

Game development on Microsoft platforms has a history going back 40+ years which means that there have been and still are many options to build games that reach gamers on PC. When to use the GDK (Updated October 2021) More information can be found in our GDK public documentation ( ).


Note for Xbox Developers: A version of the GDK with Xbox Extensions (GDKX) to target Xbox consoles is only available to licensed partners in a managed program ( ). What is in the GDK? (Updated October 2021) (New) Check out the Xbox public sample repository:.If you have a previous version of the GDK you may need to uninstall that first. Run PGDK.EXE to launch the install wizard. Alternatively, you can pick the branch that fits your needs and clone or download that branch. The recommended method is to go to the Releases page and pick the latest and greatest. 03/16: Latest Version: (updates to older branches may appear newer in the RELEASES section than the most recent major release).The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
