Top 23 C# Game development Projects

• MonoGame

  95 10,881 8.9 C#

  One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games.

  

Project mention: The MonoGame Foundation launch | /r/monogame | 2023-11-15

To highlight this shift, we are introducing a new website which is now fully automated with Github. The paint is still fresh, but we hope to expand it with more information about the MonoGame Foundation, like how it operates, and how to join it or contribute.

• Entitas

  4 6,922 0.0 C#

  Entitas is a super fast Entity Component System (ECS) Framework specifically made for C# and Unity

Project mention: Entitas VS Friflo.Json.Fliox - a user suggested alternative | libhunt.com/r/Entitas | 2024-01-30

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• Stride Game Engine

  23 6,231 9.5 C#

  Stride Game Engine (formerly Xenko)

  

Project mention: Unity Software plans to reduce its workforce by 25%, eliminating ~1,800 jobs | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-10

In general it took me less time to rewrite the code-base then implementing some of the workarounds for missing features in Unity (e.g. HTTP2) in the first place.

[0] https://github.com/stride3d/stride/issues/2069

• FlaxEngine

  18 5,496 9.9 C#

  Flax Engine – multi-platform 3D game engine

  

Project mention: Not only Unity... | /r/opensourcegames | 2023-11-11

Flax (MIT/C++) https://github.com/FlaxEngine/FlaxEngine

• Silk.NET

  36 3,748 5.2 C#

  The high-speed OpenGL, OpenCL, OpenAL, OpenXR, GLFW, SDL, Vulkan, Assimp, WebGPU, and DirectX bindings library your mother warned you about.

  

Project mention: How to Use the Foreign Function API in Java 22 to Call C Libraries | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-05-08

Genuine curiosity - what would be your motivation to use Java over C# here aside from familiarity (which is perfectly understandable)? The latter takes heavy focus on making sure to provide features like structs and pointers with little to no friction, you can even AOT compile it and statically link SDL2 into a single executable.

But either way, if you want to try it out, then all it needs is

- SDK from https://dot.net/download (or package manager of your choice if you are on Linux e.g. `sudo apt-get install dotnet-sdk-8.0`, !do not! use Homebrew if you are on macOS however, use .pkg installer)

- C# extension for VS Code (DevKit is not needed)

- SDL2 bindings: https://github.com/dotnet/Silk.NET

• OpenTK

  20 3,104 8.4 C#

  The Open Toolkit library is a fast, low-level C# wrapper for OpenGL, OpenAL & OpenCL. It also includes windowing, mouse, keyboard and joystick input and a robust and fast math library, giving you everything you need to write your own renderer or game engine. OpenTK can be used standalone or inside a GUI on Windows, Linux, Mac.

  

Project mention: Unhandled SEHException when running OpenTK project - What am I doing wrong? | /r/opengl | 2023-06-25

Open a new issue on Github. Include all of this, and provide info on your OS and GPU.

• UnrealCLR

  37 3,057 2.6 C#

  Unreal Engine .NET 6 integration

Project mention: Since you're asking yes u can use C# in unreal | /r/Unity3D | 2023-09-18

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• Veldrid

  12 2,411 5.8 C#

  A low-level, portable graphics library for .NET.

  

Project mention: Is there a real time graphics llibrary in c# | /r/csharp | 2023-05-17

I'd recommend Veldrid

• YarnSpinner

  41 2,223 8.2 C#

  Yarn Spinner is a tool for building interactive dialogue in games!

  

Project mention: Dialogue system with scriptable objects | /r/Unity3D | 2023-05-30

Another option if you don't want to implement it yourself though is to use an already built library. I've been playing with YarnSpinner a little bit recently and I'm liking it so far. I can't give much more details than that, but it's maybe worth a look. At least for some reference.

• MyBox

  4 1,819 7.8 C#

  MyBox is a set of attributes, tools and extensions for Unity

• Duality

  2 1,389 0.0 C#

  a 2D Game Development Framework

  

• PixiEditor

  7 1,265 8.7 C#

  PixiEditor is a lightweight pixel art editor made with .NET 7

  

• Svelto.ECS

  2 1,151 5.8 C#

  Svelto ECS C# Entity Component System

• buildtool

  1 1,102 6.3 C#

  A powerful automation tool for quickly and easily generating builds with Unity.

  

• FontainebleauDemo

  2 1,062 0.0 C#

  Fontainebleau demo

  

• Vortice.Windows

  5 954 7.3 C#

  .NET bindings for Direct3D12, Direct3D11, WIC, Direct2D1, XInput, XAudio, X3DAudio, DXC, Direct3D9 and DirectInput.

• Arch

  9 777 8.6 C#

  A high-performance C# based Archetype & Chunks Entity Component System (ECS) with optional multithreading.

Project mention: Does it still make sense to roll your own ECS? | /r/gameenginedevs | 2023-07-31

For C#, I've found Arch, which looks pretty much like what I need. I would use it with MonoGame.

• hedera

  1 758 0.0 C#

  paint 3D ivy in the Unity Editor, watch procedurally generated meshes simulate growth and clinging in real-time

• RuntimeUnityEditor

  4 715 7.4 C#

  In-game inspector and debugging tools for applications made with Unity3D game engine

• TexturePanner

  1 690 10.0 C#

  This repository hosts a shader for Unity3D whose main goal is to facilitate the creation of neon-like signs, conveyor belts and basically whatever based on scrolling textures

• DefaultEcs

  1 634 0.0 C#

  Entity Component System framework aiming for syntax and usage simplicity with maximum performance for game development.

• NSMB-MarioVsLuigi

  17 601 0.0 C#

  Standalone Unity remake of New Super Mario Bros DS' multiplayer gamemode, "Mario vs Luigi"

Project mention: MarCUS (inte med Marcus med k denna gången)! Här e din förklaring (Mario vs Luigi online) | /r/stamsite | 2023-12-11

• OpenKCC

  19 576 7.0 C#

  Open Source Kinematic Character Controller for Unity

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• Since you're asking yes u can use C# in unreal

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