Understand multiplayer
What is Multiplayer?
A tour of PlayFab’s multiplayer capabilities.
Multiplayer servers
Dedicated server hosting for real-time gameplay.
Lobby
Group players together before a match.
Matchmaking
Find opponents based on skill, latency, and custom rules.
Party networking
Secure low-latency P2P networking and voice.
Get started
Basics of a PlayFab game server
How dedicated servers are modeled in PlayFab.
Lobby quickstart
Create and join a lobby end-to-end.
Matchmaking quickstart
Ship your first match ticket.
Party SDK quickstart
Connect players with the Party SDK.
Integrate with the GSDK
Wire your game server to the PlayFab Game Server SDK.
Enable PlayFab Party
Turn on Party for your title.
Matchmaking scenarios
Configuration examples for common matchmaking patterns.
Lobby + Matchmaking together
Combine lobbies and matchmaking in one flow.
Local server debugging
Debug game servers locally against PlayFab.
Deploy server builds
Ship a multiplayer server build to the cloud.
Operations
QoS beacons
Measure player latency to Azure regions.
Azure EA billing
Enterprise Agreement billing for PlayFab services.
Multiplayer Servers 2.0 billing
Billing details for the current server platform.
Incident response
PlayFab incident response and communication procedures.
API reference
Party C/C++ API
Complete Party C/C++ reference.
Multiplayer Servers API
Server API and PowerShell quickstart.
Lobby C/C++ API
Complete Lobby C/C++ reference.
Matchmaking C/C++ API
Complete Matchmaking C/C++ reference.
Pricing
Meters overview
How multiplayer usage is metered.
Consumption best practices
Reduce cost for high-volume multiplayer titles.