Open-source .NET framework for building cross-platform games in C#
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About MonoGame
MonoGame is a .NET framework for creating games for desktop PCs, video game consoles, and mobile devices in C#. It is an open-source re-implementation of the discontinued Microsoft XNA Framework, and it is a code-based framework rather than an engine with a scene editor. Games such as Celeste, Stardew Valley, and Streets of Rage 4 were built on it.
MonoGame targets Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS/iPadOS, plus PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 for registered developers. Rendering runs on OpenGL and DirectX, with experimental Vulkan and DirectX 12 paths in preview. A content pipeline handles asset processing through the mgcb content builder, the mgfxc effect compiler, and the mgcb-editor GUI for managing content.
MonoGame is distributed as NuGet packages, with full source on GitHub. It is licensed under the Microsoft Public License, with a few portions under separate third-party licenses.
Key features
- C# code-based framework for 2D and 3D games
- Cross-platform export to desktop, mobile, and consoles
- OpenGL and DirectX rendering
- Content pipeline with mgcb builder and mgfxc effect compiler
- mgcb-editor GUI for content processing
Details
- First released
- 2011
- Platforms
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS
- Consoles
- PS4 · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 1 · Switch 2
- Rendering
- OpenGL · DirectX
- License
- Microsoft Public License
- Language
- C#