Make great games with game tech

Dreaming of making your game but don't know where to begin? Download the AWS Game Tech overview or keep scrolling to learn how the cloud can accelerate and improve your game.

Resources for building scalable games in the AWS Cloud

Guide to Scalable Data for Games on AWS
Guide to Scalable Data for Games on AWS

With so many database types to choose from, picking the right data storage solution for your game can be daunting. This guide details how different types of databases can be used for games and how AWS can help you get started.

Guide to Scaling Global Game Servers on AWS
Guide to Scaling Global Game Servers on AWS

Scaling your game servers to meet the demands of hundreds of thousands of concurrent players across the globe takes strategic architecture and a strong network. This guide can help you architect your game servers to be more dynamically scalable on AWS.

Why AWS Cloud for games?
Why AWS Cloud for Games?

The cloud enables your studio to stay competitive, increase the lifetime value of your games, and save costs—so you can reinvest in your games. Learn more about migrating your games to the AWS Cloud in this ebook.

Scale your game development with AWS
Use the Cloud to Scale Your Game Development

Scaling game servers to meet the demands of hundreds of thousands of concurrent players across the globe requires a scalable architecture and a robust network. AWS offers the most scalable and elastic network to power high performance computing for your games.

Why make games with the cloud?

Enhancing experiences
Enhancing experiences

Cloud services can lighten the development burden of table-stakes infrastructure and mechanics, giving you more time and energy to focus on what your players want.

Global scaling
Global scaling

Imagine pushing the limits of your game development while still delivering fast-action and low-latency experiences for your players on a worldwide stage.

Continuously innovating
Continuously innovating

Modern games don’t have to stop growing on launch day. As you learn more about your players, you can make more immersive, innovative experiences using analytics, machine learning, and AI.

Add more value to your player experience

Build more innovative features that keep your players engaged.
Player progression

Make player progression that's secure and scalable like The Pokemon Company International does.

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Incident response plans

Make incident response plans that enable fraud detection like Sony does.

 

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Multiplayer features

Make multiplayer features that support hundreds of millions of players, just like Riot Games.

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Social features
Social features
Enable authentication through social identity providers.
Monetization
Monetization
Extend your game's lifecycle and manage virtual economies.
Player engagement
Player engagement
Keep your players coming back with meaningful content updates.
Community features
Community features
Give your players more ways to connect outisde your game.
Player acquisition and retention
Player acquisition and retention
Enable data-backed insights to grow your player base.
Anti-cheat
Anti-cheat
Protect your game and community from cheating players.
Multiplayer features
Multiplayer features
Match suitable players together from around the world.
Viewer engagement
Viewer engagement
Reach more players through gaming streamers.
Player progression
Player progression
Track game state, player data, inventories, stats, and more.
Incident response
Incident response
Detect and respond to issues in your game quickly.

Read about different Game Tech databases in our Guide to Scalable Data for Games on AWS.

Support your players with an extensive infrastructure

Deliver reliable and secure gameplay with low latency.

Game Servers

Make game servers that enable low latecy across the globe, just like IllFonic.

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Game Analytics and Machine Learning

Make game analytics and machine learning predict player behavior like Rovio does.

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Databases

Make data-backed decisions using databases that learn like Activision Blizzard does.

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Authentication and authorization
Authentication and authorization
Enable a secure sign-in experience for your players.
Game databases
Game databases
Choose the right database for the right job.
Game accelerated networking
Game accelerated networking
Deliver low latency over 5G networks.
Remote studio design
Remote studio design
Collaborate with your team from around the world.
Platform guidance
Platform guidance
Build your game for any platform.
Game content and updates
Game content and updates
Make content updates fast and seamless.
Cloud design
Cloud design
Build your game backend from reference architecture.
Game servers
Game servers
Build your own or use a managed service.
Game analytics and machine learning
Game analytics and machine learning
Analyze data from any source and get faster time to insights.
Authentication and authorization
Authentication and authorization
Enable a secure sign-in experience for your players.
Remote studio design
Remote studio design
Collaborate with your team from around the world.
Cloud design
Cloud design
Build your game backend from reference architecture.
Game databases
Game databases
Choose the right database for the right job.
Platform guidance
Platform guidance
Build your game for any platform.
Game servers
Game servers
Build your own or use a managed service.
Game accelerated networking
Game accelerated networking
Deliver low latency over 5G networks.
Game content and updates
Game content and updates
Make content updates fast and seamless.
Game analytics and machine learning
Game analytics and machine learning
Analyze data from any source and get faster time to insights.

Start making your game with AWS

Building great things is what we live to do, just like you. Check out the overview we've created to find out how the cloud and AWS Game Tech can help you build better experiences for your players.