Amazon GameLift Servers launches Game Server Wrapper for rapid onboarding

Hello Game Devs,

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Amazon GameLift Servers Game Server Wrapper, an open-source tool designed to help game developers onboard their game servers to Amazon GameLift Servers. This tool significantly reduces integration time from many hours to under 30 minutes*.

Addressing Customer Challenges Our customers have consistently reported significant overhead when integrating the Amazon GameLift Servers SDK. Common pain points included:

• Complex dependency management
• Custom code implementation requirements, especially during evaluation of the service.
• Concerns about vendor lock-in due to external server SDK libraries

The Game Server Wrapper solves these challenges by eliminating the need for server SDK integration entirely. Now, developers can deploy game servers on Amazon GameLift Servers with zero code changes to their existing projects.

Key Features and Benefits

1. Rapid Onboarding: Deploy your game servers in under 30 minutes*.
2. Zero Code Changes: Package your game server executable with the wrapper and you're ready to go.
3. Built-in Game Session Management: Easily start and stop game sessions with default functions.
4. Simplified Testing and Iteration: Quickly test and refine your game builds.
5. Improved Console Experience: New onboarding workflow with step-by-step guidance.

How It Works

1. Package your game server executable with the Game Server Wrapper.
2. Create an Amazon GameLift Servers Build resource.
3. Upload the Build to Amazon GameLift Servers.
4. Create Fleet and Start game sessions without modifying your game server code.

Use Cases and Limitations

The Amazon GameLift Servers Game Server Wrapper is ideal for:

• Developers evaluating GameLift Servers with minimal setup
• Production use cases requiring basic game session management

While the wrapper significantly simplifies onboarding, it's important to note some limitations:

• No support for Amazon GameLift Servers FlexMatch (backfilling)
• Player state management is not included
• Fleet role credentials and compute certificates are not provided

Get Started Today

Ready to streamline your game server deployment? Check out the Amazon GameLift Servers Game Server Wrapper code repository and dive into our comprehensive technical documentation. We're excited to see how this tool accelerates your Amazon GameLift Servers onboarding experience.

*Time may vary based on your game server requirements and fleet configuration. It does not include time spent in setting up prerequisites like AWS CLI

Thank you for your time,

Sachin Gupta | Sr. Product Manager, Amazon GameLift Servers