Xbox Officially Adds Support For A ‘Modern, Powerful And Production Ready Game Engine’
By “Defold is a complimentary, robust, all-in-one game engine.”
- by Fraser Gilbert
- Yesterday, 5pm
Here’s an interesting little tale we stumbled upon during the week! Xbox now officially backs another game engine known as Defold, which is a completely free engine labeled as “robust”, “streamlined” and “efficient”.
“Defold is an up-to-date, robust and production-ready all-in-one game engine suite designed for genuine cross-platform game creation with an extraordinarily minimal engine footprint.”
The organization behind Defold states that once a developer has registered to gain approval for Xbox console development through Microsoft, they can “log in to the Xbox middleware page using an associated account, locate Defold, and request access”.
Subsequently, Defold will furnish numerous tools and documentation essential for releasing games on Xbox, along with access to Xbox-specific developer assistance.
“Xbox support is accessible from Defold 1.14.0, with platform-specific features and documentation offered free of charge to authorized developers.”
So, what should we anticipate from developers crafting games through Defold? The likelihood is mainly small 2D indie titles — games such as Void Scrappers and Sector 781 are instances that have been launched on the Switch, for example.
In other words, don’t expect anything overly extravagant, but that doesn’t imply Defold lacks the capability for some intricate and exceptionally popular releases. It explicitly proclaims that it is a “robust” engine capable of producing both 2D and 3D games, with one of the most triumphant examples being the mobile game Family Island, which boasts over 50 million downloads on the Google Play Store.
Additionally, it’s worth mentioning the “Very Positive” feedback Defold has garnered on Steam, where 86% of the 230 user evaluations have been favorable.
Fascinating information, indeed! We’ll leave you with a closer inspection of the Defold engine in the video below, and you’ll also discover a review for the above-mentioned Void Scrappers that reportedly serves as an impressive Vampire Survivors alternative.
