page_type: sample
description: "A sample app accompanying a tutorial that teaches you the basics of game development in MonoGame."
languages:
- csharp
products: - windows
statusNotificationTargets: - codefirst@microsoft.com
Get Started with MonoGame 2D
Requirements
This app requires Visual Studio to run. Click here to learn how to get set up with Visual Studio.
Install and run the app
- Install MonoGame 3.6 for Visual Studio from monogame.net
- Clone or download this repository
- Open MonoGame2D.sln in Visual Studio.
- To run the app, press F5. To quit, press ESC.
Learn more about MonoGame and UWP
For a step-by-step walkthrough of the code, check out the MonoGame 2D tutorial on docs.microsoft.com.
To learn more about getting started with the Universal Windows Platform, see the Getting Started Hub
To learn how to publish apps to the Microsoft Store, see Publishing your Microsoft Store app.