Game Development

Submit your article

Contents Quick search by title:

Games			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
Reversi in C# Updated: 26 Sep 2005 The game of Reversi in C#. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	BrainJar	4.82
Tackle complex puzzles with LP Sokoban# Updated: 16 Jan 2007 A simple Sokoban implementation in C# with some extras C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Luc Pattyn	4.81
Microsoft Robotics Studio - A pad service Updated: 7 Sep 2007 Implement a pad service using CCR and DSS .NET 2.0, WinXP, Vista, VS2005, Embedded, C# 2.0, Dev, Intermediate	Pedro77	4.79
A Bridge Design Game Updated: 22 Dec 2006 An article describing the design and techniques used to develop a bridge design game. .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C#, GDI+, Dev, Intermediate	fdachille	4.76
Learning Draughts/Checkers Updated: 20 May 2005 A Draughts Game that learns. VC7, .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Advanced	pseudonym67	4.75
Fast, Texas Holdem Hand Evaluation and Analysis Updated: 18 Apr 2006 A C# native, fast Texas Holdem Hand Evaluator. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Advanced	Keith Rule	4.74
Skype Game Infra Updated: 1 Nov 2006 Using Skype as infrastructure for multiplayer games. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Michael Gopshtein	4.72
More Texas Holdem Analysis in C#: Part 1 Updated: 7 Jun 2007 Using C# to do sophisticated analysis of Texas Holdem .NET 2.0, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Keith Rule	4.68
A basic Particles System Updated: 19 Apr 2005 Introduction to the basic idea of the particle systems, and how to create basic effects such as explosions and water fountains. .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, C#, GDI, GDI+, Dev, WinForms, Beginner	Itay Sagui	4.68
eptaxia - A Lightweight Mind Game Updated: 27 Aug 2006 A cute and yet challenging game written in C#. Also hints on graphics, sound, and simple class structures. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Bilgin Esme	4.66
Sokoban Pro Updated: 6 Jan 2005 Sokoban Pro is a modern version of the classic Sokoban puzzle game. .NET 1.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, XML, GDI+, Dev, Intermediate	JasperB	4.65
Navy Battle Game - III Updated: 11 Aug 2005 An article on creating a multi-player game using the TGSDK. .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Perry Marchant	4.63
VideoTexture Class and Webcam Application for XNA Updated: 31 Jul 2007 A managed C# video texture class, demonstrated in an XNA WebCamComponent and used in a webcam application C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Stephen Bogner	4.63
A C# implementation of Reversi (Othello) Game for PocketPC and Windows Updated: 4 Aug 2004 A C# implementation of Reversi (Othello) Game for PocketPC and Windows. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, .NET CF, Dev, Intermediate	George Mamaladze	4.62
Microsoft Robotics Pad GUI Service Updated: 9 Sep 2007 An article to create a game pad graphic user interface service that will use Microsoft Robotics Environment .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C# 2.0, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Pedro77	4.61
Reversi Updated: 18 Mar 2008 An implementation of the popular game Reversi, written as a project for an AI course. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C# 2.0, C#, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Design, Intermediate	Zdravko Krustev	4.58
Endogine sprite engine Updated: 17 Jul 2006 Sprite engine for D3D and GDI+ (with several game examples). .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, GDI+, DirectX, Dev, Intermediate	Jonas Beckeman	4.56
WURDZ, an addictive word game - make words from random letters! Updated: 5 Jan 2006 Written using pure C# WinForms, WURDZ is a completely new idea in the world of word games! This will be one game which will be as much fun to play as it will be to study its code, if not more. You make meaningful words from a random stream of letters, and score points. VC7, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, .NET, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Koushik Biswas	4.56
More Texas Holdem Analysis in C#: Part 2 Updated: 7 Jun 2007 Using C# to do sophisticated analysis of Texas Holdem .NET 2.0, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Keith Rule	4.51
Sudoku Solver with LINQ (C# 3.0) Updated: 7 Jul 2006 In this article, I am presenting a solution for solving and creating Sudoku puzzles with LINQ which is Microsoft’s latest enhancement to the C# language. C# 3.0, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, LINQ, Intermediate	derekliang	4.51
Anagrams - A Word Game in C# - Unedited Updated: 7 Apr 2008 The classic word game using words and letter scores alllowed in Scrabble. .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, C#, .NET, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	John Simmons / outlaw programmer	4.50
Pentominos - A C# implementation of the famous puzzle game Updated: 29 May 2002 This is a simple implementation of Pentominos, a puzzle game. The source code is written in C# an uses a lot of concepts about drawing and matrix handling. Hope you enjoy it ! .NET 1.0, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Mauricio Ritter	4.47
PacSnake Updated: 17 Jun 2005 PacSnake is a mix of the classic PacMan game and the classic Snake game. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, XML, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	JasperB	4.41
Learning Connect Four Updated: 22 Jul 2004 A Connect Four Game that learns from experience. VC7.1, .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	pseudonym67	4.38
Borg Knowledge Assimilator Updated: 24 Jul 2005 A simple game that accumulates facts and appears to learn by conversing with players asking yes and no questions. .NET 1.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Sean Michael Murphy	4.33
Simon: memory game from the eighties Updated: 11 May 2007 Simple memory game that uses shaped buttons .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Windows, Visual Studio, GDI+, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Mike Kitchen	4.30
A gameserver query library Updated: 26 Dec 2004 A library that allows to query nearly all gameserver types. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Franz Pentenrieder	4.27
Cribbage Hand Counting Library Updated: 4 Sep 2006 A library to score cribbage hands. .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C# 2.0, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	Sean Michael Murphy	4.23
A game lobby system in C# Updated: 16 Feb 2007 A simple lobby server for hosting multiple small games and allowing players to create and join games of many types. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	BobJanova	4.18
Sudoku Solver and Generator Updated: 8 Nov 2005 Solves and generates Sudokus. VC7.1, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Jrgen Pramberg	4.14
FreeCell Discombobulator Updated: 5 Oct 2005 Take control of FreeCell. .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Nick Butler	4.10
C# Asteroids Updated: 14 Jun 2004 An article on writing a simple game in C# .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Howard Uman	4.07
IndieLib - Fast Game Development - Unedited Updated: 22 Apr 2008 IndieLib is a c++ 2.5d engine for game development and fast game prototyping in a really easy way. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++, C++/CLI, C	Loover	4.05
Blackjack Game Simulator Updated: 24 Aug 2007 Framework for blackjack game simulation .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, WinForms, Design, Intermediate	Mladen Jankovic	4.00
DirectX Board Game Engine Updated: 29 Nov 2007 An article on how to create a generic engine for board games such as Checkers or Chess .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Windows, Visual Studio, DirectX, Dev, Intermediate	Fredrik Bornander	3.97
Sudoku Game in C# Updated: 25 Dec 2005 The sudoku game in C#. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	gokuldas	3.84
Sudoku (Suduku) Solver Updated: 17 Jan 2006 Source code for a Sudoku solver. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Craig Spitzkoff	3.69
Sliding Puzzle Game Updated: 28 Mar 2004 A sliding tile puzzle game. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	piscian1982	3.64
Arcaynn.GameThings Updated: 18 Apr 2004 A lesser GPL licensed class library that includes types to represent playing cards and decks of playing cards. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Arcaynn_	3.58
EmuEngine Updated: 4 Dec 2006 With the EmuEngine, you can create simple 2D games in C#. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, GDI+, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	sniffi	3.51
Star Fighter Updated: 25 Oct 2003 A quick and dirty example to make a Star Fighter game using forms with C#. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, C++, C#, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Rikaino	3.38
A Network Based Multi-Player Eater Game Updated: 12 Jan 2005 An article on network game programming. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Abfam	3.36
Word Building Network Game With Intelligence Updated: 6 Feb 2005 Word building game using C#. .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Mohammed Aijaz Mohiuddin	3.36
Create games with the AllegNet library for .NET 2.0 Updated: 9 Dec 2005 An article on how to use the AllegNet library to write games with managed languages for the .NET 2.0 framework. .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C#, VB, J#, GDI+, DirectX, Dev, Intermediate	Allegnet	3.32
Easy-to-use Web ASP.NET Chessboard Control Updated: 14 Sep 2007 An article to help you create a chessboard on ASP.NET using VB.NET VB, ASP.NET, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, WebForms, Intermediate	Louwgi	3.30
Hexomania - A Game for Hexagons Updated: 13 Apr 2004 A strategy game that you can play versus the computer or another player. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Bishoy Labib	3.29
Path Finder AI Updated: 14 Jun 2004 A class to define a 2D space, put walls, set a start & end point, and return the best path. WinXP, C#, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	acontoli	3.26
Backtrack technique to solve Chinese Slide Block Puzzle (Hua Rong Dao) Updated: 22 May 2005 A C# 2.0 program which solves a puzzle by DFS and BFS algortithms. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Dong Xiang	3.25
C# TicTacToe with AI and network support Updated: 30 Mar 2004 A TicTacToe game written in C# with AI and network support .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Daniel Carvalho Liedke	3.22
Clickmania Game Updated: 31 Mar 2005 A simple logical game. .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	aaccoobb	3.13
TicTacToe in C# Updated: 6 Mar 2006 A C# implementation of Tic-Tac-Toe using Minimax look-ahead. .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C#, Dev, Intermediate	TheGrandInquisitor	3.12
Collision - A C# Game, part 3: pixel perfect collision detection Updated: 16 Apr 2002 Finishing my attempt at a simple game in C# .NET 1.0, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Christian Graus	2.87
HexCell - a game to demonstrate boolean flag operations Updated: 9 Aug 2006 A game (based on Soduku) to demonstrate boolean flag setting. .NET 2.0, VS2005, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Duncan Edwards Jones	2.83
Random Number Die Roller Updated: 28 May 2003 Generates random numbers using user constraints. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, C#, .NET, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Zachery	2.73
The Nim Game Updated: 8 Aug 2007 A two-player mathematical game of strategy C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Volynsky Alex	2.71
HiLow Card Game Updated: 14 May 2007 An article on creating a simple card game with C#, using updated card.dll wrapper class. .NET 1.0, Win2K, WinXP, C#, Visual Studio, GDI+, Dev, Intermediate	Mike Kitchen	2.65
Frog Go Hop Updated: 24 May 2004 A Frogger clone written in C#. Using doublebuffering timers and other technics. .NET 1.0, WinXP, VS.NET2002, C#, GDI+, Dev, Intermediate	MeterMan	2.59
The boardgame Twix with a twist Updated: 19 Oct 2004 This is a strategy board game that I used to enjoy playing with my neighbour when I was a teen in the 80's that I developed in Java, then ported to C#. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, GDI+, Dev, Intermediate	Alex A. Miller	2.56
A simple Visual Basic Version of Tic Tac Toe in 2 and 3 Dimensions Updated: 19 Apr 2004 A Tic Tac Toe game in 2D and 3D. The kids will enjoy. .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, VB, Dev, Intermediate	Jeff Arrington	2.47
Poker logic in C# Updated: 5 Sep 2004 Compute poker probabilites with a poker simulation in C#. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Tonetheman	2.39
Navy Battle Game - II Updated: 26 Jul 2005 A client-server navy battle game. .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, GDI+, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Alex Cutovoi	2.33
A Simple Yahtzee Game Updated: 26 Oct 2004 An article on creating a simple dice game with C#. .NET 1.0, Win2K, WinXP, C#, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Mike Kitchen	2.25
Collision - A C# Game, part 2: tracking game elements and adding interaction Updated: 16 Apr 2002 Continuing my attempt at a simple game in C# .NET 1.0, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Christian Graus	1.92
Collision - A C# Game, part 1: parallax scrolling Updated: 16 Apr 2002 In which I attempt to write a simple game in C# .NET 1.0, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Christian Graus	1.91
Insect Life Simulation Updated: 2 Jan 2004 An article on insect life simulation. VC7.1, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	ashvin	1.81
Send RCON Commands to Quake Based Games Updated: 6 Dec 2007 This project sends RCON commands to Quake based games. C# 2.0, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Waqas Badar	1.80
Navy Battle Game Updated: 26 Jul 2005 A client-server navy battle game. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, GDI+, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Alex Cutovoi	1.11
Game Development - General			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
XNA Billiards Visual Demo. An example of XNA content processing and 3D rendering - Unedited Updated: 19 Nov 2007 This article is an example of visual rendering and content processing with XNA, and a good start for those you want to start learning XNA .NET 2.0, WinXP, VS2005, C# 2.0, Dev, XBox, Intermediate	Inaki Ayucar	4.31
Simple Input Interface for XNA Updated: 16 Jul 2007 Makes event handlers available to game developers using Microsoft's XNA. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C# 2.0, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	tillmyspace	3.00
Game Development - XNA			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
XNA: A Beginner's Introduction Updated: 17 Jul 2007 Getting started with XNA, Blender, and 3D modeling .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Windows, Visual Studio, DirectX, Dev, Beginner	Marc Clifton	4.72
XNA Batched Text Output Updated: 2 Jul 2007 A batched text output component that is useful for debugging XNA projects. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C# 2.0, Windows, Dev, XBox, Beginner	Bob Bradley, Kurt Wesner	4.50
XNA & Beyond: The Path to VS 2008 Updated: 29 Dec 2007 The article shows how to embed a XNA-based game into a WinForms control with ease. Also, it explains how to integrate an XNA GS project into VS2008 (this IDE is not currently supported by XNA GS), and in turn, to be able to use WPF with your XNA-based creation. .NET 2.0, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, VS2008, C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, DirectX, Arch, Dev, XAML, WPF, WinForms, Design, XBox, Beginner, Intermediate	Pedro Güida	4.48
Easy Rendering with XNA Inside a Windows Form Updated: 16 Nov 2007 This article shows an easy way to render 2D or 3D graphics in a Windows Form using XNA, keeping all the Windows features and controls .NET 1.1, WinXP, C# 1.0, Visual Studio, Dev, WinForms, Beginner	Inaki Ayucar	4.45
Using XNA to Access an Xbox 360 Joystick Updated: 2 Jan 2007 This article demonstrates how to use the Microsoft XNA Framework to read the state of an Xbox 360 controller .NET 2.0, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, VS2005, C# 2.0, .NET CF, Dev, Intermediate	Joel Ivory Johnson	4.27
Getting XNA 2.0 working with Visual Studio 2008 - Unedited Updated: 9 Mar 2008 How to get XNA 2.0 working with Visual Studio 2008 without installing anything other than XNA 2.0 WinXP, Vista, C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, VS2008, C#, Windows, .NET, Win32, Win64, Visual Studio, DirectX, Dev, Beginner	LightTD	2.27
Use the XNA framework in Visual Basic .NET - Unedited Updated: 20 Feb 2008 This is a VB.NET project template, using the XNA framework. WinXP, VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB 6, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Scott Bailey	1.80