Which would you recommend Game Spark or Google Playgames?
I assume you are looking for services, Game Spark is the best as long as it’s free. I have used Google my self I didn’t liked it.
Hi Adyeniel,
I’m part of the customer success team at www.gamesparks.com. We are a Backend-as-a-Service provider, equipping developers with all the tools needed to build, tune and manage the server-side components of their projects. We currently have over 72 million players on average each month, and large enterprises, game studios and publishing companies such as Starbucks, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Ubisoft and many more are utilizing our versatile and powerful platform.
We frequently see developers on the Unity forums looking to take the plunge into backend development.
Here is a rundown of our platforms features:
Core:
· Cloud Code Editor: (Add Logic, build your own API)
· Cloud Data: (Define MetaData/Runtime Data Structures)
· Binary Asset Manager: (Manage DLC, No more waiting for platform holders to approve your content)
· Push Notifications: (Setup all notifications from one centralized backend, localize global campaigns )
Social:
· Real time and Turn based multiplayer: (Reduced latency, highly scalable)
· Chat: (Cross-platform chat, p2p and group)
· Leaderboards: (Rank any aspect of player performance, highly scalable)
· Social Network Integration: (Pull Data from Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and others)
Economies:
· Currencies: (Up to 6 currencies. Manage rewards to increase retention)
· Virtual Goods: (Create and manage in-game store without need for client updates)
· Rewards and Achievements: (Easily manage both, a great way to drive engagement)
· Optimisation & Management:
· Analytics: (Completely customizable, build reports for almost any conceivable event)
· Segmentation: (Group players with Segments for analysis. Optimise monetisation by age, location, anything you want)
· Experiments: (Make drastic changes to game mechanics and only expose who you wish to those changes.)
· Player Management: (View player history and summaries of activity. Edit player records, reward top players or remove unwanted players)
· Dynamic Form Builder: (Custom forms for Community Managers and Game Operators to get the most out of GameSparks)
You can register for a free evaluation account here: https://portal.gamesparks.net/register.htm
Should you have any questions, one of our dedicated support team is always on hand and can arrange a skype call to delve a little further into each feature we have to offer and how this can impact your project.
Hope to hear from you soon,
-Patrick.
gamespark recently changed the free plan from 10 k MAU to 100 k which is really great. there is also a real time mulitplayer API in Alpha at the moment, @Patrick-GameSparks will the pricing be included with the rest backend ? possible to know a bit more about that part ?
I used GPGS in several apps. It’s straightforward enough to implement for leaderboards, achievements, and also is perfectly compatible with most assets I’ve used. I can’t say what’s up with their multiplayer services as I haven’t tried those, but I’m happy with the above stuff.