https://blog.photonengine.com Photon Engine: Multiplayer Made Simple Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:38:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://blog.photonengine.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-150x150.png https://blog.photonengine.com 32 32 https://blog.photonengine.com/godotfest-2026-fireside-chat/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:36:30 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=8942 Our CEO/CTO Christof Wegmann sat down with GodotFest co-founder Johannes Ebner to talk about Godot's growth, why we built Fusion for Godot, and what to expect in Munich on November 3 & 4.]]> 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/fusion-2-1-stable-release/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:16:06 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7342 Fusion 2.1 Stable is out for Unity, with Forecast Physics for lower-cost networked physics, Object Priority for bandwidth control, configurable Shared Mode tickrates, Input Delay, Large Data RPCs, and reconnect improvements.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/epiroc-flowtropolis-photon-industrial-xr-platform/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:57:07 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7242 Epiroc partnered with Flowtropolis and Photon to launch the Boomer M20 in VR during a travel freeze, then scaled that platform into training, design reviews, and global collaboration across Meta Quest, desktop, and web.]]> 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/toyota-material-handling-vr-training-case-study/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:21:23 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7084 See how Toyota Material Handling uses VR Vision's multiplayer VR training, built on Photon PUN and Fusion, to teach parts identification and troubleshooting to technicians across 300+ dealerships on Meta Quest.]]> 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/next-generation-astronaut-training-esa-partners-with-photon-using-meta-quest-xr/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:05:31 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6961 See how ESA and Photon built a Meta Quest XR prototype for astronaut training around the Argonaut lunar lander, combining Photon Fusion, Voice, and Video SDK with ArUco tracking and a Giant Mode scale view.]]> 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.]]>