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This thesis titled “Video Game Development with the use of C#”, focuses on using the C# programming language and the Unity environment to create video games. These tools are relatively new (they first appeared in 2000 and 2005 respectively, although in their current form much later). The market addressed by these tools was previously shared between C++ applications with DirectX API or Java with OpenGL. The author of this work has begun this thesis using Java only to end up with overwhelming difficulties in portability and game enrichment with new elements. By exploring different choices and reading reviews about the various video game creation environments and tools, the author was exposed to these tools. This dissertation will cover not only the tools but also important details about them, such as why they are usefull in the objectives of this work and most importanltly how these different tools can be combined with each other. Analytically in the first chapter we will refer to the C# programming language in its history, the context in which it was developed and its basic features. In the second chapter we will discuss what is the Unity Engine and its history. In the third chapter we will analyze the interface of Unity and the basic capabilities it offers us for the objectives of this dissertation. We will also refer to Visual Studio and its basic features as this tool was used to write the code as well as its interaction with Unity. In the fourth chapter we will discuss how we can manage our game assets in a project such as the construction of a video game, how from one image we can make many sprites and animations within Unity, the different components used and the explanation of the code. We conclude this thesis with a brief outline of diverse possibilities to improve these video games as well as our findings from this project.