The best replacement for xna is directx.

The best alternatives to xna are rated as following:
★★★★★  directx
★★★★  unity
★★★  monogame
★★  opengl
★★  sdl
★  game maker
★  slimdx
★  udk
★  silverlight
★  sfml
★  libgdx
★  wpf
★  unity 2d
★  unity3d
★  sharpdx
  pygame
  lwjgl
  ogre
  dark gdk
  unity 3d
  unreal
  darkgdk
  kodu
  direct x

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Speaking about xna, one probably shouldn't forget about c#.

Other search terms related to xna and their ratings are:
★★★★★ c#
★★★★ windows forms
★★★ content pipeline
blender
winform
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