# MonoGame

Reference project

C\#/.NET game framework with a game loop, graphics, input and a content pipeline.

## Why we recommend it

MonoGame is useful when a C\# team wants to own its game structure and tooling. It supplies the lower-level game framework while leaving scenes, editors and domain systems to your architecture.

## When to choose it

- Custom C\# 2D games and teams maintaining an XNA-style architecture.
- Games needing explicit control over content loading, update and drawing.

## What to consider

- It is not a visual scene editor or a complete gameplay stack. Level tools, scene management and networked game rules need separate implementation.
- The repository combines Ms-PL and MIT portions; inspect the relevant files and dependencies. Console targets need separate developer access and platform arrangements.

## Start with this project

Follow the official getting-started guide with a supported .NET SDK and MonoGame templates/tools. Create a separate game, add content through the content pipeline, implement Update/Draw and input, and build for the chosen backend.

Technology: C\#, .NET, 2D / 3D

License: Ms-PL; MIT

Default branch: develop

Sources checked: 2026-10-26

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Choose a name and location in Orqestria to clone these sources and assign the recommended team. Check the setup guide: an engine or library repository needs a separate game or application project. No dependencies are installed and no application is started.

## Official sources

- [https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame)
- [https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/blob/develop/LICENSE.txt](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/blob/develop/LICENSE.txt)
- [https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/blob/develop/README.md](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/blob/develop/README.md)