.NET MAUI Community Standup: Inside GnollHack: Cross-Platform Game Development with .NET MAUI

Tommi Gustafsson and Janne Gustafsson join the .NET MAUI Community Standup to explain how they built GnollHack, a cross-platform roguelike, using .NET MAUI to target Android, iOS, and Windows, and to share practical lessons from modernizing a classic NetHack-based codebase for mobile-friendly gameplay.

Overview

This community standup session focuses on GnollHack, a turn-based roguelike built on the classic NetHack codebase and updated with modern presentation and mobile-friendly interaction.

Key points covered in the session description:

• Using .NET MAUI to ship a single cross-platform app to:
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Windows
• Modernizing a traditional roguelike with:
  • Animated graphics
  • Music and sound effects
  • Voiceovers
  • Touch-friendly gameplay for mobile devices
• Discussion topics:
  • The team’s development journey building a feature-rich cross-platform game
  • Challenges encountered while building and shipping across multiple platforms
  • Lessons learned that may help other .NET MAUI developers

Links

• Session links and resources: https://www.theurlist.com/maui-standup-october26

Featuring

• Gerald Versluis
• David Ortinau
• Tommi Gustafsson
• Janne Gustafsson