Run XNA game with just XNA dll?

Question

I recently coded a XNA game with Visual Studio 2013. The question is in the title: can I run a XNA game with just the XNA dll included ? If yes, how? I use XNA 4.0

Answer 1

The short answer is NO .

You need to include / check the following are installed on the target machine:

• The .NET Framework Redistributable
• XNA Framework Redistributable
• DirectX Redistributable

Please check Distributing Your Finished Windows Game for a complete set of instructions on how to package and deploy your game. This includes the pre-requisites (.NET etc).