Gaming

Deliver key features that improve player engagement & retention

Quickly integrate real-time interactivity into your games, regardless of scale.

Your challenge

The betting and gaming industries are highly competitive, and a game's success depends on several factors.

At the top of that list is the studio’s ability to build an entertaining gaming world and an engaging gaming community for all skill levels.


There are also the issues of real-time data synchronization, low-latency communication, and scalable infrastructure. Ensuring seamless multiplayer experiences, managing massive concurrent connections, and maintaining reliable cross-platform interactions are critical.


Handling these demands efficiently is essential for delivering engaging, uninterrupted gameplay and keeping players satisfied and immersed in the gaming world.

When developers are looking to add real-time features to their builds, here are some of the common questions they ask:


 What solutions are available for ensuring low-latency communication between players?

What solutions are available for ensuring low-latency communication between players?

The PubNub platform delivers messages in under 100ms, providing precise synchronization for seamless multiplayer interactions without lag. This low-latency communication enhances the overall gaming and betting experience by keeping players in sync and engaged.

How can we handle a sudden spike in the number of players?

How can we handle a sudden spike in the number of players?

What measures can be taken to ensure the security and privacy of player data?

What measures can be taken to ensure the security and privacy of player data?

How can we provide a seamless cross-platform player experience?

How can we provide a seamless cross-platform player experience?

What options are available for adding analytics to our game?

What options are available for adding analytics to our game?

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Quickly integrate real-time interactivity into your mobile, PC, or console games

Player Presence & Alerts

Player Presence & Alerts

Know who is on and offline, send alerts to bring gamers back, and highlight in-game events as they happen to drive engagement.

Realtime Data Streaming

Realtime Data Streaming

Stream live score updates and player statistics to real-time dashboards or leaderboards for sports betting, multiplayer modes, and more.

In-App Messaging & Moderation

In-App Messaging & Moderation

Embed in-app chat, moderate content, and analyze content for insights and analytics that inform game and betting trends.

Increase Game Monetization

Increase Game Monetization

Observe, affect, and monetize game dynamics and see the impact on milestones in real time.

Community Building

Community Building

Build a sense of community through game lobbies, chat, and social features.

Seamless Player Experience

Seamless Player Experience

Provide a seamless player experience with ultra-low latency, high reliability, and 99.999% uptime.

Demo

PubNub makes it easy to build amazing realtime interactivity to take your games to the next level

This Unity demo integrates PubNub functionality into the Karting Microgame, a simple racing game, to showcase how you can rely on PubNub to drive functionality for your own game.

Live events Demo Screen
FEATURES

Why PubNub?

A single platform to build, manage, and monetize real-time interactive experiences in your game, regardless of scale or complexity.

Increase Player Engagement

Increase Player Engagement

In-game chat fosters real-time communication, collaboration, and camaraderie, creating a more immersive and interactive gaming experience.

Presence Detection

Presence Detection

Presence detection enables real-time awareness of friends and rivals online, encouraging spontaneous interactions and competitive play.

 Leaderboards & Live Updates

Leaderboards & Live Updates

Provide instant feedback and foster a competitive environment where players are motivated to improve and achieve higher rankings.

Geolocation & Geofencing

Geolocation & Geofencing

Enable location-based interactions and events, creating dynamic and personalized gaming experiences that keep players immersed and active.

Event Broadcasting

Event Broadcasting

Deliver real-time updates and live streams of in-game events and tournaments, creating a shared and dynamic experience that keeps players informed and excited.

Actionable Insights

Actionable Insights

Accelerate game evolution and monetization in real time with targeted monetization experiments, personalized recommendations based on player actions, and more, with PubNub Illuminate.

Betting & Microbetting

Betting & Microbetting

Deliver realtime, low-latency data streams that ensure fast, reliable, and secure updates, enhancing the excitement and immediacy of the betting experience.

Gamification & Rewards

Gamification & Rewards

Optimize dynamic gamification and rewards systems by delivering real-time updates and interactions, keeping players engaged and motivated with instant feedback and incentives.

Case Studies

These customers use PubNub to power real-time player experiences

Beamable
  • Provides their customers with a solution to build highly engaging and interactive games quickly
  • Saves development and operating time, freeing their team up to focus on the company’s differentiators
Gameloft
  • Creates interactive gaming experiences with chat
  • Provides their players with uninterrupted, synchronized entertainment
Pocket Gems
  • Connects players through real-time, video game chat
  • Keeps players engaged and immersed through in-game update

What gaming use cases can we help you with?