> ## Documentation Index
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# PC game development: environment and tools (contents)

> Overview of Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) tools for PC game development, including Visual Studio setup, command-line tools, and PIX for Windows.

Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) tools for PC game development overviews.

## In this section

[Visual Studio](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/visualstudio/gr-visualstudio-toc.md)
Describes the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) as the development environment that's used to create, build, deploy, and debug XBOX One apps.

[Command-line tools](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/commandlinetools/gr-commandlinetools-toc.md)
Describes the command-line tools that are used to perform Gaming Runtime-related tasks.

[Using PIX to profile Windows titles (NDA topic)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/pix-for-windows.md)
Describes how PIX for Windows provides an extensive array of monitoring, performance, and debugging tools to assist PC developers in improving their titles.

[PC game registration](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/title-registration-pc.md)
Describes how to utilize command-line tools and Visual Studio to properly register your title to use the Gaming Runtime.

[Utilizing Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) tools to install and launch your PC title](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/launching-on-pc.md)
Describes how to utilize command-line tools and Visual Studio to install and launch your PC title.

## See also

[XBOX console game development (environment and tools) (NDA topic)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/gc-tools-console-toc.md)


## Related topics

- [Command-line tools for PC development (contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/commandlinetools/gr-commandlinetools-toc.md)
- [XBOX console game development environment and tools](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/gc-tools-console-toc.md)
- [Utilizing Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) tools to install and launch your PC title](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/launching-on-pc.md)
- [Set up your developer environment (contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/home/setup-install/download-install.md)
- [Visual Studio (contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/visualstudio/gr-visualstudio-toc.md)