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Overview
Stride is a game engine for creating 2D and 3D games in C#. Game Studio edits scenes and assets, C# supplies behavior, and the engine renders through APIs including Direct3D and Vulkan.
Features and best fit
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Key features
Best fit
Before adoption
Official sources
- [1]Stride 4.3.0.2507 README(2026-10-05)
- [2]Stride 4.3.0.2507 release(2026-10-05)
- [3]Jumpy Jet sample(2026-10-05)
- [4]Stride create-project manual(2026-10-05)
- [5]Stride launch manual(2026-10-05)
- [6]Stride install manual(2026-10-05)
- [7]Stride build manual(2026-10-05)
- [8]Stride MIT license(2026-10-05)
- [9]Stride GitHub metadata(2026-10-05)
Supplemental curator note
Stride fits developers who want to move between C# code and a visual editor. Start with an official sample to verify rendering and input, then pin each target platform’s requirements.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Fetch the fixed Jumpy Jet sample
Requires Git, Windows, and the .NET 10 SDK. Fetch the fixed release and verify the game and its net10.0-windows target.
git clone --depth 1 --branch releases/4.3.0.2507 https://github.com/Stride3D/stride.git stride && cd stride && test -f samples/Games/JumpyJet/JumpyJet.Game/JumpyJet.Game.csproj && test -f samples/Games/JumpyJet/JumpyJet.Windows/JumpyJet.Windows.csproj - 2
Build the Windows target
Restore dependencies and build code and rendering assets in Debug. Visual C++ runtime components and compatible graphics hardware are also required to run it.
dotnet restore samples/Games/JumpyJet/JumpyJet.Windows/JumpyJet.Windows.csproj && dotnet build samples/Games/JumpyJet/JumpyJet.Windows/JumpyJet.Windows.csproj --configuration Debug --no-restore - 3
Verify rendering and input in Game Studio
Select JumpyJet.Windows, press F5, and confirm rendering and keyboard or pointer input.
printf '%s\n' 'In Stride Game Studio, open samples/Games/JumpyJet, select JumpyJet.Windows, press F5, then verify that the scene renders and keyboard or pointer input moves the character.'
Growth
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Development activity
Last 90 days · weekly
- Commits (last 30 days)
- 419
- Open PRs
- 33
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GitHub Topics
- gamedev
- game-development
- game-engine
- csharp
- direct3d
- vulkan
- multi-platform
- stride
- xenko
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