endorsedOngoing

Unity Multiplayer & Steam Workshop Integration for Indie Game

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Game Development

Industry

Gaming

Duration

111 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 May 2017

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

80/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

Hamburg, Germany

Project Summary

The Knights of Unity extended an existing single-player Unity game by adding online multiplayer functionality and support for user-created content via a content-sharing API and Steam Workshop integration. The vendor delivered the multiplayer and Workshop support, resolved bugs during testing, and maintained strong communication throughout the engagement. The client is a small independent games developer and reports approximately 1,200 owners of the game and no post-launch bug reports related to the integrations.

Key Challenges

Needed online multiplayer support for a previously single-player game.
Needed external content sharing API and integration with Steam Workshop.

Project Deliverables

Online multiplayer feature
External content sharing API
Steam Workshop integration

Project Solution

The Knights of Unity added multiplayer capabilities to a previously single-player Unity game, implemented support for user-created content via an external content sharing API, and integrated the Steam platform's Workshop feature to allow user uploads and automatic downloads. They provided prototypes, handled testing and bug fixes during QA, and coordinated via Skype and other communication channels. The work included an initial project (Feb–May) and a follow-up ongoing engagement.

Project Outcome

Multiplayer and Steam Workshop support successfully integrated.
Game is owned by approximately 1,200 people.
No bug reports for multiplayer or Steam Workshop integration since launch.
Strong communication and responsiveness from the vendor

Platforms

Desktop

Tech Stack

Unity

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The Knights of Unity successfully integrated Multiplayer capabilities and were very responsive to any problems in the testing phase. The game is currently owned by 1,200 people and has not had any problems since launch. The team was particularly communicative and responsive during the process.”
Anonymous
Co-founder and Developer
Date: 07/20/2016