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Game Backend Services

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Definition

Specialized cloud infrastructure for multiplayer games providing dedicated servers, matchmaking, session management, and low-latency networking.

Real-World Example

Game Backend Services automatically scale game servers for battle royale matches, handle player matchmaking, and maintain game sessions for millions of concurrent players.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All provide managed multiplayer server hosting and scaling. Amazon GameLift and PlayFab Multiplayer Servers are fully managed game server platforms with matchmaking/session features (often paired with separate matchmaking services). Google Cloud Game Servers is a managed control plane for Agones-based fleets on GKE (you operate the Kubernetes cluster and Agones). OCI has no direct first-party equivalent; similar outcomes are typically built using OCI Compute/OKE plus open-source components (e.g., Agones) and custom matchmaking.

AWS
Amazon GameLift
AZ
Azure PlayFab Multiplayer Servers
GCP
Google Cloud Game Servers (with Agones on GKE)

Compare Across Cloud Providers

Game Backend Services is available across all major cloud platforms. Compare equivalent services:

AWS
Amazon GameLift
Azure
Azure PlayFab
Google Cloud
Game Servers
Oracle Cloud
Gaming Cloud Infrastructure

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