Solo developer of Stardew Valley, now making Haunted Chocolatier
Stardew Valley, Haunted Chocolatier
stack --tool xna · #79 of 80
Indie makers who build with XNA (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list XNA in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including Eric Barone and Maddy Thorson. Microsoft's discontinued .NET game framework, kept alive by open-source reimplementations such as FNA and MonoGame. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with XNA.
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Official site: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA
Top indie makers using XNA
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 XNA 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
Tools commonly used with XNA
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XNA indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with XNA?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list XNA in their stack include Eric Barone and Maddy Thorson.
How popular is XNA with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use XNA, ranking it #79 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with XNA?
The tools most often listed alongside XNA are C# (2 makers) and GameMaker (1 maker).
What do indie makers build with XNA?
Makers using XNA mostly work in Indie Game Makers (2), and have shipped 7 listed products between them.
What is XNA?
Microsoft's discontinued .NET game framework, kept alive by open-source reimplementations such as FNA and MonoGame. Official site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA
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