Gideros is a set of software packages created and managed by a company named Gideros Mobile. It provides developers with the ability to create 2D games for multiple platforms by reusing the same code. Games created with Gideros run as native applications, thus having all the benefits of high performance and the utilization of the hardware power of a mobile device.
Gideros uses Lua as its programming language, which is a lightweight scripting language with an easy learning curve and it is quite popular in the context of game development.
A few of the greatest Gideros features are as follows:
Its rapid prototyping and fast development time by providing a single-click on-device testing that enables you to compile and run your game from your computer to device in an instant
A clean object-oriented approach that enables you to write clean and reusable code
Additionally, Gideros is not limited to its provided API and can be extended to offer virtually any native platform features through its plugin system
You can use all of these to create and even publish your game for free, if you don't mind a small Gideros splash screen being shown before your game starts
