep 26, 2024
Defold cloud builder improvements - Sep 23, 2024
Defold adds support for PlayStation®5 - Feb 29, 2024
Defold in 2023 - A Retrospective - Jan 04, 2024
The Defold Foundation partners with Poki - Nov 23, 2023
Defold adds support for PlayStation®4 - Jun 19, 2023
Nintendo Switch access is now free! - Nov 07, 2022
Vilnius Game Dev Meetup - May 12, 2022
DefoldCon summary - Mar 21, 2022
Yandex.Games Jam Results - Feb 01, 2022
Defold in 2021 - Retrospective and plans for the future - Jan 24, 2022
The Defold Foundation receives a generous donation from OP Games - Nov 09, 2021
Defold joins Hacktoberfest 2021 - Oct 01, 2021
The Defold Foundation turns one year - May 19, 2021
We are moving to Discord! - Feb 27, 2021
The Defold Foundation partners with Rive Inc. - Feb 16, 2021
A first look at the Defold 2021 roadmap - Feb 09, 2021
Defold in 2020 - A Year in Review - Jan 04, 2021
GameDistribution joins the Defold Foundation - Dec 15, 2020
Winners of the Web Monetization Challenge 2020 - Dec 14, 2020
The Defold Foundation is hosting a Web Monetization game jam - Sep 29, 2020
Melsoft Games partners with the Defold Foundation - Aug 11, 2020
Defold adds support for Nintendo Switch - Jun 24, 2020
The Defold Foundation is awarded a grant from Grant for the Web - Jun 09, 2020
Heroic Labs joins the Defold Foundation as a corporate partner - May 26, 2020
King shares the Defold game engine source code and invites collaborators and partners - May 19, 2020
Forum, build and download server down - Feb 29, 2020
Defold in 2019 - A Year in Review - Jan 01, 2020
Newsletter
Defold Newsletter 21.13 - Jun 30, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.12 - Jun 15, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.11 - Jun 02, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.10 - May 22, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.9 - May 11, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.8 - Apr 22, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.7 - Apr 13, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.6 - Mar 24, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.5 - Mar 08, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.4 - Feb 23, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.3 - Feb 13, 2021
Defold Newsletter 21.2 - Jan 26, 2021
First news of the year from the Defold Foundation (Issue 21.1) - Jan 11, 2021
Christmas News from the Defold Foundation (#53) - Dec 23, 2020
Defold Newsletter 52 - Dec 08, 2020
Defold Newsletter 51 - Nov 30, 2020
Defold Newsletter 50 - Nov 13, 2020
Defold Newsletter 49 - Oct 27, 2020
Defold Newsletter 48 - Oct 13, 2020
Defold Newsletter 47 - Sep 15, 2020
Defold Newsletter 46 - Aug 31, 2020
Defold Newsletter 45 - Aug 17, 2020
Defold Newsletter 44 - Aug 04, 2020
Defold Newsletter 43 - Jul 20, 2020
Defold Newsletter 42 - Jul 13, 2020
Defold Newsletter 41 - Jun 30, 2020
Defold Newsletter 40 - Jun 22, 2020
Defold Newsletter 39 - Jun 08, 2020
Defold Newsletter 38 - May 25, 2020
Defold Newsletter 37 - May 13, 2020
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch access is now free! - Nov 07, 2022
Defold adds support for Nintendo Switch - Jun 24, 2020
Nintendo switch
How does Defold provide console support? - Oct 01, 2023
Releasing Void Scrappers on Nintendo Switch - Mar 13, 2023
Op-games
The Defold Foundation receives a generous donation from OP Games - Nov 09, 2021
Open-source
The feature request journey - Sep 16, 2022
Defold joins Hacktoberfest 2021 - Oct 01, 2021
Some thoughts on the open source discussions yesterday - May 20, 2020
King shares the Defold game engine source code and invites collaborators and partners - May 19, 2020
Partner
The Defold Foundation partners with Poki - Nov 23, 2023
The Defold Foundation partners with Rive Inc. - Feb 16, 2021
GameDistribution joins the Defold Foundation - Dec 15, 2020
Melsoft Games partners with the Defold Foundation - Aug 11, 2020
The Defold Foundation is awarded a grant from Grant for the Web - Jun 09, 2020
Heroic Labs joins the Defold Foundation as a corporate partner - May 26, 2020
Playstation
Defold adds support for PlayStation®5 - Feb 29, 2024
How does Defold provide console support? - Oct 01, 2023
Defold adds support for PlayStation®4 - Jun 19, 2023
Poki
The Defold Foundation partners with Poki - Nov 23, 2023
Monkey Mart is bananas! - Mar 22, 2023
Performance optimizations in Lands of Blight - Nov 02, 2022
How to successfully release games on Poki with Defold - Jun 01, 2021
Post mortem
Unpacking Armageddon - May 03, 2024
The making of BoxRob - Aug 04, 2022
Release notes
Defold release 1.9.5 - Nov 19, 2024
Defold release 1.9.4 - Oct 21, 2024
Defold release 1.9.3 - Sep 16, 2024
Defold release 1.9.2 - Aug 20, 2024
Defold release 1.9.1 - Jul 22, 2024
Defold release 1.9.0 - Jun 25, 2024
Defold release 1.8.1 - May 29, 2024
Defold release 1.8.0 - Apr 29, 2024
Defold release 1.7.0 - Mar 11, 2024
Defold release 1.6.4 - Feb 12, 2024
Defold release 1.6.3 - Jan 11, 2024
Defold release 1.6.2 - Nov 22, 2023
Defold release 1.6.1 - Oct 23, 2023
Defold release 1.6.0 - Sep 25, 2023
Defold release 1.5.0 - Aug 19, 2023
Defold release 1.4.8 - Jul 18, 2023
Defold release 1.4.7 - Jun 20, 2023
Defold release 1.4.6 - May 22, 2023
Defold release 1.4.5 - Apr 25, 2023
Defold release 1.4.4 - Mar 28, 2023
Defold release 1.4.3 - Feb 27, 2023
Defold release 1.4.2 - Jan 31, 2023
Defold release 1.4.1 - Dec 15, 2022
Defold release 1.4.0 - Nov 14, 2022
Defold release 1.3.7 - Oct 18, 2022
Defold release 1.3.6 - Sep 19, 2022
Defold release 1.3.5 - Jul 19, 2022
Defold release 1.3.4 - Jul 05, 2022
Defold release 1.3.3 - Jun 14, 2022
Defold release 1.3.2 - May 02, 2022
Defold release 1.3.1 - Apr 05, 2022
Defold release 1.3.0 - Mar 08, 2022
Repos
Working with public and private repos - Sep 18, 2023
Rive
The Defold Foundation partners with Rive Inc. - Feb 16, 2021
Roadmap
Defold in 2021 - Retrospective and plans for the future - Jan 24, 2022
A first look at the Defold 2021 roadmap - Feb 09, 2021
Defold roadmap for 2020 - Mar 30, 2020
Scripting
Announcing editor scripts for UI creation - Sep 26, 2024
Security
Build server YAML vulnerability - Oct 06, 2022
Application Security - Jun 30, 2022
Shaders
Mastering Render Targets - Nov 13, 2023
Shaders for Beginners - Oct 19, 2020
Showreel
Watch the Defold 2022 showreel - Jan 01, 2023
Social
DefoldCon summary - Mar 21, 2022
We are moving to Discord! - Feb 27, 2021
Survey
Defold user survey results - Sep 03, 2024
Defold user feedback survey follow-up - Jun 10, 2024
Defold user feedback survey results - Jun 13, 2023
Tech
How does Defold provide console support? - Oct 01, 2023
Tutorial
Mastering Render Targets - Nov 13, 2023
Releasing HTML5 games on Yandex.Games - Apr 21, 2021
Releasing HTML5 games on Game Distribution - Mar 14, 2021
Creating online games using Nakama and Defold - Mar 02, 2021
Shaders for Beginners - Oct 19, 2020
Webmonetization
Grant for the Web final report - Dec 21, 2020
Winners of the Web Monetization Challenge 2020 - Dec 14, 2020
The Defold Foundation is hosting a Web Monetization game jam - Sep 29, 2020
The Defold Foundation is awarded a grant from Grant for the Web - Jun 09, 2020
Yandex
Yandex.Games Jam Results - Feb 01, 2022
Developer Case Study - Mahjong Cards - May 03, 2021
Releasing HTML5 games on Yandex.Games - Apr 21, 2021
Developer case study - Open My Game - Mar 15, 2021
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