[xandrius]

Exactly, read Lua and got out instantly.

Games are complicated beasts, something along the lines of C# help massively the development and the avoidance of bugs.

Python, <X>Script and Lua are not languages I'd wish to switch to from the coziness of C#. I'd consider Go or Java (although not as hip as it used to be).

[japhib]

If you just want static typing, you can write Typescript and compile to Lua: https://typescripttolua.github.io/

[anentropic]

The Defold site recommends:

> Optional typed Lua using Teal.

https://defold.com/product/

https://defold.com/assets/teal/

https://github.com/teal-language/tl

[britzl]

Also https://ts-defold.dev/