Photon's multiplayer pricing is based on peak CCU, not bandwidth or server hours, with a 100 CCU free tier, flat rates up to 2,000 CCU, a 48-hour burst grace period, and linear per-CCU pricing beyond that.
Motion Twin, the seven-person cooperative behind Dead Cells, built the fast-paced co-op roguelite Windblown on Photon Quantum's deterministic ECS, using its replay system to debug complex timing bugs.
See how developers at the Crazy Web Multiplayer Jam 2025 used Photon Fusion's Shared Mode and Quantum's deterministic netcode to ship WebGL multiplayer games in just 10 days, competing for a EUR 10,000 prize pool.
Triangle Factory used Photon Fusion's client-side prediction and lag compensation to build Breachers, a competitive VR tactical shooter with accurate hit registration and a secure item-grabbing system.
Party Club, Lucid11 Interactive's debut title, hit 3.7 million Steam libraries and 40,000 concurrent players at launch, with Photon PUN's regional servers keeping four-player co-op stable and low-latency.
Oh BiBi, the studio behind FRAG Pro Shooter, used Photon Fusion to build B.E.A.S.T., a 3v3 mech shooter, switching between Client Host, Dedicated Server, and Shared Mode without rewriting most of their code.
Photon's WebGL guide for game jams recommends Fusion Shared Authority for fast, low-CPU multiplayer prototyping, and Quantum's deterministic simulation for precision-critical games, with free samples for both
Semiwork's R.E.P.O. sold 8.7 million copies in a single month, scaling from zero to hundreds of thousands of concurrent players on Photon PUN, Photon Voice, and Photon Cloud's DDoS protection and regional hosting
Nthusia's final dev diary covers shipping the Fusion Animal Co-op sample: item-based currency, Inspector-driven dialogue, controller support, and cross-platform cleanup before handing the project to Photon.
Part 2 of Photon's Dev Diaries covers Team Nthusia's Animal Crossing-style sample: a shareable inventory system, byte-packed character customization, and why Fusion Shared Mode fits collaborative social games.