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You can use samples that demonstrate the popular features of the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
If you need sample requests that aren't available here, share your feedback with us in the Feedback space on the Xbox Developer Forums. Select the Give us feedback button to create your message.
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Download instructions
GDK samples, both console and desktop (Windows PC) samples, are packaged as a single .zip file. Download them from Xbox Developer Downloads site. Unity samples are in a separate .zip file that you can download from the same site.
- In the dropdown menu under Select File type, select GDK, and then select Confirm.
- After the page refreshes, in the dropdown menu under Select build/version number, select Microsoft <month year> GDKX (Samples only) compatible with all GDK versions [(Revision x)], where <month year> corresponds to the GDK release you want. The highest revision number indicates the latest update.
- For Unity samples, select Microsoft <month year> GDKX Unity Samples.
An example of the samples file name is Microsoft March 2023 GDKX (Samples only) compatible with all GDK versions (Revision 2).
Alternatively, most of the samples are publicly available on the GDK Samples GitHub page.
If you're using the Xbox One Software Development Kit, go to Xbox Developer Downloads. For more information, see Microsoft Game Development Kit samples.
GDK samples list
To see which samples are in the latest .zip files and what platforms they run on, see GDK samples listAuthorization required.
GDK samples for Unity
If you use Unity, see Getting started with Unity for Unity-specific samples.