What is GameSparks?
GameSparks is a cloud-based backend platform designed specifically for game developers. It provides a complete suite of services and tools to build fully-featured online and multiplayer games without having to develop custom server infrastructure.
Some of the key features of GameSparks include:
- Player authentication and management - Manage player accounts, friends lists, online statuses, etc.
- Game logic - Implement core game mechanics and rules on the GameSparks servers
- Matchmaking - Create game sessions and match players based on skill, location or other parameters
- Leaderboards and achievements - Define achievements and leaderboards then track player progress
- Analytics - Get detailed insights into player behavior and game performance
- Social integrations - Enable players to connect with Facebook, Google and more to find friends
- Push notifications - Send targeted messages and alerts to players
- Real-time data and messaging - Communicate with players in real-time via messages, presence, etc.
- Cross-platform support - Build game backend once and deploy to multiple platforms
Overall, GameSparks accelerates online and multiplayer game development, enabling studios to focus on their game and not backend infrastructure. Over 200 games have been launched using GameSparks across mobile, PC, consoles and VR platforms.