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> A curated list of awesome packages, articles, and other cool resources from the GameLift community.

> [GameLift](https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/) provides solutions for hosting session-based multiplayer game servers in the cloud, including a fully managed service for deploying, operating, and scaling game servers, based on AWS global computing infrastructure.



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## General resources



- [Official site](https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/)

- [SDKs](https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/getting-started/#Developer_Resources_and_Documentation) ([release notes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/latest/developerguide/release-notes.html))

  - [The Amazon GameLift Plugin for Unity](https://github.com/aws/amazon-gamelift-plugin-unity)

- [Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/index.html)

- [AWS SDK for .NET Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-net/latest/developer-guide/quick-start.html)

- Twitter accounts: [@AmazonGameLift](https://twitter.com/AmazonGameLift) - [@AWSGameTech](https://twitter.com/AWSGameTech)

- YouTube channels: [AWS Online Tech Talks](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT-nPlVzJI-ccQXlxjSvJmw) - [AWS Game Tech](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQH55cT_em5E8XU2J8erMKA)

- [Blog](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/category/game-development/amazon-gamelift/)

- [re:Post Q&A](https://repost.aws/tags/TAF8-XUqojTsadH5jSz3IfGQ/amazon-game-lift) ([~~old forum~~](https://forums.awsgametech.com/c/amazon-gamelift/7))

- [GitHub topic](https://github.com/topics/gamelift)

- [Stack Overflow tag [amazon-gamelift]](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-gamelift)

- [Other resources](#resources)



## Solutions



### GameLift Realtime Servers (NodeJS) 



- [node-gameloop](https://github.com/tangmi/node-gameloop) - A game loop for NodeJS applications, uses a combination of setTimeout and setImmediate to achieve accurate update ticks with minimal CPU usage.

- [Unofficial Typescript definitions for GameLift realtime server API](https://github.com/jcular/unofficial-gamelift-realtime-server-api) - Make Realtime interface work with Typescript.



### Integrations



- [Defold extension-gamelift](https://github.com/defold/extension-gamelift) - GameLift Amazon GameLift extension for the Defold game engine. Run Defold on the server with GameLift SDK support.

- [GomeLift](https://github.com/neguse/gomelift) - Unofficial GameLift Server SDK in Go.

- [GameLift Server SDK RS](https://github.com/ZaMaZaN4iK/aws-gamelift-server-sdk-rs) - Unofficial GameLift Server SDK in Rust



### Devops



- [amazon-gamelift-remote-plus](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-gamelift-remote-plus) - A tool creates remote connections to access fleet instances using Secure Shell (SSH) for fleets running Linux, and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for fleets running Windows.

- [fleetiq-adapter-for-agones](https://github.com/awslabs/fleetiq-adapter-for-agones) - Allows you to run containerized game servers on Spot instances while decreasing the likelihood of Spot interruptions by using Agones and Gamelift FleetIQ.



## Resources



### Articles



#### Official articles



- [Creating a Battle Royale Game Using Unity and Amazon GameLift](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/creating-a-battle-royale-game-using-unity-and-amazon-gamelift/) ([Source Repo](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-gamelift-ultrafrogroyale-large-match-sample))



#### Other articles



### Samples



#### Official samples

- [GameLift Example for Unity with Serverless Backend](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-gamelift-and-serverless-backend-sample) - A GameLift example with a Serverless backend service that helps you get started with GameLift development and leverages deployment automation and Infrastructure as Code. Works on MacOS, Windows as well as mobile platforms.

- [amazon-gamelift-unity](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-gamelift-unity) - A sample code shows how to set up a basic GameLift server and client for games using the Unity Game Engine.

- [aws-gamelift-sample (with FlexMatch)](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-gamelift-sample) - A sample Gomoku board game project using Amazon GameLift and AWS serverless services including DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, S3, and so on.

- [Game Server Hosting on Amazon Elastic Container Service with Amazon GameLift FleetIQ](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-gamelift-fleetiq-with-amazon-ecs) - A sample solution on how to scale a fleet of game servers on Elastic Container Service and match players to game sessions using a Serverless backend. Game Sessions are managed by Amazon GameLift FleetIQ. All resources are deployed with Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation, Serverless Application Model, Docker and bash scripts.

- [GameLift Example for Unity with Serverless Backend](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-gamelift-and-serverless-backend-sample) - A simple 3D game GameLift example with a Serverless backend service designed especially for getting started with MacOS and mobile development and leveraging deployment automation and Infrastructure as Code.

- [megafrogRace-gameLift-realtime-server-sample](https://github.com/aws-samples/megafrograce-gamelift-realtime-servers-sample) - A sample 2D racing game using Amazon GameLift (Realtime Servers) and AWS services including AWS Lambda and Amazon Cognito.

- [Persistent Game Server with Amazon GameLift](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-gamelift-persistent-sample) - A sample includes how to implement persistent game server based on Amazon GameLift.



Archived

- [amazon-gamelift-largematch-sample-ultrafrogroyale](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-gamelift-ultrafrogroyale-large-match-sample) - A small game built with Unity to demonstrate how to use the new Amazon GameLift large match features. *(using archived mobile SDK for unity)*



#### Other samples



- [Unity GameLift/Mirror Sample](https://github.com/joaoborks/unity-gamelift-mirror-sample) - Features a working multiplayer sample using AWS GameLift and Mirror on Unity. Supports IL2CPP and mobile devices.



### Videos



#### Official videos



- [Dedicated Servers with Amazon GameLift AWS Game Tech Series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGWzrvNze7KQO5mREeae2eIR8rJws0At).

- [Getting Started with Amazon GameLift FleetIQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p07ueG4A3qA) by AWS Online Tech Talks.



#### Other videos



- [Better together: running containerized game servers with Agones and GameLift FleetIQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvBjgKME21U).

- [Unity + Amazon GameLift RealTime Servers Series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtt3_R1rR9VMkqZvMF-39TeKrbpKZocW) by [Battery Acid](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTEc7bBzP7Tq5U2Jzf5lPw).

- [Unity + GameLift Custom Server Series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtt3_R1rR9XlvhJZXtiHQuIkisdXIxlc) by [Battery Acid](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTEc7bBzP7Tq5U2Jzf5lPw).



### Made with GameLift



- [For Honor](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/for-honor-friday-the-13th-the-game-move-from-p2p-to-the-cloud-to-improve-player-experience/) by Ubisoft.

- [Ninjala](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/amazon-gamelift-announces-general-availability-of-six-new-regions/) by GungHo.



## Contribute



Contributions are always welcome!

Please read the [contribution guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) first.



## License



The project is licensed under [BSD 3-Clause License](./LICENSE).



AWS and Amazon GameLift are trademarks and brands of Amazon Technologies.



> DISCLAIMER: Awesome-GameLift is an open-source project, not an official project provided by Amazon Technologies.