# Creator Spotlight - Shiho Kaneko on making Hill Climb Racing Lite **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525 "2026-03-12T19:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pawel](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/pawel/32/24623_2.png) [@Pawel](https://forum.defold.com/u/Pawel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/1 "2026-03-12T19:08:07Z")
We were delighted to sit down with **Shiho Kaneko** from **Fingersoft** to talk about bringing **Hill Climb Racing Lite** to Poki with Defold! From what it takes to adapt a beloved physics-based classic for fast, lightweight browser play, to why the team chose Defold - this is a great look behind the scenes of taking a mobile hit to the web. If you’re curious about web platform adaptation, and rebuilding for instant play, you’ll want to check this one out! ![HillClimbRacingLite_MadeWithDefold](https://forum-defold-uploads.b-cdn.net/original/3X/5/e/5eb80a29567013cd476f84e5dca3be8c69b2a8f3.jpeg) > **[Why did Fingersoft use Defold to bring Hill Climb Racing to Poki?](https://defold.com/2026/03/12/Interview-Fingersoft/)** > > We invited Shiho Kaneko from Fingersoft, to tell us about their adventure with Defold to create Hill Climb Racing Lite for Poki. ---
**Author:** ![aglitchman](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/aglitchman/32/19432_2.png) [@aglitchman](https://forum.defold.com/u/aglitchman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/2 "2026-03-13T08:18:09Z")
It’s great to see that successful old-school teams are starting to use Defold - that’s really nice to see! It’s just a bit disappointing that the team seems to have forgotten to include an “authors” section in the game (or maybe I just couldn’t find it), so there’s no mention of either the developers themselves or the Defold engine. They also disabled the small Defold banner in the browser console (which is enabled by default). That’s a pity. ---
**Author:** ![Pawel](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/pawel/32/24623_2.png) [@Pawel](https://forum.defold.com/u/Pawel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/3 "2026-03-13T08:27:50Z")
Yeah, that’s a pity and so is the case with many other games made with Defold. We don’t require any game to include Defold banners, and HTML template can be modified freely, so it’s totally fine (yet, of course, we would love every game made with Defold to show it!). But in case of HCRL there are Credits in the Settings and so are all the tools mentioned! ❤ ![image](https://forum-defold-uploads.b-cdn.net/original/3X/0/0/00a1d0f104f4d930db46b7a80f89d4f93ebabbf9.jpeg) We had a great time communicating with them and we really appreciate they wanted to share their insights, feedback and experience in the interview. We also received the graphics to put on the [showcase](https://defold.com/showcase/): ![image](https://forum-defold-uploads.b-cdn.net/original/3X/1/6/1683ba74e16d2ef23cf67e431a8752a069840aee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![aglitchman](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/aglitchman/32/19432_2.png) [@aglitchman](https://forum.defold.com/u/aglitchman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/4 "2026-03-13T10:36:05Z")
> [@Pawel](#): > > But in case of HCRL there are Credits in the Settings and so are all the tools mentioned! That’s great! I apologize - I really looked for it for a long time but couldn’t find that menu 🙏🏻 ---
**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/5 "2026-03-13T12:05:55Z")
> [@Pawel](#): > > But in case of HCRL there are Credits in the Settings and so are all the tools mentioned > [@aglitchman](#): > > I really looked for it for a long time but couldn’t find that menu It is usually hidden away somewhere (if it is included at all). We are happy that Fingersoft agreed to let us promote the Defold version of the game and we are really proud that they chose Defold for the job! I can hint that there is at least one other well known IP on Poki where Defold is used but where the IP owner did not give permission to promote the use of Defold together with their brand. It’s unfortunate because promotions like in the case with Hill Climb Racing Lite is great publicity for Defold. ---
**Author:** ![Xev](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/xev/32/41556_2.png) [@Xev](https://forum.defold.com/u/Xev)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/6 "2026-03-13T15:22:43Z")
I just want to point out that the link to the game in the article has /pl/ in the path, which makes everything show up in Polish. ---
**Author:** ![Pawel](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/pawel/32/24623_2.png) [@Pawel](https://forum.defold.com/u/Pawel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/creator-spotlight-shiho-kaneko-on-making-hill-climb-racing-lite/82525/7 "2026-03-13T16:14:49Z")
My bad 😅 fix coming, thank you for reporting!