MonoGame


MonoGame is a free C# framework used by game developers to make games for multiple platforms and other systems. It is also used to make Windows and Windows Phone games run on other systems. It supports iOS, Android, macOS, tvOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. It implements the Microsoft XNA 4 application programming interface. It has been used for several games, including Bastion and Fez.

History

MonoGame is the evolution of XNA Touch started by Jose Antonio Farias and Silver Sprite by Bill Reiss. The first official release of MonoGame was version 2.0 with a downloadable version 0.7 that was available from CodePlex. These early versions only supported 2D sprite-based games. The last official 2D-only version was released as 2.5.1 in June 2012.
Since mid-2013, the framework has begun to be extended beyond XNA4 with the addition of new features like RenderTarget3D, support for multiple GameWindows, and a new cross-platform command line content building tool.

Architecture

MonoGame attempts to fully implement the XNA 4 API. It accomplishes this across Microsoft platforms using SharpDX and DirectX. When targeting non-Microsoft platforms, platform specific capabilities are utilized by way of the OpenTK library. When targeting OS X, iOS, and/or Android, the Xamarin platform runtime is necessary. This runtime provides a tuned OpenTK implementation that allows the MonoGame team to focus on the core graphics tuning of the platform.
The graphics capabilities of MonoGame come from either OpenGL, OpenGL ES, or DirectX. Since MonoGame version 3, OpenGL 2 has been the focus for capabilities. The earlier releases of MonoGame used OpenGL 1.x for graphics rendering. Utilizing OpenGL 2 allowed for MonoGame to support shaders to make more advanced rendering capabilities in the platform.
Content management and distribution continues to follow the XNA 4 ContentManager model. The MonoGame team has created a new content building capability that can integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio to deliver the same content building capabilities to Windows 8 Desktop that Windows 7 users had used in Microsoft XNA.

Games

GameYearPS4Xbox OneSwitchPSVitaWindowsWindows PhoneMacOSLinuxiOSAndroidDeveloperPublisher
Apotheon2015XXXAlientrapAlientrap
Axiom Verge2015XXXXXXXThomas Happ Games LLCThomas Happ Games LLC-
Bastion2011XXXXSupergiant GamesWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment-
Carrion2020XXXPhobia Game StudioDevolver Digital
Celeste2018XXXXXXMatt ThorsonMatt Thorson
2014XXXXHumble HeartsHumble Hearts
Escape Goat2011XXXMagicalTimeBeanMagicalTimeBean-
Fez2013XXXPolytron CorporationTrapdoor, Microsoft Studios-
Flinthook2017XXXXXTribute GamesTribute Games
Infinite Flight2011XXXFlying Development StudioFlying Development Studio
Mercenary Kings2013XXXTribute GamesTribute Games-
Perilune2019XGeorge KristiansenGeorge Kristiansen
Pyre2017XXXXSupergiant GamesSupergiant Games-
Salt and Sanctuary2016XXXXXSka StudiosSka Studios
Score Rush Extended2016XXona GamesReverb Communications
Skulls of the Shogun2013XXXX17-BITMicrosoft Studios
Solar 22011XXXXXJay WattsMurudai
TowerFall2013XXXXXXXMatt ThorsonMatt Thorson-
Transistor2014XXXXXSupergiant GamesSupergiant Games-
Wizorb2011XXTribute GamesTribute Games-
Super Blood Hockey2017XXXLoren LemckeLoren Lemcke-