Your games are not locked to Tesana. Paid plans can export standalone builds and the complete source project.

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The four export formats

Export from the Studio menu → Export, or Settings → Exports. Builds run in the background, and you can have a link emailed to you when they’re ready. Most exports take seconds; a first desktop build takes a few minutes. Download links stay valid for 7 days — build again any time for a fresh link.

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Availability

  • Any paid plan unlocks all four formats. Free-plan games show the export options locked.
  • Source code export is limited to original games — copies, earlier remixes, and template-derived projects can export playable builds but not source. See Make a copy.

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Self-hosting the web export

The web export is a plain static site — no backend needed:
  1. Unzip and upload the folder to any static host (nginx, S3+CloudFront, Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, GitHub Pages, itch.io…), keeping the files together.
  2. Serve it over HTTP(S) — opening index.html straight from disk won’t work in most browsers. For local testing, run python3 -m http.server in the folder.
Self-hosting is additive — your game stays live on Tesana too. Online features that rely on Tesana’s services (multiplayer rooms, cloud saves) work best from your Tesana play link.

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Running the source project

The source export is a standard Vite + TypeScript project using Three.js (3D) or Phaser (2D). It includes a README with everything below. With Node.js installed:
  • src/main.ts is the entry point; all game code lives under src/.
  • Every image, model, and sound is under assets/.
  • Open the folder in any code editor (VS Code, Cursor, WebStorm…) and develop it further — it’s yours.
Studio-only extras (chat history, the Tesana loading screen and watermark) aren’t included.

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Desktop builds

The macOS and Windows exports wrap your game as a native desktop app.
  • macOS: the app is unsigned, so macOS warns that it can’t verify it the first time. Right-click the app, choose Open, then Open again.
  • Windows: SmartScreen may show a warning. Choose More info, then Run anyway.
For a signed release on Steam or the App Store, see Steam & App Store — or publish the desktop build under your own developer accounts.

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Legacy Godot games

Games made before Tesana moved to the web engine export in the same four formats, except the source export is a Godot project (Source code (Godot)) instead of a Vite project. Open it in the Godot editor — the export’s README says which version.

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Rights

Everything you export on a paid plan is yours to sell and distribute anywhere, with no revenue share off-platform. Details: Ownership & IP.