What was Game Servers?
Game Servers was Google’s managed service for orchestrating and scaling dedicated game servers. The service was built on Agones and enabled game developers to operate multiplayer backends without managing their own infrastructure.
Note: Google discontinued Game Servers in September 2023. This article serves as a reference for historical information.
Recommended Alternatives
GKE with Agones: Kubernetes-based solution for game server orchestration. Agones is open source and provides similar functionality to the discontinued Game Servers service.
Compute Engine with Managed Instance Groups: For simpler setups, dedicated VMs with auto-scaling can be used.
Cloud Run: For stateless matchmaking or API servers, Cloud Run can be a cost-effective alternative.
Integration with innFactory
As a Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with migration from Game Servers: setup of GKE with Agones, architecture for multiplayer backends, and scaling strategies for game servers.
Available Tiers & Options
Standard
- Automatic scaling
- Globally distributed servers
- Service has been discontinued
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Game Servers still available?
No, Google discontinued Game Servers in September 2023. Existing workloads had to be migrated to alternative solutions.
What alternatives are there to Game Servers?
Google recommends GKE with Agones, the open-source Kubernetes project for game servers. Alternatively, dedicated Compute Engine VMs or Managed Instance Groups can be used.
What is Agones?
Agones is an open-source project that runs on Kubernetes and provides dedicated game server orchestration. It is maintained by Google and the gaming community.
