When comparing Microsoft XNA Game Studio vs Yae, the Slant community recommends Microsoft XNA Game Studio for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D game engines?” Microsoft XNA Game Studio is ranked 80th while Yae is ranked 106th. The most important reason people chose Microsoft XNA Game Studio is:
it is very easy to import your own 2 dimensional assets
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Pros

Pro Easy assets
it is very easy to import your own 2 dimensional assets

Pro Very easy to use
relies largely on drag and drop elements and has been used to create notable high quality 2d games such as DLC Quest

Pro IDE
Ships with easy to use IDE created only for development in it

Pro Frequent updates
Updated weekly

Pro Cross-platform
Supports all major platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- iOS

Pro Multiple languages support
Supports writing games in both Lua and JavaScript and for advanced users it´s plugin system also supports Java.
Cons

Con It's dead
It is not getting updated and Microsoft does not recommend using it anymore.

Con Limited platform support
Only supports Xbox 360, Windows and Windows Phone
Con Lone developer

Con In early development
Do not have as much features as other listed engines.
