defold ☆
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Description:
Game engine for development of desktop, mobile and web games
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 1.12.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @Defold  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: game-development game-engine lua cross-platform 2d 3d
Install: brew install --cask defold
About:
Defold is a free and open-source game engine designed for creating 2D and 3D games for desktop, mobile, and web platforms. It utilizes a Lua-based scripting environment and a visual editor to streamline the development workflow. The engine is known for its performance, small binary size, and the ability to deploy to a wide range of platforms with a single codebase.
Key Features:
  • Cross-platform deployment to iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Web
  • Visual editor with real-time preview and hot-reloading
  • Lua scripting for fast and lightweight development
  • Built-in asset pipeline and physics engine
Use Cases:
  • Indie game development for mobile and desktop platforms
  • Prototyping game mechanics quickly
  • Creating HTML5 web games
Alternatives:
  • Unity – Unity is a more feature-rich engine with C# but has a heavier footprint and more complex licensing for larger teams.
  • Godot – Godot is a highly popular open-source engine with its own scripting language, offering a node-based scene system.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Feb 4, 2026 3:54pm 1.12.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 5d7e0a01
Jan 12, 2026 12:53pm 1.12.0 0 VERSION_BUMP d3708ed6
Sep 8, 2025 7:33pm 1.11.0 0 VERSION_BUMP f5eb6d89
Aug 4, 2025 3:44pm 1.10.4 0 VERSION_BUMP 42918cf1
Jul 22, 2024 12:42pm 1.9.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 6c3b3d7c
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