MonoGame.Samples/GameDevelopmentbyExample/GemstoneHunter

Gemstone Hunter

Gemstone Hunter is a cross-platform 2D platformer game built with MonoGame 3.8.* and .NET 8.0. The project is organized for modern .NET SDK-style development, supporting Windows (DX), DesktopGL, Android, and iOS platforms.

Project Structure

• /Core: Shared game logic and code, referenced by all platforms.
• /Platforms/Windows: Windows-specific project using MonoGame.Framework.WindowsDX.
• /Platforms/Desktop: DesktopGL project using MonoGame.Framework.DesktopGL.
• /Platforms/Android: Android project using MonoGame.Framework.Android.
• /Platforms/iOS: iOS project using MonoGame.Framework.iOS.

Building and Running

Prerequisites

• .NET 8.0 SDK or newer
• MonoGame 3.8.* NuGet packages (restored automatically)
• Visual Studio 2022+ (for Windows/iOS/Android) or VSCode (all platforms)

Windows

dotnet build Platforms/Windows/GemstoneHunter.Windows.csproj

Run:

dotnet run --project Platforms/Windows/GemstoneHunter.Windows.csproj

DesktopGL

dotnet build Platforms/Desktop/GemstoneHunter.DesktopGL.csproj

Run:

dotnet run --project Platforms/Desktop/GemstoneHunter.DesktopGL.csproj

Android

dotnet build Platforms/Android/GemstoneHunter.Android.csproj

iOS

dotnet build Platforms/iOS/GemstoneHunter.iOS.csproj

Content

This project uses pre-built .xnb files in the Content/ directory. No Content.mgcb file is required.

VSCode Usage

• Use the provided .vscode/tasks.json and .vscode/launch.json for building and running Windows and DesktopGL targets.

Solution File

Open GemstoneHunter.sln in Visual Studio for full IDE support.

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For more details, see the source code and platform-specific project files.