Check it out:

store.steampowered.com/app/3199360/...

Skull Horde by 8BitSkull - a fast-paced auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer is out now on Steam:

#MadeWithDefold #indiegame #Steam #pcgames #pcgaming #videogames #gamedev #indiedev

Next teaser from @jhonnygoransson.bsky.social on the upcoming Light Component for Defold:

"I've also started working on clustered rendering for this so we can have thousands of lights, but I don't have any preview for that yet. Stay tuned!"

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #vfx #rendering

Texture scrolling This example shows how scroll the texture in the runtime using Texture Transform 2D Vertex Attribute, without using the sprite in the world space.

What would you use it for? 👀

Since 1.12.3 time is now exposed directly to shaders and we have texture transform semantic vertex attributes, so effects like this are much easier to build cleanly.

Check it out online:
defold.com/examples/spr...

We’ve prepared yet another Defold example for 1.12.3 release showing how to do texture scrolling ↔️

It's great for background scrolling texture, flowing water, parallax details, glowing surfaces, and more!

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #shaders #vfx #graphics #solodev #gameengine #tutorial

Super creative use of @kaylousberg.bsky.social & my assets by Defold!

Billboarding This example shows how to make sprites and particle sprites face the camera using a custom vertex shader.

We combined here 3D models by @kaylousberg.bsky.social and 2D screenshots of 3D models by @kenney.nl for trees and rocks!

Since Defold 1.12.3, custom vertex formats and improved local-space vertices have made proper billboarding much easier in Defold.

Check it out: defold.com/examples/mat...

We’ve prepared a new example showing how to create billboarding in your games! 🌲

It includes two modes:
- always face the camera - like the smoke ☁️
- lock rotation to a vertical axis - trees and rocks🌲🪨

#MadeWithDefold #vfx #rendering #gameengine #3D #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Asobi - Open Source Multiplayer Game Backend for Defold Hey everyone! I’ve been building Asobi, an open source multiplayer game backend written in Erlang/OTP, and I wanted to share it with the Defold community since we have a Defold SDK and a playable dem...

Take a look and tell us what kind of multiplayer game you’d build with it 👇

forum.defold.com/t/asobi-open...

Looking for multiplayer solution?

Asobi is an open source, server-authoritative multiplayer backend shared with the Defold community. It comes with a Defold SDK, a playable demo, and support for writing server-side game logic in Lua.

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #multiplayer #opensource

Defold 1.12.3 has been released! Defold 1.12.3 NOTE: From this release on, we’ve moved away from having the editor deployed under editor-alpha channel, and instead use the stable channel. You don’t need to do anything special, other ...

📜 Script Structure - list of functions and variables in the sidebar
✍️ Duplicate text selection in Code Editor
🎮 Filters in Input Bindings - easily assign inputs to actions
⚙️ New Properties API for Editor Scripts
📂 OpenAPI for Editor HTTP Server
and many more!

forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-1...

Defold 1.12.3 has been released:

⏰ Time exposed to shaders - easily create visual effects depending on time variable
↗️ Texture Transform semantic - useful for e.g. scrolling textures

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The GamedevJS Jam 2026 starts in less than a week and we have rewards for best games #MadeWithDefold 🎁

Join us!

Happy Holiday #ScreenshotSaturday!

What’s been hatching in your Defold projects lately? 🐣

Share your screenshots, GIFs, or videos below, we’d love to see what you’re working on!

Featured: Sprint City @playsprintcity.bsky.social - out now!

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegames

Defold has a fully scriptable rendering pipeline and you can add any lighting implementation - there are many different examples and libraries, including official ones, with PBR, forward, deferred and screen space lighting and shadows :)

Light is just a data, that you need in your shaders!

A little teaser from @jhonnygoransson.bsky.social from the ongoing work on the upcoming Light component for Defold! 💡

This preview shows three different types of lights, each with their own properties, along with how they are represented in the Editor.

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev

From Unity to Defold - how Orenji Spark rebuilt Jane's Fashion Studio for Poki In this Defold Creator Spotlight we invited Iwan from Orenji Spark to talk about rebuilding Jane's Fashion Studio in Defold and what changed when moving from Unity to a web-first workflow.

It’s a great look at how an experienced developer evaluates tools, adapts workflows, and ship games!

Read it here:
defold.com/2026/04/02/C...

We invite you to read the new interview from our Creator Spotlight!

Orenji Spark shares how switching to Defold helped make the web game smaller, and smoother to play on @poki.com, and how to sustain a long running game studio

#MadeWithDefold #indiegames #webgames #gamedev #indiedev #interview

Thank you all for the laugh yesterday! 🧡💙
We've got some of you for a moment, but don't worry!

Defold is and always will be free.

We can say this, because it's in the objectives of the Defold Foundation and it can't be changed, under Swedish law.

#AprilFools #Defold #gamedev #indiedev

Featured project: open source BRDF rendering example in Defold by Mikail Martianov:

github.com/martianovdev...

Navigating 3D scenes is about to get much smoother!

A new editor feature is coming to Defold soon:

Fly Camera 🎥

It’s a small change that can make a big difference when working on scenes and moving around your project more freely - do you like it? 🧡💙

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine

Defold Pro Defold Pro is the completely imaginary premium edition of Defold, featuring Clean Build, a gold-plated editor UI, and a carefully engineered +1 FPS upgrade in game.project.

On this occasion we also have a limited special offer - we're giving away the Pro Upgrade to the first 1 million users.

Read more details here:
defold.com/defold-pro/

We're excited to announce the introduction of a new Defold version targeted for professionals:

Defold Pro.

#Defold #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine #alwaysfree

We’re happy to announce a new Defold challenge with rewards! 🎁

Make a game with Defold, submit it to @Gamedevjs Jam 2026, and you could win one of 10 Steam gift cards!

We can’t wait to see what you create with Defold. Good luck! 🚀

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevjs #gamejam

This developer is making experimental real-time tree physics in Defold 🌿

Nikolay Armonik is simulating 1000 bones on the CPU in real time in his solo project, and the result looks fantastic! 🧡💙

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #WIP #graphics #physics #techart #indiegames #vfx

ParticleFX emitter properties This example shows how to get and set ParticleFX emitter image, animation, and material at runtime.

Right now, you can change the image, animation, and material in use, and we plan to expand this further with broader runtime control over particles in the future.

As all other examples - you can try this one online too:
defold.com/examples/par...

You can now set and get ParticleFX properties in Defold, and we’ve put together a small example to show how 💥

What would you build with runtime-controlled particle effects? 🤔

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #tutorial #particles #vfx

Prototyping a new game. HTML5 build running on a 5 year old phone’s browser—this is why I love @defold.com ! 😊 #screenshotsaturday #madewithdefold

It’s #ScreenshotSaturday 👀

What’s new in your Defold project this week?
Show us your progress below!

Featured: Knight Bolts by Hydraware:
forum.defold.com/t/knight-bol...

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev

This game was ported to Defold and had:

🪶~65% smaller build size
⚡️Much faster loading time
📈Smoother performance across devices

Check out Jane's Fashion Studio by Orenji Spark on @poki.com!

Read the story: forum.defold.com/t/from-unity...

#MadeWithDefold #webgames #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev