Multiplayer Services
Grow fearlessly with a set of back-end building blocks for your live game
Bring players together with cross-network identity, multiplayer servers, accessible party chat, translation and more.
Party Networking & Chat Featured
Help players build relationships and communities
Now: Save up to 90%
Studios can save money, reducing barriers to add game chat and data comms into your title.
Drive deeper engagement in and out of your game
Drive engagement with PlayFab Party, flexible and secure low-latency chat and data comms technology.
Trusted by studios of all sizes
PlayFab Party powers comms for titles like Halo, Gears of War, Doom Eternal, Sea of Thieves and more.
Free when used on Xbox network
PlayFab Party is available at no cost when used by an Xbox network authenticated player across any device Xbox identity supports
How to get started
Cross-Network Identity & Data
Meet players where they are
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, Facebook and beyond.
Multiplayer Servers
Dynamically scale dedicated multiplayer servers
Dedicated Servers
Our dedicated multiplayer servers deliver low-latency and high reliability real-time gameplay.
Global Reach with Microsoft Azure
Get closer to players on a cloud with more global regions than any other provider.
24/7 Monitoring and DDoS Protection
Protect against DDoS attacks and other incidents.
Matchmaking and Groups
Help players find new friends and competitors.
Groups, Guilds & Clans
Build communities around your game.
Matchmaking
Use the proven capabilities of Xbox Live’s SmartMatch, on any platform, to help players find opponents.
Leaderboards and Statistics
Track, compare and reward player success
Tournaments and Leaderboards
Facilitate permanent or limited-time competitions amongst 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 unwanted behavior.
Additional Resources
Learn more about PlayFab Multiplayer services.
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Documentation
Tutorials, samples and comprehensive reference documentation.
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Support
We provide enterprise-level ticketed support and 24/7 emergency escalations.
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Discord Forums
Learn from experts and share your knowledge in the community forums.
Case Studies
Learn how PlayFab Multiplayer services help titles succeed.
See why other studios are using the most powerful backend platform for games. Read all case studies.
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Rainbow Six Siege
With PlayFab, Ubisoft has the elastic scalability needed to deliver Rainbow Six Siege’s heart pounding multiplayer to over 30 million...
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Idle Miner Tycoon
Kolibri Games uses PlayFab to understand their players and iterate at lightning speed...
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Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is using multiplayer servers to bring more exciting experiences to their immersive world...