Guide

Getting Started with MonoGame

This guide is adapted from the archived wiki. It keeps every step keyboard-friendly and high-contrast compliant.

Download the runnable sample project

Use the verified ZIP bundle for this article to review the extracted example files, run the sample host, and repackage the sources without bin or obj folders.

Download project ZIP

Prerequisites

Create a new project

Use your terminal to scaffold a desktop project and open it in your editor.

dotnet new mgdesktopgl -n MyGame
cd MyGame
code .

Run the project

dotnet build
dotnet run

Render a clear screen

protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
{
    GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
    base.Draw(gameTime);
}

Next steps

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