Announcing Stride 4.2 The Stride contributors are thrilled to announce the release of Stride 4.2, now fully compatible with .NET 8 and leveraging the latest enhancements in C# 12. Read more about it here. Stride Game Engine Stride is a free and open-source cross-platform C# game engine. It is fit for both 2D and 3D games, as well as any other interactive content running on desktop, mobile and VR.