Solo developer of Stardew Valley, now making Haunted Chocolatier
Stardew Valley, Haunted Chocolatier
stack --tool csharp · #55 of 80
Indie makers who build with C# (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list C# in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including Eric Barone and Maddy Thorson. Microsoft's object-oriented language for .NET, also used in Unity games. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with C#.
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Official site: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp
Top indie makers using C#
2 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Canadian game designer behind Celeste and TowerFall, co-founder of Extremely OK Games
Celeste, TowerFall, Celeste Classic +2
Products built by C# makers
A selection of the 7 products shipped by these makers.
Stardew Valley
stardewvalley.net
Open-ended farming and life simulation RPG set in a small countryside town.
by Eric Barone
Haunted Chocolatier
hauntedchocolatier.net
Upcoming game about running a chocolate shop in a haunted castle, with more focus on combat than Stardew Valley.
by Eric Barone
Celeste
celestegame.com
Precision platformer about climbing a mountain and dealing with anxiety, made with Noel Berry and the EXOK team.
by Maddy Thorson
TowerFall
towerfall-game.com
Local multiplayer archery combat game, first on Ouya and later as TowerFall Ascension.
by Maddy Thorson
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C# indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with C#?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list C# in their stack include Eric Barone and Maddy Thorson.
How popular is C# with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use C#, ranking it #55 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with C#?
The tools most often listed alongside C# are XNA (2 makers) and GameMaker (1 maker).
What do indie makers build with C#?
Makers using C# mostly work in Indie Game Makers (2), and have shipped 7 listed products between them.
What is C#?
Microsoft's object-oriented language for .NET, also used in Unity games. Official site: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/
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