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Multiplayer

Score 16.5 / 100 44 providers +4 via APIs 13 APIs Search apis.io →

Providers using this tag (44)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 2 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Amazon GameLiftAmazon Web ServicesCloud ComputingGame ServersGaming8 APIs73.4UnityGame DevelopmentReal-Time 3DGame Services12 APIs66.5
Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
LiveblocksReal-TimeCollaborationPresence1 API66.2Heroic LabsGame BackendReal-TimeWebSocket4 APIs63.2GameyeCompanyGame Server HostingGame Server Orchestration1 API60.2
Developing 2 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
PlayFabAuthenticationMicrosoft AzureBackendBackend-as-a-Service18 APIs54.2Epic GamesAchievementsAnti-CheatCross-PlatformEOS1 API44.1
Thin 5 Limited public surface area
PartyKitReal-TimeWebSocketCloudflare4 APIs34.3Clockwork LabsCompanyDatabaseReal-TimeWebSocket1 API38.9NakamaGamingGame BackendBackendReal-Time1 API31.9W4 GamesCompanyGamingGame DevelopmentGodot1 API29.9Series AICompanyGamesGame DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence1 API28.6
Emerging 17 Early or largely undocumented
GessaGamingArtificial IntelligenceBrowser2 APIs25.9GDevelopCompanyGame EngineGame DevelopmentNo-Code25.7Photon EngineGamingReal-TimeNetcode1 API25.2HathoraGame ServersComputeHosting1 API22.4PlayroomCompanyGamingGame Development20.5ZedCode EditorDeveloper ToolsIDERust17.4tldrawWhiteboardSDKCanvasReact2 APIs16.7Pop.inCompanySocialGaming12.6BrightMootArtificial IntelligenceCollaborationCommunityPlatform11.8SnapserCompanyGame DevelopmentBackend-as-a-ServiceGame Backend25.3LootLockerGamesGame BackendGame Backend as a ServicePlayer Authentication3 APIs20.8ImprobableCompanyVenture BuilderMetaverseGaming12.9JetopolisAirlinesSimulationGameAviation1 API12.7Rosebud AICompanyArtificial IntelligenceGame DevelopmentGame Creation12.7Break RoomGamingArtificial IntelligenceAgents1 API12.0ForeVRCompanyConsumerVirtual RealityGaming11.7videogame.aiCompanyGamingVideo GamesGame Development11.0
Minimal 15 Almost no public developer surface
End Game InteractiveCompanyGamingVideo GamesGame Development10.4Embark StudiosCompanyGamingSweden10.3SuperGamingCompanyGamingVideo GamesGame Development10.1ZwiftCyclingRunningIndoor CyclingSmart Trainers6.0Methodical GamesCompanyVideo GamesGame Development3.0Hidden Leaf GamesCompanyGamingVideo GamesGame Development2.6InstaplayCompanyArtificial IntelligenceGaming2.6nWayCompanyGamingVideo Games2.6SkypunkCompanyGame StudioGamingVideo Games2.6Alta VRCompanyVirtual RealityGamingGame Studio9.2GardensCompanyGamingGame StudioVideo Games6.4GGFolksCompanyGamesGame DevelopmentGaming3.2Cult of the NorthCompanyVideo GamesGame StudioGame Development2.6Rascal GamesCompanyGamingVideo GamesGame Studio2.6Mountaintop.ggCompanyGamingVideo GamesGame Studio0.0

APIs with this tag (13)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Xbox Live Services APIXbox Live Services provides APIs for achievements, leaderboards, multiplayer, matchmaking, social features,...65.0Nakama APIThe Nakama API is the core REST and WebSocket API for Heroic Labs' open-source game backend server. It prov...63.2
Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
PlayFab Matchmaking APIThe PlayFab Matchmaking API exposes ticket-based matchmaking, queue management, match results, and matchmak...54.2PlayFab Multiplayer APIThe PlayFab Multiplayer API powers PlayFab Multiplayer Servers (managed game server hosting on Azure), Part...54.2Epic Online Services Anti-Cheat APIEasy Anti-Cheat (EAC) integrated into Epic Online Services provides kernel and user-mode anti-cheat protect...44.1Epic Online Services Lobby and Sessions APIThe EOS Lobby and Sessions APIs provide matchmaking primitives for multiplayer games, including lobby creat...44.1
Thin 3 Limited public surface area
Nakama Realtime Socket APIPersistent WebSocket connection carrying realtime features - status presence, realtime chat channels, relay...31.9W4 CloudW4 Cloud (W4GD) is a managed multiplayer backend-as-a-service for the Godot game engine, consumed through t...29.9Revyze Multiplayer APIThe Multiplayer API from Revyze — 1 operation(s) for multiplayer.29.3
Emerging 4 Early or largely undocumented
BetSolutions Table Games APIMultiplayer table game integration supporting Backgammon, Bura, Okey, Domino, and Seka. Includes tournament...22.9LootLocker Server APIThe Server API is intended for trusted server-side communication between a developer-managed game server an...20.8Rockstar Games Social ClubRockstar's online authentication and player-services backbone originally launched in 2008 to back GTA IV an...19.3tldraw Sync (Multiplayer)tldraw provides a multiplayer sync layer (WebSocket-based) that customers can self-host or use through tldr...16.7

Companies reaching this through an API (4)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Multiplayer” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

BetSolutions Microsoft Xbox Revyze Rockstar Games

Score breakdown

Frequency
44.6
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.6
spread across providers
Quality lift
21.9
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
5.7
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Game Backend 7 co-occurrences Game Development 18 co-occurrences Game Studio 7 co-occurrences Video Games 14 co-occurrences Matchmaking 5 co-occurrences Leaderboards 7 co-occurrences Gaming 29 co-occurrences Games 5 co-occurrences

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