Stride is an [[MIT License]]d 3D/2D game engine written in [[3. Reference/Software/Programming Languages/C Sharp|C#]]. - [Website](https://www.stride3d.net/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/stride3d/stride) - [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/software/paradox-game-engine/about/) > Stride is a C# suite of tools to create games. It is also a full game engine with a customizable shader system intended for virtual reality game development. Its main tool is the Game Studio, a fully integrated environment that allows the user to import assets, create and arrange scenes using an Entity component system, assign scripts, build and run games. \- via [Wikipedia](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stride_(game_engine)>) # Notability A lot of people have compared it to Unity, but it is fully open source. # Philosophy # OS Support ## Editor - Windows only Linux support for the editor is [desired](https://github.com/stride3d/stride/issues/1013), but is blocked by replacing WPF - a Windows-specific UI framework. ## Export - [Linux](https://doc.stride3d.net/latest/en/manual/platforms/linux/create-a-linux-game.html) (added in [v1.7.0](https://www.stride3d.net/blog/new-version-1-7-0/#linux)) - Mac - Windows - Android - iOS # Features - Supports Vulkan # History Formerly known as *Xenko* it was developed by a company called Silicon Studio since 2000. Went open source in 2018. Renamed Stride in 2020. In May 2021 Stride became part of the .NET Foundation. # References - [Stride for Unity developer](https://doc.stride3d.net/latest/en/manual/stride-for-unity-developers/index.html) ```cardlink url: https://youtu.be/u_ksFlHHXYU title: "Stride For Unity Developers" description: "If you are a Unity developer looking for a new game engine, you should certainly consider the Stride Game Engine. Stride is a free and open source game eng..." host: youtu.be favicon: https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/c0b97319/img/favicon_32x32.png image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u_ksFlHHXYU/maxresdefault.jpg ```