Samples & Demos

The samples and demos below are recommended for learning how to use MonoGame.

Official MonoGame Samples

These are the official samples that contain the following:

• Platformer 2D
• NeonShooter

XNA Game Studio Archive

The XNA Game Studio archive contains all of the original XNA sample content. This contains a vast array of samples demonstrating almost every feature of XNA, which is easily translatable to MonoGame.

There are pre-converted samples available on the repository as well.

MonoGame.Extended Samples

MonoGame.Extended is an extension for MonoGame that makes it easier to make games. They have demos and games that can be tried out.

CartBlanche's Samples

This is a large library of MonoGame samples covering a large range of topics, including:

Will require MonoGame 3.7 or earlier installed to open.

• Physics
• P2P Networking
• Textures
• Shaders

It also includes games such as:

• Tetris
• Pacman
• Role Playing Game