https://blog.photonengine.com Photon Engine: Multiplayer Made Simple Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:08:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://blog.photonengine.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-150x150.png https://blog.photonengine.com 32 32 https://blog.photonengine.com/riptide-interactive-tidal-nexus-online-photon-fusion-mmo/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:08:09 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7437 Three-person studio Riptide Interactive built the persistent submarine MMO Tidal Nexus Online on Photon Fusion 2.1, using a custom Area of Interest system to hold 264 real players fighting in one combat zone.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/4-penny-coffins-hidden-role-multiplayer-photon-fusion/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000 https://dev-blog.photonengine.com/?p=8635 Other Ocean built the hidden-role mystery 4 Penny Coffins on Photon Fusion's Shared topology, giving only the Ripper state authority over Ripper-specific data while the FSM add-on handled phases, roles, and rejoin support.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/bandit-trap-photon-quantum-physics-multiplayer/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:13:20 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7318 See how Picomy, a small indie team, used Photon Quantum to build Bandit Trap's asymmetric 3v1 multiplayer, including destructible rooms, deterministic replays, and cross-platform consistency without desync.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/roadside-research-photon-fusion-co-op-multiplayer/ Tue, 19 May 2026 06:36:31 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7260 Cybernetic Walrus built Roadside Research's 4-player co-op with Photon Fusion, syncing physics, host-authoritative AI, user-generated masks, and a 330K-copy launch without touching matchmaking or room capacity.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/dino-party-multiplayer-development/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:14:37 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7206 Studio Nachtwerk rebuilt Dino Party from a local student prototype into online multiplayer with Photon Fusion, using Forecast Physics, input delay, and minimal-bandwidth state sync for destructible arenas.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/super-bear-adventure-200m-downloads-multiplayer-photon/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:47:55 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7142 A solo Unity developer grew Super Bear Adventure to 200M downloads, then added cross-platform multiplayer with Photon PUN2 across mobile and Switch, doubling monthly revenue without a dedicated server.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/how-continuum-xr-built-ug-and-scaled-a-social-vr-game/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7032 Continuum XR built the social VR game UG on Photon Fusion, using Area of Interest to scale concurrent players, client-side prediction for VR locomotion, and Photon Cloud to handle rapid growth on Meta Quest.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/from-solo-dev-to-viral-hit-building-paddle-paddle-paddle-with-photon-fusion/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:50:05 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6879 Solo developer Mateo built the viral hit Paddle Paddle Paddle, with 120,000+ copies sold, using Photon Fusion's Host Mode and Shared Mode together to make its new racing mode feel instant for solo-controlled boats.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/valor-hunters-indie-coop-photon-quantum/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:47:02 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6772 See how HALE Gameworks' two-person team used Photon Quantum's deterministic ECS to build Valor Hunters, handling massive enemy hordes and physical co-op interactions like rope-binding and piggybacking.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/songs-of-silence-multiplayer-with-photon-quantum/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6697 Chimera Entertainment built "Songs of Silence" on Photon Quantum's deterministic simulation, syncing real-time battles and turn-based skirmishes across up to 6 players with one consistent architecture.]]>