Azure PlayFab Multiplayer Services
Cross-network identity, multiplayer online game servers, and accessible party chat to help grow your live games
Build faster and launch more rewarding games
Remove the challenges of building, managing, and running servers at scale with a complete back-end solution. Help players build communities with flexible and secure low-latency chat and data comms technology. Use multiple forms of built-in authentication to track players across devices. Quickly create leaderboards to engage players more deeply.
Multiplayer servers
Dynamically scale dedicated multiplayer gaming servers to fulfill player demand.
Party networking and chat
Help players build relationships and communities.
Cross-network identity and data
Meet players on the platforms they use.
Leaderboards and statistics
Drive more engagement in your game by tracking, comparing, and rewarding player success.
Dedicated gaming servers
PlayFab server infrastructure is optimized to deliver low-latency, high-reliability real-time multiplayer gameplay.
Grow with the proven scale of Xbox and Azure
Get closer to players in the cloud with more global regions than any other provider.
Reduce downtime and save costs
Dynamically scale from 100 players to 10,000,000 and more while paying only for the Azure resources you use.
Interoperable multiplayer infrastructure
Enable secure and authenticated cross-network and cross-platform multiplayer experiences.
Trusted by studios of all sizes
PlayFab Party powers communications for blockbuster titles like Halo, Gears of War, Doom Eternal, and Sea of Thieves.
Deeper engagement
Drive interactive experiences with PlayFab Party's seamless player-to-player communication including flexible and secure low-latency chat and data comms technology powered by Azure Cognitive Services.
Free when used on Xbox network
PlayFab Party is available at no cost when used by an Xbox network authenticated player.
Player data management
Share player information and game state across devices.
Player authentication
Start with frictionless authentication and let players link accounts to roam across Xbox, PSN, Nintendo, and beyond.
Tournaments and leaderboards
Facilitate recurring or limited-time competitions among friends or strangers.
Prizes
Reward players based on their actions and leaderboard ranks.
Scheduling
Reset leaderboards on a schedule and archive standings so players can view past results.
Cheat prevention
Defend against dishonest behavior.
Make matches more fun
Analyze data and optimize rules so matches continue to adapt and improve with every play.
High-octane matchmaking
Give players at all levels faster, higher-quality matches for more exciting and rewarding play.
Seamless multiplayer server integration
Automatically create a game server for matches and run builds configured in the queue.
Try PlayFab free and pay only when you're ready
PlayFab is free to start and offers flexible plans for growth, including free service while in development until you reach 10,000 players.
PlayFab Multiplayer Services resources and documentation
Get started with learning resources
Multiplayer server resources
Party networking and chat resources
Cross-network identity and data resources
Matchmaking resources
Leaderboards resources
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Trusted by companies of all sizes
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Rainbow Six Siege
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Project xCloud
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Frequently asked questions about PlayFab
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Visit the PlayFab pricing overview page to learn how PlayFab pricing works, including definitions of consumption-based pricing meters.
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If you're a new customer, start free in development mode, which lets you connect titles currently in development to PlayFab without running up the bill.
When you're ready to move to live mode, learn about PlayFab pricing and view the billing summary page to preview your titles' usage amounts. For more information about the PlayFab consumption-based billing model, read the best practices guide.
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PlayFab titles are in one of two states—development mode and live mode. PlayFab is free to try in development mode, which lets you connect a title currently in development without running up the bill.
A title in development mode can have only up to 100,000 users. A single account can have up to 10 titles in development mode.
Read more about development mode.
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All customers get access to PlayFab web forums, documentation, and tutorials. In addition, you can join the active PlayFab community in Discord, where developers share their experiences and knowledge with one another. Customers on a paid plan and at the Enterprise level get access to dedicated support, including the ability to submit tickets. Learn more about technical support.