SmartFoxServer is a comprehensive SDK for rapidly developing multiplayer games and applications with Unity, HTML5, Godot, iOS, Android, Java, UWP, Adobe Flash/Flex/Air, C++ and more.
SmartFoxServer comes with a rich set of features, an impressive documentation set, tens of examples with their source, powerful administration tools and a very active support forum.

Born in 2004, and evolving continuously since then, today SmartFoxServer is the leading middleware to create large scale multiplayer games, MMOs and virtual communities.
Thanks to its simplicity of use, versatility and performance, it currently powers hundreds of projects all over the world, from small chats and turn-based games to massive virtual worlds and realtime games.

December 16th, 2024SmartFoxServer 2.20.1 is out!

We have recently released update 2.20.1 which introduces several fixes, one in particular with the License Server module where a missing error detection would not trigger the “grace period” under specific circumstances.

We highly recommend that you download and apply the latest patch to address the problem described. The patch is also available for older versions, starting from SFS2X 2.12.0.

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September 4th, 2024Godot videos and API updates

Our new set of Godot video tutorials has been fully released and is available on our YT channel.

Additionally we have published an update for our client API in C#, Java and Javascript.

Download and release notes are available in our download section.

July 26th, 2024Godot video tutorials

Today we released the first two videos in a series of five dedicated to Godot Engine, created in association with Pivec Labs.

  • The second video shows how to setup and use the SmartFox client API object to establish a connection to the server and log in. It also shows a lobby application, which can be used as a template for multiplayer games. Find it here: SmartFoxServer Connector Tutorial for Godot

Stay tuned for the other videos in the next weeks.

April 15th, 2024SmartFoxServer 2.20.0 is out!

We have just released SmartFoxServer 2X 2.20.0, which comes as a patch for all previous 2.19.x releases. The version updates the embedded Tomcat (websocket/BlueBox), providing several bug and security fixes.

This release also improves the communication speed with the License Server and adds a new setting for managing the the User’s packet queue when it is maxed out.

Please, make sure to read the full release notes included with the download itself.

Download SFS2X update 2.20.0

July 20th, 2023Small API Update for all client platforms

We have just released a small update for our client API, which addresses the caching of UserVariables when users enter and leave multiple Rooms. A recent bug submission has pointed to a specific situation in which a UserVariable would remain in the cache, potentially wasting some memory.

You can read more in the related support forum discussion and download the latest release from our API Download page.

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