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Expand Up @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export const backends: Backend[] = [
docsUrl: 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/',
type: 'proprietary',
pricingModel: 'usage-based',
pricingDetails: 'Free development mode (100K players per title, up to 10 titles). Pay-as-you-go ($0/month base), Standard ($99/month, $400 in meter credits), Premium ($1,999/month, $8,000 in meter credits). Foundation Mode: included at no cost for games shipped under an Xbox publishing agreement.',
pricingDetails: 'Development Mode (no monthly bill up to 1,000 unique users per title, up to 10 titles; being replaced by Foundation Mode for new titles as of March 11, 2026). Pay-as-you-go ($0/month base), Standard ($99/month, $400 in meter credits), Premium ($1,999/month, $8,000 in meter credits). Foundation Mode: included at no cost for games shipped under an Xbox publishing agreement.',
features: {
authentication: { supported: true, description: 'Multiple auth methods including anonymous, platform-specific (Steam, Facebook, iOS, Google, PlayStation, Xbox), and direct PlayFab login. Players can link multiple accounts for cross-platform identity.', sourceUrl: 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/identity/player-identity/authentication/' },
playerProfiles: { supported: true, description: 'Player profiles store Key/Value Pairs (KVPs) shareable across devices and games. Supports both title-specific Player Data and cross-title Publisher Data.', sourceUrl: 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/player-progression/player-data/' },
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gameTypes: ['f2p-mobile', 'live-service-pc', 'competitive', 'casual-social'],
platforms: ['unity', 'unreal', 'custom', 'html5'],
strengths: [
'Free development tier supporting up to 100K players per title',
'Development Mode with no monthly bill up to 1,000 unique users per title; Foundation Mode replaces it for new titles as of March 11, 2026',
'Azure and Xbox platform integration',
'SDKs for Unity, Unreal, C/C++, C#, and console platforms',
'Documentation hosted on Microsoft Learn with API references',
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],
foundedYear: 2014,
architectureLabel: 'Managed microservices platform',
lastUpdated: '2026-06',
lastUpdated: '2026-10',
sources: [
{ label: 'Pricing', url: 'https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/products/playfab/pricing' },
{ label: 'Documentation', url: 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/what-is-playfab' },
{ label: 'SDKs', url: 'https://playfab.com/engineer/' },
{ label: 'Development Mode', url: 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/playfab/pricing/development-mode' },
],
},
{
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playerBehaviorTracking: false,
revenueAnalytics: false,
customDashboards: { supported: true, description: 'CloudWatch integration for custom dashboards with fleet performance, capacity, player sessions, and matchmaking metrics. Supports Amazon Managed Grafana.', sourceUrl: 'https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/game-server-observability-with-amazon-gamelift-and-amazon-cloudwatch/' },
multiplayer: { supported: true, description: 'Core functionality: session-based multiplayer game hosting with up to 200 players per session. Global deployment across 26 regions and 9 Local Zones with 99.99% availability.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.html' },
multiplayer: { supported: true, description: 'Core functionality: session-based multiplayer game hosting with up to 200 players per session. Global deployment across 28 AWS Regions and 18 Local Zones with 99.99% availability.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.html' },
matchmaking: { supported: true, description: 'FlexMatch provides rule-based player matching, latency-based matching, up to 200 players per match, player parties, expandable rules, and automatic backfill.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/flexmatchguide/match-intro.html' },
chat: { supported: true, description: 'Realtime Servers provide messaging infrastructure with TCP/UDP channels, player group messaging for team chat, and TLS/DTLS encryption. Voice chat via Amazon Chime SDK.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/realtimeguide/realtime-howitworks-servers.html' },
cloudSave: false,
serverlessLogic: { supported: true, description: 'Integrates with AWS serverless services. Backend built with API Gateway and Lambda for matchmaking requests, player data, and game session management.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift_quickstart_customservers_designbackend_arch_serverless.html' },
dedicatedServers: { supported: true, description: 'Primary feature: managed EC2 fleets with Windows/Linux servers, container-based hosting, 100+ instance types, and Spot instances for up to 70% cost savings.', sourceUrl: 'https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/servers/features/' },
globalScaling: { supported: true, description: 'Target-based auto scaling adjusts capacity based on player demand across 26 AWS regions. Scales up to 9,000 game servers per minute with multi-location fleet support.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/fleets-autoscaling.html' },
globalScaling: { supported: true, description: 'Target-based auto scaling adjusts capacity based on player demand across 28 AWS Regions and 18 Local Zones. Scales up to 9,000 game servers per minute with multi-location fleet support.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/fleets-autoscaling.html' },
adminDashboard: { supported: true, description: 'AWS Management Console dashboards show build status, fleet health, real-time metrics on player demand, server capacity, CPU/memory utilization, and capacity planning tools.', sourceUrl: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-console-dashboard.html' },
playerSupport: false,
moderation: false,
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'99.99% availability SLA with DDoS protection (AWS Shield)',
'Auto-scaling up to 9,000 game servers per minute',
'FlexMatch rule-based matchmaking supporting up to 200 players per session',
'Available across 26 AWS regions and 9 Local Zones',
'Available across 28 AWS Regions and 18 Local Zones',
'Native integration with AWS services (CloudWatch, Lambda, S3, etc.)',
],
limitations: [
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],
foundedYear: 2016,
architectureLabel: 'Infrastructure orchestration service',
lastUpdated: '2026-06',
lastUpdated: '2026-10',
sources: [
{ label: 'Pricing', url: 'https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/servers/pricing/' },
{ label: 'Documentation', url: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.html' },
{ label: 'FlexMatch', url: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/flexmatchguide/match-intro.html' },
{ label: 'Features', url: 'https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/servers/features/' },
{ label: 'Service locations', url: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-regions.html' },
{ label: 'Free network bandwidth (June 2026)', url: 'https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/amazon-gamelift-servers-free-network-bandwidth/' },
],
},
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