Alternatives to ⁨Atlas⁩

Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few.

Installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1.

The Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator is a tool that emulates the Azure Blob, Queue, and Table services for local development purposes.

Performance tuning and debugging for DirectX 12 games on Windows

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 Ultimat

A next-generation input API that exposes input devices of all kinds through a single consistent interface.

Command-line tool for creating and managing touch adaptation bundles for Xbox

Development tool for the Microsoft Bot Framework. Allows developers to test and debug bots on localhost.

A Windows desktop app that provides a user-friendly graphical user interface for Package Uploader and MakePkg. This app simplifies both package creation and upload operations.

Tools to help develop and test games that interact with Xbox services.

The Azure Cosmos emulator provides a local environment that emulates the Azure Cosmos DB service for development purposes.

Enabling cross-platform application and game development