# Backend Gaming Options

## Requirements
- Matchmaking
- 'Premade' Party Formation
- Hosting
- Disconnect / Reconnect
- Host Migration
- Drop-In
- Pausing
- Suspension
- Session Resumption/Reproducibility
- Vote Kick, Inactivity & Player Behavior

## [Amazon GameSparks](https://aws.amazon.com/gamesparks/) (Preview)
### Concerns
- Gamespark is still in preview mode and not recommended for production workloads.
- Vendor locking into AWS

## [Azure Playfab](https://playfab.com/)

### Features
* Party networking and Chat
* (pro) Free on Xbox platform
* Cross platform identity and data
* Dedicated game servers
* (con) Servers are hosted in azure
* Matchmaking and Groups

### Concerns

## [AccelByte](https://accelbyte.io/)

### Features
- Store player data across multiple platforms
- Sync profiles and saves to the cloud
- Update events across platforms
- Cross-platform lobby and matchmaking
- (Huge Fucking Pro) Matchmaking based on any attribute
- Hits ping and region
- NPC alignment(?)
- Player level
- Game servers and peer to peer support

## [Pragma](https://pragma.gg/)

### Features
- Cross platform accounts
- Lobby, matchmaking, game allocation and end of match processing.
- (Huge Fucking Pro) Player and game data
- Update accounts
- inventory
- progression
- etc

### Concerns