Games on the Free for Everyone plan are generally processed locally on the player's computer or on a shared server (if available).
Dedicated Servers just for your game are available for Pro (1 Server included) and Enterprise (1 Server included + paid Scaling) plans.
Dedicated Servers have these advantages
- Consistent performance. Without relying on the player's computer or mobile device, the performance of these games will be stable.
- Cheat-free. With all important game logic on the server, users cannot hack the game's internals.
- Proprietary code. Don't ship your game's code to the client.
- Saved replays. Enables match history, spectate mode, resume from disconnect (coming soon).
Setup
- First upgrade to Pro or Enterprise tiers if you haven't already.
- Initialize your server(s) on the server tab in admin.
- Set all matches to use the server.