Services or capabilities described in Amazon Web Services documentation might vary by Region. To see the differences applicable to the China Regions, see Getting Started with Amazon Web Services in China (PDF).

Game engines and Amazon GameLift

You can use the managed Amazon GameLift service with most major game engines that support C++ or C# libraries, including O3DE, Unreal Engine, and Unity. Build the version you need for your game; see the README files with each version for build instructions and minimum requirements. For more information on available Amazon GameLift SDKs, supported development platforms and operating systems, see Development support with Amazon GameLift for game servers.

In addition to the engine-specific information provided in this topic, find additional help with integrating Amazon GameLift into your game servers, clients and services in the following topics:

O3DE

Game servers

Prepare your game servers for hosting on Amazon GameLift using the Amazon GameLift Server SDK for C++. See Add Amazon GameLift to your game server to get help with integrating the required functionality into your game server.

Game clients and services

Enable your game clients and/or game services to interact with Amazon GameLift service, such as to find available game sessions or create new ones, and add players to games. Core client functionality is provided in the Amazon SDK for C++. To integrate Amazon GameLift into your O3DE game project, see Add Amazon GameLift to an O3DE game client and server and Add Amazon GameLift to your game client.

Unreal Engine

Game servers

Prepare your game servers for hosting on Amazon GameLift by adding the Amazon GameLift Server SDK for Unreal Engine to your project and implementing the required server functionality. For help setting up the Unreal Engine plugin and adding Amazon GameLift code, see Integrate Amazon GameLift into an Unreal Engine project.

Game clients and services

Enable your game clients and/or game services to interact with Amazon GameLift service, such as to find available game sessions or create new ones, and add players to games. Core client functionality is provided in the Amazon SDK for C++. To integrate Amazon GameLift into your Unreal Engine game project, see Add Amazon GameLift to your game client.

Unity

Game servers

Prepare your game servers for hosting on Amazon GameLift by adding the Amazon GameLift Server SDK for C# to your project and implementing the required server functionality. For help setting up with Unity and adding Amazon GameLift code, see Integrate Amazon GameLift into a Unity project.

Game clients and services

Enable your game clients and/or game services to interact with Amazon GameLift service, such as to find available game sessions or create new ones, and add players to games. Core client functionality is provided in the Amazon SDK for .NET. To integrate Amazon GameLift into your Unity game project, see Add Amazon GameLift to your game client.

Other engines

For a full list of the Amazon GameLift SDKs available for game servers and clients, see Development support with Amazon GameLift.