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Building multiplayer games can be complicated, so we’ve built and documented many of the common networked gameplay scenarios across samples, demos, and our website to help you get started:
- Netcode for Entities, Netcode for GameObjects, ECS Samples, and Bitesize Samples: The netcode documentation and samples reflect the latest APIs and usage for most multiplayer scenarios. Use the Multiplayer Use Cases Bitesize Sample to understand how to perform common actions in a multiplayer environment. To help you onboard to the Distributed Authority network and understand how to use Netcode for GameObjects, download the all-new Asteroids Bitesize Sample.
- Get started with Netcode for GameObjects, and Getting started with Netcode for Entities: Access this new Netcode for Game Objects tutorial to acquire a fundamental understanding of Netcode for GameObjects and know how to employ it when creating a casual co-op multiplayer game. Watch the Netcode for Entities on-demand webinar to learn how to enable entities into your project along with Unity Gaming Services.
- Net Check – Converting a game to multiplayer: The team behind Scope Check – Learn to make a game by making games reunited to try and convert their unnamed food fight game to an online multiplayer experience. Watch this five-part series to understand various network archetypes, create client and server authoritative interactions, use Netcode for GameObjects, and integrate Unity Multiplayer Solutions.
- Small-Scale Competitive Multiplayer Template, and VR Multiplayer Template: These are your starting points to create and ship a multiplayer project using Netcode for GameObjects and Unity Gaming Services. Find our multiplayer templates in the Unity Hub and quickstart your multiplayer development with dynamic configurations, in-Editor tutorials, and foundational event-driven gameplay flow.
- Boss Room: Unity’s longest-running production-ready multiplayer sample built with the GameObjects Netcode workflows, this sample is a 3D casual co-op game with production-level code and integrated with our Lobby and Relay hosting services.
- Megacity Metro Sample: Experience this competitive, 100+ player cross-platform demo to learn multiplayer mechanics, implement gaming services, and experiment with all-new Unity 6 features. Megacity Metro helps you master large-scale desktop streaming, implement server-authoritative gameplay, and leverage multiplayer and communication services.