Unity Multiplayer Alternatives

Unity Multiplayer is described as 'The way to create multiplayer games for Unity. Unity-provided servers ensure that your players can find and play with each other' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Unity Multiplayer for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, SaaS and Self-Hosted apps. The best Unity Multiplayer alternative is Amazon GameLift, which is free. Other Unity Multiplayer like games are Heroic Cloud, PlayFab, Agones and GameServers.

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    Amazon GameLift is a dedicated game server hosting solution that deploys, operates, and scales cloud servers for multiplayer games.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Amazon GameLift is the most popular SaaS alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • Amazon GameLift is the most popular free alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • Amazon GameLift is Freemium and ProprietaryUnity Multiplayer is Paid and Proprietary
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    Grow and scale your games effortlessly with Nakama. Heroic Cloud ensures your Nakama servers are always available, regularly backed up and can be scaled up in a moment's notice for your games and apps.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Unity
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
    • Heroic Cloud is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • Heroic Cloud is the most popular commercial alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • Heroic Cloud is Paid and ProprietaryUnity Multiplayer is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. 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
     
    • PlayFab is the most popular Windows alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • PlayFab is Freemium and ProprietaryUnity Multiplayer is Paid and Proprietary
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    Agones replaces usual bespoke or proprietary cluster management and game server scaling solutions with a Kubernetes cluster that includes the Agones custom Kubernetes Controller and matching Custom Resource Definitions for GameServers, Fleets and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
    • Agones is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • Agones is the most popular Open Source alternative to Unity Multiplayer.

    • Agones is Free and Open SourceUnity Multiplayer is Paid and Proprietary
  5. GameServers icon
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    Gameserversprovides managed hosting services across the globe specifically catering to gaming. Strategically placed in 36 worldwide locations, can brings title closer to audience and instantly gives a global presence.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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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:

    8 Steamworks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. 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
     
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    Gameye gives game studios the power to deploy game sessions closer to their players. Has agnostic approach to game server infrastructure enables servers resources to evolve according to player demand and as features & content are released.

    2 gameye alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Managed game server hosting for any multiplayer game.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Deliver seamless multiplayer gaming experiences with simpler multicluster management.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Reactor is a fully server-authoritative multiplayer system which includes integrated hosting and orchestration as well as the most efficient networking stack available.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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