Matchmaking is a key feature when developing online multiplayer games. It helps players find opponents based on their attributes, such as rank, skill level, or location.
A well-implemented matchmaking feature can highly improve player engagement. A beginner player doesn’t want to play with an advanced one. The matchmaker feature also finds players close to each other to minimize latency.
Players can find each other in a lobby, or in a more automatic way by matchmaking. This chapter explains how to implement matchmaking with the help of ...