Getting Started

Install

1. Get the .NET Core 3.1 SDK.
   • Test that dotnet is installed correctly:

   dotnet --version
   

2. Get the MonoGame templates:

   dotnet new --install MonoGame.Templates.CSharp
   

3. Get the MonoGame Content Pipeline:

   dotnet tool install --global dotnet-mgcb-editor
   mgcb-editor --register
   

Create a new game

Replace MyGame with your game’s name in the follow command:

dotnet new mgdesktopgl -o MyGame

Run

dotnet run

Publish

You can publish on Windows, Mac, and Linux using:

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64
dotnet publish -c Release -r osx-x64
dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-x64

You’ll find the output in:

bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/win-x64/publish/
bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/osx-x64/publish/
bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/linux-x64/publish/

Read more

You can read more getting started info from the official MonoGame docs.