Tech riderRev. 7 Oct 2026
Amazon GameLift Servers
- 1Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Multiplayer networkingYes
- 4Player accountsNo
- 5MatchmakingYes
- 6Cloud dataYes
- 7Live-ops toolsYes
- 8Deployment modelhybrid
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com
Overview
Amazon GameLift Servers is ranked #13 of 27 in game matchmaking software on Specifiction. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows.
Amazon GameLift Servers plans and pricing
All plansManaged EC2 hosting Not published Usage-based; compute billed by instance usage, with costs varying by AWS Region, instance family, type, size, operating system, and Spot or On-Demand choice; data transfer may also apply. Linux and Windows Server 2016 game servers; Windows licensing can increase instance costs by almost 2x; generation 6 and later instances have free network bandwidth docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
Managed container hosting Not published Usage-based; compute billed by Amazon EC2 instance usage and data transfer; managed container fleets run on Linux only. Linux only; generation 6 and later instances have free network bandwidth docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
Anywhere hosting Not published Usage-based; charges are based on game sessions placed on Anywhere compute and server process connection minutes; no compute charges for resources you supply and manage. Uses game hosting resources supplied and managed by the customer docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
Compared on game matchmaking software
- Free plan
- Noaws.amazon.com
- Multiplayer networking
- Yesaws.amazon.com
- Player accounts
- Noaws.amazon.com
- Matchmaking
- Yesaws.amazon.com
- Cloud data
- Yesaws.amazon.com
- Live-ops tools
- Yesaws.amazon.com
- Deployment model
- hybridaws.amazon.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Amazon GameLift Servers deploys, operates, and scales dedicated cloud servers for session-based multiplayer games.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Global hosting
- AWS says the service can deploy game servers in 26 Regions and 9 Local Zones across five continents, with 99.99% availability.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Scaling
- The service can launch thousands of game servers at once and autoscale in response to demand, scaling down unused capacity.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Hosting choices
- The service supports managed EC2 fleets, managed container fleets, and Anywhere fleets using customer-managed hosting resources.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- DDoS protection
- Enhanced DDoS Protection is enabled by default at no additional charge; Player Gateway offers relay-based protection that hides server IP addresses.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Service API clients must support TLS 1.2 or later, and fleets run in logically isolated VPCs with configurable inbound port and IP ranges.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Engine integrations
- AWS provides plugins for Unreal Engine and Unity, plus server SDKs for C++, C#, and Go; its feature page also lists O3DE support.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Backend integrations
- The feature page names Pragma, Heroic Labs/Nakama, and AccelByte as game backend integrations.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Observability
- The service provides dashboards, automatically collected game server logs, CloudWatch alarms, and telemetry integrations including Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus and Amazon Managed Grafana.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Supported player platforms
- AWS lists PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, mobile, web, and AR/VR headsets, and says cross-play can connect players across platforms on the same servers.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Development tools
- AWS offers game client SDKs for C++, Unreal, C#, and Unity, and backend and resource management access through AWS SDKs, the service API, CLI, and CloudFormation.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Free Tier
- New AWS customers can use Amazon GameLift Servers without service charges under the AWS Free Tier for up to 12 months, subject to usage limits.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Managed container fleets run on Linux only.docs.aws.amazon.com · 7 Oct 2026
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Sources
- docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/· checked 7 Oct 2026
- aws.amazon.com/gamelift/servers/features/· checked 7 Oct 2026
- docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/g· checked 7 Oct 2026
- docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/i· checked 7 Oct 2026
- docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/g· checked 7 Oct 2026