The nearly open-source free Defold game engine just released Defold 1.9.7 and the highlight feature of this release is C# support! This isnt replacing Lua as the primary scripting language, in fact its not a scripting language at all, instead enabling you to easily make game extensions using the C# programming language with Defold. This language support joins other programming languages including Zig and C++. There was hesitation to add C# support to Defold, explained below:Q: I am concerned that adding C# support will have a negative impact on Defold. Should I be worried?Defold is NOT moving away from Lua as a the primary scripting language. C# support will be added as a new language for extensions. It will not impact the engine unless you choose to use C# extensions in your project.C# support will come at a price (executable size, runtime performance etc), but thats for the individual developer/studio to decide upon.As for C# itself, its a relatively minor change, since the extension system already support many languages (C/C++/Java/Objective-C/Zig). The SDKs will be kept in sync by generating the C# bindings. This will keep the bindings up-to-date with minimal effort.The Defold Foundation has previously been against adding C# support in Defold, but has changed opinion for a number of reasons:Studios and developer continue to request C# support.C# support has been scoped down to extensions only (i.e. low effort).The core engine will not be impacted.The C# APIs can be kept in in sync with minimal effort if they are generated.C# support will be based on DotNet 9 with NativeAOT, thus generating static libraries that the existing build pipeline can link against (just like any other Defold extension).Key LinksDefold 1.9.7 BetaDefold C# Support AnnouncementDefold GitHubDefold HomepageDefold Languages SampleYou can learn more about the Defold game engine, the 1.9.7 release and the new addition of C# support in the video below.