Reactor Multiplayer Engine AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Reactor Multiplayer Engine

Reactor Multiplayer Engine is described as 'Reactor is a fully server-authoritative multiplayer system which includes integrated hosting and orchestration as well as the most efficient networking stack available' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Reactor Multiplayer Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best Reactor Multiplayer Engine alternative is Nakama, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Reactor Multiplayer Engine are PlayFab, GameSparks, Steamworks and Photon Engine.

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  1. Nakama icon
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    Nakama is an open-source distributed social and realtime server for games and apps. It has a large set of services for users, storage, and realtime communication; as well as specialized APIs like realtime multiplayer, groups/guilds, and chat.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Unity
     
    • Nakama is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Reactor Multiplayer Engine.

    • Nakama is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Reactor Multiplayer Engine.

    • Nakama is Freemium and Open SourceReactor Multiplayer Engine is Paid and Proprietary
  2. PlayFab icon
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    PlayFab is a powerful backend platform for your game.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  3. GameSparks icon
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    GameSparks is a Backend-as-a-Service solution provider to mobile game developers to help them reduce the overall cost of development of their games and improve retention of their players and monetization of games post launch.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Steamworks icon
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    Steamworks is a free suite of tools available to any developer to use in their game or software on Steam. Here is a small sampling of the available features:

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Steamworks is the most popular commercial alternative to Reactor Multiplayer Engine.

    • Steamworks is Paid and ProprietaryReactor Multiplayer Engine is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Global cross platform multiplayer game backend as a service (SaaS, Cloud) for synchronous and asynchronous games and applications. SDKs are available for android, iOS, .NET., Mac OS, Unity 3D, Windows, Unreal Engine, HTML5 and others.

    11 Photon Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Unity Multiplayer is the way to create multiplayer games for Unity. Unity-provided servers ensure that your players can find and play with each other.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Colyseus icon
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    Colyseus is a Authoritative Multiplayer Game Server for Node.js. It allows you to focus on your gameplay instead of bothering about networking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Node.JS
     
  8. SocketWeaver icon
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    Multiplayer gaming cloud designed for Unity game developers.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • SocketWeaver is the most popular Android, iPhone & SaaS alternative to Reactor Multiplayer Engine.

    • SocketWeaver is Paid and ProprietaryReactor Multiplayer Engine is also Paid and Proprietary
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    DarkRift Networking is a high performance, multithreaded networking system for Unity designed for speed and flexibility. It aims to be the ideal solution for every type of game, be it a First Person Shooter, a Trading card game or a Massively Multiplayer Online game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Unity
     
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    With the Xbox Live Creators Program, anyone can integrate Xbox Live into their title and publish to Xbox One and Windows 10.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SmartFoxServer is a comprehensive SDK for rapidly developing multiplayer games and applications with Adobe Flash/Flex/Air, Unity, HTML5, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Android, Java, Windows 8, C++ and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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