Multiplayer Game Development
Turn Your Game Ideas Into Reality With Our Multiplayer Game Development Services
Playing with other users is undoubtedly more enjoyable than playing alone.
Because of that, developers struggle to build a single-player game. Aside from gamers’ preferences, the cost of making it is one challenge for them.
If you compare it to the development of a multiplayer game, the profitability is significantly higher; you receive a greater return on your content creation spend.
And now, we can assume that you’re interested in developing your own multiplayer game. If not, what other reason could bring you here?
Kidding aside. If you’re planning to outsource your game development, you came into the right place.
At Pearl Lemon Games, our talented game artists, animators, and designers work together to bring your vision to life by giving the player a unique and “fun-tastic” gaming experience.
Our enthusiasm and love for games are just as important as the technologies and resources required to support an efficient, iterative game development process. Connect with our experts today if you want to make your multiplayer game development easier.
Diving Into The Multiplayer Game World
What is a multiplayer game, and how does it work?
A multiplayer game is a video game that allows multiple players to play the same game simultaneously. All players experience everything in real-time on the same game, server, or level. Two famous examples of multiplayer games are MMO games (Fortnite and World of Warcraft) and first-person shooter or FPS games.
Some leading FPS multiplayer games are Counter-Strike, Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, and Valorant. However, these games are mainly played on a PC.
There are also multiplayer apps that are compatible with your mobile device. Famous games include League of Legends: Wild Rift, Mobile Legends, Genshin Impact, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Minecraft.
Note: Multiplayer games allow you to get any player character and connect with other users regardless of distance.
Peak Into Gaming Communities
While most gamers play to enjoy or kill time, many also indulge because they want to join a gaming community where they can make friends and build concrete relationships with other users.
Gamers, especially Gen Z, have mastered the ability to create communities within and around video games, thanks to the growth of social media. Gamers can build real, enduring connections and rivalries with strangers online.
This is now providing some relief to individuals and curbing long-distance social isolation and mental health pressures. The rapid expansion of multiplayer gaming has demonstrated that no one enjoys being alone for long. Many people yearn for new means of connection during their time of isolation.
Types of Multiplayer Game Servers
It’s essential to comprehend the fundamentals of a multiplayer server before beginning the process of multiplayer development. Let us learn more about the servers out there:
Local Player-Hosted Game Servers
A modern method in the gaming industry for adding multiplayer to games is the local player-hosted game server (e.g. Minecraft). It enables players to host a multiplayer game session on their local PC that other players can join.
In essence, a game developer makes it possible for their game to launch a server on a player’s computer, which hosts the multiplayer game and lets the player notify others that their server is open for joining and playing.
By doing this, it is theoretically possible for any player, anywhere in the world, to host an online multiplayer game session that their friends can join.
Dedicated/Cloud Game Servers
In the online game industry, dedicated/cloud gaming servers are widely employed, especially for competitively based games (such as Valorant and Apex Legends).
The key component of this strategy is that multiplayer servers are located somewhere on a distant cloud server. As an illustration, the game server might be housed in a cloud platform, and players might join game sessions that have been generated and hosted there.
This strategy relieves the average player of hosting duties and is mainly managed and recommended by the game’s developer.
Our Game Development Services
Pearl Lemon Games is leading in massively multiplayer game design. Our creatives can collaborate with you to fulfil your game production requirements.
Here are some of our award-winning services you might consider:
Mobile Game Development
Mobile games are one of the app market’s most successful and popular items.
They can have millions of daily active users and routinely top lists of app marketplaces’ most downloaded offers. The industry for mobile gaming is incredibly diverse, including everything from 3D games with multi-billion dollar sales to educational apps for nonprofits. Our expertise in multiplayer functionality and commitment to the customers we make games for makes us a perfect choice for all clients, including aspiring game developers.
Unity Game Development
Have a game idea that you want to share with as many players as possible, but you don’t have the resources that the EAs of the gaming world do?
The Unity game developers at Pearl Lemon Games can provide:
- Top-notch cross-platform game creation services.
- Generating unique products that support desktops.
- Online, mobile, console.
- Even VR gaming platforms.
Video Game Development
We work with our clients to meet their video game development needs. We provide:
- Their video game titles.
- Game-based educational apps.
- Gamified visualisation and simulation experiences with the fuller definition and genuinely engaging aspects they require to succeed.
Our video game development services enhance the performance of video games across all platforms that Pearl Lemon Games offers. To support the gaming teams of our clients, we offer both general and specialised game engineering personnel to carry out comprehensive game development initiatives.
Pearl Lemon Games - ALL THE Developers You'll Ever Need
At Pearl Lemon Games, we take pride in delivering an unmatched multiplayer experience for our clients. We strive to deliver technical excellence in the games we produce. But that’s not all; we can do all that and much more.
When you work with us, you work with a reliable partner eager and ready to involve gamers worldwide and contribute to your success.
Let us bring your game ideas into reality.
Book us a call today.
Multiplayer Game Development FAQs
Multiplayer game development involves creating games that allow multiple players to interact in a shared game environment. This can be cooperative gameplay (where players work together) or competitive gameplay (where players compete against each other).
Pearl Lemon Games can develop a variety of multiplayer games, from Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) to smaller scale multiplayer mobile games. This includes genres like action, strategy, adventure, role-playing games, and more.
Pearl Lemon Games develops multiplayer games for various platforms including PC, consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo), and mobile devices (iOS, Android), as well as browser-based games.
Pearl Lemon Games uses rigorous testing and player feedback to ensure that gameplay is balanced and fair. This includes tuning game mechanics, ensuring proper matchmaking, and implementing measures against cheating.
Multiplayer games require a server to connect players together. This can be a dedicated server or a peer-to-peer connection. The specific hosting solution would depend on the needs of the game, which Pearl Lemon Games can help determine.
Yes, Pearl Lemon Games offers post-launch support for multiplayer games. This includes updates to introduce new content, fix bugs, balance gameplay, and more.
The process typically involves stages like conceptualization, prototyping, design, development, testing, and post-launch support. The exact process can vary based on the project requirements and the client’s needs.
Pearl Lemon Games incorporates a variety of security measures during the game development process, such as encryption for data transmission, server-side checks, and measures to prevent cheating and hacking.
Pearl Lemon Games uses a variety of technologies and game development engines for multiplayer game development, such as Unity, Unreal Engine, HTML5, and more. The choice of technology depends on the specific requirements of the game.
To start your multiplayer game development project, you can reach out to Pearl Lemon Games via the contact form our website. We will discuss your project needs and provide a tailored proposal.