Stride Game Engine

Stride is a free and open-source
cross-platform C# game engine.

It is fit for both 2D and 3D games, as well as any other interactive content
running on desktop and VR.

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Bet on the future

  • Next-gen graphics API support
  • Photorealistic rendering & VR ready
  • Multi-threaded
  • Fully customizable to your needs
Discover next-gen capabilities
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Accelerated development

  • C# 12 scripting with .NET 8
  • Built-in game templates
  • Full asset creation toolchain
  • Flexible and customizable rendering pipeline
Dive into development features
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Write your scripts in C# 12

  • IntelliSense and code navigation for C#
  • Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code or Rider
  • Game Development in .NET 8
  • Long-term code maintainability
Learn about scripting in C# 12
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Documentation that sings

  • Manual in English and Japanese
  • Beginner friendly introduction videos
  • Intermediate scripting tutorials on YouTube
  • Get help on our Discord channel
Explore documentation
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Collaborate with us

  • Editor and runtime fully open source
  • Dive into our source code (MIT) on GitHub
  • Connect with Stride game engine community
  • Propose changes to the engine, website and documentation
Join our community

Recent blog posts

A Look Inside Distant Worlds 2: Developing with the Stride Engine

Distant Worlds 2, the sequel to the acclaimed 4X strategy game Distant Worlds: Universe, was developed by Code Force and published by Slitherine. In this blog post, the developers answer key questions from the Stride community, offering insights into their experience using the Stride engine to bring their ambitious galaxy-spanning strategy game to life.

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Investigating SPIR-V for the shader system - Part 2

In this second part we're going to dive deeper in how the current SDSL compiler works and how we are improving on it for the SPIR-V compiler. This will be a sort of personal log book of my research on the subject.

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Open Worlds: An Introduction to Free and Open-Source Game Engines

With so many free and open-source game engines out there, where do you even start?

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Thanks to our featured sponsors for supporting Stride and empowering creators with the resources they need to bring their visions to life.

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