Introduction Modern cruise ship safety operations depend on fast coordination, shared situational awareness, and access to accurate information when incidents occur. For Royal Caribbean Group, printed deck maps and fragmented communication methods no longer...
Technical deep dive into Photon’s MMO concept car For 7 years we have been quietly building an MMO backend at Photon. Time to talk about it. It is our “concept car”: not a product,...
Photon Fusion 2.1 Stable is now available. This release adds new functionality for teams building state-synchronized multiplayer games with Fusion, with a particular focus on Shared Authority, physics handling, bandwidth control, reconnect behavior, and...
Building a multiplayer party game is difficult enough when every player shares the same goals, abilities, and view of the match. Bandit Trap adds another layer of complexity by making the experience asymmetrical. Three...
In 2021, as global travel came to a halt, Epiroc faced a critical challenge: how do you launch a massive underground mining machine when no one can see it in person? Traditional product demonstrations were no longer an option, yet the need to showcase the Boomer M20 to customers around the world remained urgent.
What happens when you mix a gas station simulator with stealthy alien deception and throw in four players? You get Roadside Research by Cybernetic Walrus, a uniquely chaotic co-op experience where teamwork, physics, and...
As the demand for highly skilled surgical professionals continues to grow, traditional training methods are struggling to keep pace. Limitations in scalability, accessibility, and standardization make it increasingly difficult for healthcare organizations to deliver consistent, high-quality education worldwide.
What started as a student project at HTW Berlin turned into something much bigger over the course of five years. Dino Party is the kind of game that thrives on chaos. Flying dinosaurs, collapsing...
In 2016, a 17-year-old computer science student, Stéphane Hulot, started building a small 3D platformer in Unity. It had placeholder assets, a single level, no monetization, and zero expectations of commercial success. Ten years...
The gaming industry is now a $190 billion market, and multiplayer live service games make up a huge part of it. But while the opportunity has grown, so has the complexity. Players expect smooth,...
As Toyota Material Handling North America continues to scale its operations across hundreds of dealership locations and multiple manufacturing facilities, the challenge of training technicians efficiently has become increasingly complex. Traditional, in-person training models...
Enterprises across the world are racing to modernize how they train their workforce and share critical know-how. Extended reality has opened the door to more engaging, scalable, and practical learning experiences, yet many organizations...
Scaling a social VR game Continuum XR didn’t start out as a game studio. They began as an immersive tech team, building AR, VR, and interactive experiences across a wide range of projects. Over...
ESA & Photon Use Meta Quest XR to Advance Astronaut Training In times when Europe’s return to the Moon is only a matter of time, a new wave of technological innovation to support the...
XR Laser Screed® Simulator: VR Training Powered by Photon In the face of a growing skilled labor shortage, Somero Enterprises, Inc. sought an innovative way to train the next generation of concrete leveling professionals...
If you’ve ever tried making a multiplayer game, you know how messy it can get. Servers, lag, syncing players, weird bugs that only show up online. For a lot of indie devs, that’s the...
Photon Fusion 2 Player Color Sync Guide Building multiplayer games is all about keeping players in sync.In this tutorial, we explore how Photon Fusion 2 makes synchronizing data simple and efficient using Network Properties...
Every now and then, a co-op game comes along that reminds you why playing with friends is special, not because of high scores or fancy cinematics, but because of the laughter that erupts when...
Developing Songs of Silence multiplayer with Photon Quantum was a key step in bringing Chimera Entertainment’s ambitious vision to life. Creating a strategy game with innovative real-time battles and a robust multiplayer component presents...
This guest-blog was written and provided by Magic Media. At Magic Media, we don’t just build games, we build experiences that connect, excite and evolve in real time. As the demands of modern...
Before diving into 33 Immortals, Thunder Lotus Games was known as a single-player game studio behind titles like Jotun, Sundered and Spiritfarer. The decision to create 33 Immortals was a huge leap for the studio,...
Photon multiplayer pricing turns CCU into simple grade-school math—flat rates, traffic included, 48-hour burst grace, ISO-27001 security.
Photon is proud to share the story of Motion Twin, the acclaimed worker cooperative behind the hit roguelike Dead Cells, and their latest ambitious project: Windblown. This is a story not just of creative...
From April 25th to May 5th, 2025, Photon was part of the Crazy Web Multiplayer Jam, which offered 10 intense days of web game development. This online event, co-organized in partnership by CrazyGames and...
Ever thought about bringing your favorite childhood shooter experiences into the immersive world of Virtual Reality? That’s exactly what the indie studio Triangle Factory, based in Belgium, set out to do. But they didn’t...
It’s always great for us at Photon to see the innovative and exciting games that developers bring to life using our products. Recently, we had the pleasure of witnessing the explosive success of Lucid11...
ISO 27001:2022 certification confirms Photon Engine’s secure infrastructure for multiplayer games and enterprise apps. TÜV Rheinland audit passed with zero deviations.
Ever wondered what goes into crafting a hit multiplayer experience? We at Photon had the opportunity to chat with the team behind Oh BiBi, the creators of FRAG Pro Shooter, about their latest electrifying...
Create friction‑free WebGL multiplayer games with Photon Fusion or Quantum. Download jam‑ready samples and learn the best topology choices.
The journey to R.E.P.O.‘s multiplayer success story is deeply intertwined with Semiwork’s experience using Photon as their chosen multiplayer engine for gameplay, global cloud hosting and support by a team with a battle-proven proficiency...
A game jam is always fun. Not only does it bring people together who like to develop games, but it enables learning and development and, in the best case, broadens the horizons of many...
Welcome to the final entry in our Dev Diaries with Team Nthusia! In this blog, we’re sharing what it’s like to work with Photon, from the development process to the lessons we’ve learned along...
Our community is full of talented developers who love to share their wisdom! In this blog, we’re sitting down with Oren and Nikola, who have taken their knowledge about Photon Fusion and Photon Quantum...
Welcome back to our Photon Dev Diaries in which we share direct insights of how our partners progress when working on shared projects. In the last part we started giving you an introduction on...
SuperGaming, the team behind popular titles like MaskGun and Battle Stars, had an ambitious idea: to create Indus – Battle Royale, a game that would stand out in the crowded world of multiplayer games while being tailored for Indian players. They wanted something big, something immersive, and something mobile-friendly. When they turned to us to help make it happen, we were excited to get involved. The result? Even before its official launch, the game has already caught the attention of millions of players.
For Unity developers needing extra capacity to test, soft launch, or go live with their multiplayer game, Photon’s new Fusion Plus and Quantum Plus packages offer an affordable way to secure 200 CCU each...
Eggscape developers, 3dar, chose Photon Quantum to enhance their VR game due to its simplicity and ability to handle realistic physics. Quantum’s stability allowed for a smooth multiplayer experience, while its physics engine made immersive gameplay possible. The Photon team’s support was also invaluable to 3dar, helping them overcome challenges and tailor the engine to their needs.
At Photon, we’ve always believed in the power of community. Every feature we build and every tool we refine is aimed at enabling developers to create extraordinary multiplayer experiences. But beyond providing solutions, our...
We’re excited to launch a new series of dev diaries in partnership with Nthusia, a talented indie game development studio. In this series, we’ll take you behind the scenes to see how our teams...
Webhooks are a crucial tool for developers building multiplayer games because they let your game communicate directly with external systems from the Photon Cloud. Photon Engine now provides free webhooks for Photon Fusion and...
As a leader in multiplayer networking services, we are introducing two new mixed reality (MR) solutions at AWE 2024, the largest event for extended reality (XR) technology. Built using our powerful Fusion networking engine,...
This guest post was written by Stéphane Beniak, Technical Director of Double Stallion. Hi, this is Stéphane, Technical Director and Co-founder here at Double Stallion Games. For over 11 years now, we’ve been...
The recent Global XR Hackathon, XR Hack, hosted by XR Bootcamp, was an impressive event, bringing together over 520 hackers from more than 32 countries across four cities. It’s the biggest in-person XR hackathon...
At Photon, our mission is to help developers build great multiplayer experiences, and there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing our technology in action. BitCake Studio, a passionate indie game developer from Brazil, has been...
At Photon, we’re dedicated to providing the best netcode possible. In multiplayer game development, achieving deterministic gameplay has long been a holy grail, challenging even the most experienced developers. After nearly a decade of...
Unpacking Photon Fusion Starter Photon Fusion Starter, now available in the Unity Asset Store, is a game-changer for developers looking to integrate robust multiplayer functionality into their projects using the Unity game engine. It...
Massive multiplayer games need the best Area of Interest management. The Area of Interest sample showcases two key Photon Fusion features: Area of Interest (AoI) and Multi-Peer Mode. Area of Interest helps optimize applications...
Photon Engine proudly introduces a substantial upgrade to our service offerings: the launch of a FREE 100 Concurrent Users (CCU) tier for both Photon Fusion and Quantum. This update is a commitment to support...
More than a decade ago, we embarked on a journey to redefine multiplayer development in Unity with the launch of PUN, Bolt, Quantum, and Fusion. Today, we are thrilled to announce the final release...
As you read these lines, a player population the size of a large metropolis are sharing emotions, collaborating or fighting simultaneously in realtime on top of Photon. Millions are engaging with others in simulations...
Photon Fusion setting new benchmarks Our focus has always been to produce the best networking APIs, performance at the lowest cost worldwide. For a decade, we have served Photon Cloud to billions of monthly...
Building an MMO Backend: 7 Years, 10 Iterations, One Seamless World
Photon Fusion 2.1 for Unity is now Stable
How Bandit Trap Built Physics-Driven 3v1 Multiplayer with Photon Quantum
From Product Launch to Scalable XR Strategy: How Flowtropolis Helped Epiroc Transform One Virtual Demo into Enterprise-Wide Capability
Chaos in Sync: How Roadside Research Became a Physics-Driven Co-Op Hit with Photon Multiplayer
Scaling Surgical Training with XR and AI: A New Standard for Global Healthcare Education
From Student Prototype to Online Chaos: Building Dino Party’s Multiplayer Foundation
How Super Bear Adventure Reached 200M Downloads and Added Multiplayer at Scale with Photon
Building Multiplayer Live Service Games in 2026: Insights from Photon and Metaplay
How VR Vision Helped Toyota Material Handling Transform Training with VR
How SynergyXR Is Transforming Enterprise Training with No-Code XR and Real-Time Collaboration
How Continuum XR Built UG and Scaled a Social VR Game
Next-Generation Astronaut Training: ESA Partners with Photon Using Meta Quest XR
Inside the XR Laser Screed® Simulator: How Photon Powers Real-World Concrete Training
From Solo Dev to Viral Hit: Building “Paddle Paddle Paddle” with Photon Fusion
Synchronizing Player Colors with Network Properties in Photon Fusion 2
The Road to Valor Hunters: How Two Devs Turned Chaos into Co-Op Fun
Unleashing Strategy: How Chimera Entertainment Forged “Songs of Silence” with Photon’s Power
How Magic Media Builds Bold Multiplayer Worlds with Photon Engine
Crafting a 33-Player Online Multiplayer Game: Thunder Lotus’s Journey with Photon Quantum
Multiplayer Pricing Made Simple
Crafting Lightning: How Motion Twin Built Windblown with Photon Quantum
Recap to the Crazy Web Multiplayer Jam 2025
How Triangle Factory Used Photon Fusion to Build a Competitive VR FPS
Party Club by Lucid11: An Indie Multiplayer Hit Built on Photon
Photon: ISO 27001:2022 Certified
How Oh BiBi Built B.E.A.S.T. with Photon Fusion
Photon Multiplayer WebGL for Game Jams
R.E.P.O.: Multiplayer Success Powered by Photon
Photon Enabling Multiplayer Game Jamming
From Development to Release: Nthusia’s Final Dev Diary
Creating Udemy Courses for Photon Fusion & Quantum
Dev Diaries: Character Customization and Core Gameplay
Indus – Battle Royale powered by Photon Fusion
New 200 CCU Plus package: 100 Paid + 100 Free
Eggscape’s Journey with Photon Quantum
Ulrik’s Big Photon Fusion Guide: How Shared Knowledge Elevates Multiplayer Development
Photon Dev Diaries: Meet Team Nthusia – Creators of Fusion Karts, Fusion Golf and Food Fusion.
Webhooks Free now available for Photon Fusion and Quantum – 4 examples of webhooks
Photon Presents New Mixed Reality Solutions at AWE 2024: Exploring Cross-Platform Collaboration with Fusion Sticky Notes
Building Surfpunk: How Photon Quantum Supercharged Our Co-op ARPG Development
XR Hack in Retrospect: Showcasing Photon-Built Games and Insights from Teams and Mentors
BitCake Studio and Atomic Picnic – How Fusion Made Multiplayer Magic
The Evolution of Deterministic Multiplayer: Photon Quantum now a Unity Verified Solution
New: Photon Fusion Starter sample
New: Photon Fusion Area of Interest sample
New: Free 100 CCU for Photon Fusion and Quantum Games
Photon Fusion, now a Unity Verified Solution
Photon reaches 1.4 Billion monthly players
BR200, the Battle Royale sample is now free
How 900lbs Built a Real-Time Safety Command Center for Royal Caribbean with Photon