Apps we can build with .NET

You can build a wide variety of software with .NET, ranging from web and mobile apps to cloud services and video games¹.

Web Applications and APIs

• Websites and Portals: Build server-rendered sites using ASP.NET Core MVC or Razor Pages.
• REST APIs and Microservices: Create high-performance backend services and JSON APIs.
• Interactive UIs: Use Blazor to build web client UIs using C# instead of JavaScript.

Mobile and Desktop Apps

• Cross-Platform Apps: Use .NET MAUI to build native mobile apps for iOS and Android, plus desktop apps for Windows and macOS, from a single codebase.
• Windows Software: Build rich desktop interfaces using traditional tools like Windows Forms or WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation).

Cloud and Enterprise Backends

• Cloud Services: Deploy scalable background worker services, containers, and serverless functions to platforms like Azure or AWS.
• Enterprise Software: Power large business systems like CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) platforms.

Games and IoT

• Video Games: Write gameplay code in C# for popular game engines like Unity or Godot.
• Internet of Things (IoT): Run .NET code on small, single-board computers to read sensors and control smart devices.

Many of the most successful video games are built using C#, primarily because it serves as the primary programming language for the Unity game engine, as well as popular open-source frameworks like MonoGame

Built with Unity C#

• Cities: Skylines
• Cuphead
• Fall Guys
• Genshin Impact
• Hollow Knight
• Pokémon Go

Built with MonoGame

• Celeste
• Stardew Valley
• Terraria (Microsoft XNA)

AI and Machine Learning

• Smart Apps: Integrate machine learning models into your software using ML.NET or connect to AI services like OpenAI