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Multiplayer

Multiplayer

Introduction to Unity multiplayer

Overview
Get started with the Multiplayer Center
Multiplayer game types
Quickstarts for multiplayer games

Connect players

Create multiplayer sessions
Create a player lobby
Matchmaking
Using a relay server

Create real-time synchronized gameplay

Unity's netcode packages
Networking tools and utilities

Player engagement

Add voice text and chat
Create a friends system
Create a leaderboard

Test and debug multiplayer games

Multiplayer Play Mode

Building Blocks and sample projects

Building Blocks
Competitive Action Multiplayer template

Multiplayer services for Unreal

Multiplayer Services for Unreal

Multiplayer

Networking tools and utilities

Use Unity's networking tools and utilities to create real-time synchronized gameplay in your multiplayer game.

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Multiplayer Tools for Netcode for GameObjectsThe Multiplayer Tools package provides a variety of tools to analyze, debug, and test your multiplayer game, including a profiler and network simulator.

Multiplayer Play ModeTest multiplayer functionality from within the Unity Editor, simulating up to four Players simultaneously on the same development device while using the same source assets on disk.

Unity TransportA low-level networking library for multiplayer game development that supports all Unity Engine-supported platforms using a connection-based abstraction layer provided over User Datagram Protocol and WebSockets.

Dedicated ServerThe Dedicated Server package allows you to switch a project between the server and client role without the need to create another project, improving the multiplayer development workflow when targeting the Dedicated Server build target.

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