# Metaplay - Complete Backend Platform for Live Service Games

> Metaplay provides everything game studios need to build, launch, and operate successful live service games.

## Company Overview
- **Name:** Metaplay
- **Founded:** 2019
- **Location:** Helsinki, Finland
- **Website:** https://www.metaplay.io
- **Contact:** info@metaplay.io

## What is Metaplay?
Metaplay is a complete backend platform for building and operating live service games. It includes:
- **Unity SDK** - Client library with shared C# game logic, state synchronization, and client-side prediction
- **Game Server** - Server-authoritative C#/.NET backend that scales to millions of players
- **LiveOps Dashboard** - Web interface for player management, events, A/B testing, and over-the-air updates
- **Cloud Infrastructure** - Production-ready deployment on AWS

## Key Features
- Server-authoritative game logic (cheat-proof)
- Shared C# codebase between client and server
- Over-the-air game config updates
- Player segmentation and A/B testing
- Built-in player support tools
- Full source code access (no vendor lock-in)
- Cloud-agnostic deployment

## Pricing Tiers
| Tier | Price | Best For |
|------|-------|----------|
| Free | €0/month | Local development and prototyping |
| Starter | €195/month | Solo devs, 5 DAU cap, 1 mini environment |
| Pre-Launch | €995/month | Small teams, 100 DAU cap, 2 environments |
| Production | €1985/month + €2.95 per 1,000 DAU/day | Live games; first 5,000 DAU/day included |
| Private Cloud | Custom (€2 per 1,000 DAU) | Enterprise, self-hosted, >1M DAU |

## Primary Pages

### Product Information
- /pricing - Detailed pricing and plans

### Use Cases by Role
- /game-programming - For game programmers building game logic
- /backend-engineering - For backend engineers scaling infrastructure
- /liveops - For product managers running live operations
- /player-support-and-qa - For support teams and QA

### Use Cases by Studio Size
- /new-game-studios - For startups launching their first game
- /growing-game-studios - For studios scaling their games
- /large-game-studios - For enterprise with complex needs

### Use Cases by Game Type
- /mobile-f2p - Free-to-play mobile games
- /multiplayer - Multiplayer games
- /cross-platform - Cross-platform games
- /data-driven - Data-driven games

### Use Cases by Game Stage
- /new-games - Studios launching a new game
- /live-games - Studios operating a live game

### Resources
- /faq - Frequently asked questions
- /glossary - Game development terminology
- /blog - Latest news and articles
- /llms-blog.txt - Full blog index in text form for machine readers (generated, always current)
- /case-studies - Customer success stories
- /newsroom - Press and announcements
- /changelog - Metaplay SDK release highlights, one page per release
  - /changelog/release-38 - Metaplay SDK Release 38 – Metaplay Agent and browser-native clients (2026-08-26)
  - /changelog/release-37 - Metaplay SDK Release 37 – Unity IAP v5 and dashboard debugging views (2026-05-28)
  - /changelog/release-36 - Metaplay SDK Release 36 – session API and immutable game configs (2026-02-11)
  - /changelog/release-35 - Metaplay SDK Release 35 – faster startup and LiveOps timeline updates (2025-11-27)
  - /changelog/release-34 - Metaplay SDK Release 34 – config diffing and timeline coverage (2025-09-10)
  - /changelog/release-33 - Metaplay SDK Release 33 – scheduled experiments and faster startup (2025-06-18)
  - /changelog/release-32 - Metaplay SDK Release 32 – new Go CLI and faster admin dashboard (2025-04-02)
  - /changelog/release-31 - Metaplay SDK Release 31 – business metrics and timeline preview (2024-12-16)
  - /changelog/release-30 - Metaplay SDK Release 30 – server time skip and multiple logic versions (2024-10-14)

### Comparisons
- /comparisons - Game backend comparisons hub
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-playfab - Metaplay vs PlayFab
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-nakama - Metaplay vs Nakama
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-beamable - Metaplay vs Beamable
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-accelbyte - Metaplay vs AccelByte
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-pragma - Metaplay vs Pragma
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-lootlocker - Metaplay vs LootLocker
- /comparisons/metaplay-vs-unity-gaming-services - Metaplay vs Unity Gaming Services
- /comparisons/liveops-platforms-compared - LiveOps platforms compared (Metaplay, PlayFab, Satori, Beamable, Unity)
- /comparisons/best-backends-for-f2p-mobile - Best game backends for F2P mobile
- /comparisons/build-vs-buy-game-backend - Build vs buy a game backend
- /comparisons/server-authoritative-vs-client-authoritative - Server-authoritative vs client-authoritative architecture

### Company
- /careers - Job opportunities
- /contact - Contact information
- /partners - Partner program
- /press - Press resources and media kit

### Demo
- /demo - Try Orca, a real game built with Metaplay (Apache 2.0 open source)

### Letters
- /headstart - "Game dev with agents" — letter from Metaplay's co-founder & CPO Teemu Haila on why coding agents are stuck on games and the agent-native stack Metaplay has been building

## Metaplay AI
The AI layer of the platform (details: /ai):
- **Ask** - MetaplayGPT, a chat assistant grounded in the Metaplay documentation
- **Connect** - MCP servers for the Metaplay docs and the developer Portal, so coding agents can read reference material and operate real projects
- **Build** - The Metaplay Agent (early access), a coding agent tuned for building Metaplay-backed game features

## Technical Stack
- **Server:** C#/.NET 8
- **Client SDK:** Unity (C#)
- **Database:** MySQL/Aurora
- **Cloud:** AWS
- **Infrastructure:** Terraform, Kubernetes

## Documentation
- LLM-optimized text corpus of the technical documentation (preferred for machine readers): https://llm-docs.platform.metaplay.dev
- Human documentation: https://docs.metaplay.io

## Social Links
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/metaplay
- Discord: https://discord.gg/metaplay
- GitHub: https://github.com/metaplay

## Quick Answers

**Q: Is Metaplay free?**
A: Yes, you can build and test locally for free. Cloud deployment starts at €195/month.

**Q: What languages does Metaplay support?**
A: Metaplay uses C# for both client (Unity) and server (.NET).

**Q: Can I self-host Metaplay?**
A: Yes, Metaplay ships as source code. You can deploy to your own cloud or use Metaplay's managed service.

**Q: Is there vendor lock-in?**
A: No. You get full source code access and deploy to your own cloud infrastructure.

**Q: What games use Metaplay?**
A: Studios including Supercell, Metacore (Merge Mansion), Trailmix, and Lessmore run live games on Metaplay.