Building a multiplayer game? This game development server page is for you. GameServer Mart gives you dedicated resources, full administrative access and a flexible environment for game server development, multiplayer testing, staging and game hosting. Start with a prototype, bring in your testers, and keep the same game development server running when real players arrive.
One game development server for your dedicated game server, your backend services and your remote game dev workstation.
One game development server runs it all
From early game development and multiplayer testing to advanced staging and game hosting in production, choose a game development server with the resources to match your project. Every game development server includes a dedicated IPv4 address and full administrative control.
A cost-effective game development server for game server development, backend services and lightweight testing. Run a game server, a database and your build tools side by side.
A GPU-powered game development server for multiplayer testing, QA, game builds and GPU-accelerated game design workloads. A good fit for indie teams and early playtests.
More CPU, memory and GPU resources for larger game development projects, advanced testing and staging. This game development server has room to run development and staging at the same time.
A high-resource game development server for demanding multiplayer projects, production game hosting and intensive game workloads. Built for teams that need maximum headroom.
Game development involves more than the game itself. You may also run a game server, multiplayer tests, databases, APIs, authentication and other backend services. Shared environments rarely give these workloads stable, predictable resources, and a noisy neighbor can ruin a test session. A dedicated game development server gives every workload an independent place to run, so test results reflect your code and not someone else's traffic.
CPU, RAM, storage and network are yours alone. That makes a game development server ideal for game server workloads that run around the clock, and it keeps performance consistent from one test to the next.
Install game server software, databases, tools for game development and game design, and any dependency your project needs. You decide the runtime, the ports and the configuration, with Windows or Linux as your operating system.
Stop relying on a personal PC to keep a game server online. A game development server works as a long-running game dev workstation for development and testing, available whether your laptop is open or not.
Use the same game development server for development, testing, staging or game hosting as your project moves forward. When a project outgrows its plan, move to a higher tier instead of starting over.
Reliable infrastructure for game workloads, from a game hosting brand of Database Mart LLC, which has served customers since 2005.
Game development servers in Dallas, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri, with US network connectivity for developers, testers, and players.
Dependable infrastructure for game workloads that need to stay online, backed by a 99.9% Service Level Agreement.
Get round-the-clock assistance through live chat and support tickets from a team experienced in game hosting and dedicated servers.
We combine network isolation, firewall protection, and access control mechanisms to create multiple layers of security, protecting customer data and server systems while keeping every server for gaming secure and reliable.
Configure your server environment to match your project, including software, ports, services, and other game server requirements.
Our Dallas data center uses 360 tons of cooling capacity in an N+2 configuration to support consistent performance during sustained CPU and GPU workloads.
Run the tools your game development workflow depends on. With Windows or Linux and full administrative access, install the engines, development tools, server software, and services your project requires.
Unity
Unreal Engine
Godot
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
Git
GitHub
GitLab
CMake
SteamCMD
Docker
MySQL
PostgreSQL
RedisA game development server should follow your project from the first commit to the first live match. Here is what it does at each stage.
Set up the game server, backend services, databases and the rest of your game development environment. Install your engine tools, version control and build scripts on one game development server your whole team can reach.
Let developers and QA connect remotely to test multiplayer sessions, player connections, game server performance and game mechanics. Because the game development server stays online, testers in different time zones can join whenever they need to.
Deploy new game versions and configurations to a staging game development server that mirrors production. Run full tests there, including load, connection and rollback checks, before anything reaches your players.
Move the verified build to your production game server and keep your multiplayer game running for real players. Your game hosting stays on the same account, with the same support team that helped you through development.
Multiplayer game development means testing more than gameplay. You also need to verify player connections, game server performance, network behavior and how backend services work together. With a remote game development server, your team gets a long-running multiplayer test environment that developers, game design staff and testers can reach from anywhere. Problems such as lag, desync and connection drops show up early, while they are still cheap to fix.
Run an always-on game server with its own IP address, so testers can connect at any time without waiting for a developer to launch a local build.
Create a private test environment on your game development server for developers, QA and invited playtesters, separate from your live game.
Run APIs, databases, authentication and matchmaking services next to your game server, and see how they behave together.
See how your game development server behaves under different player counts and workloads, then choose the right plan before launch.
One game development server can cover many parts of your project. Here are the most common ways teams use it.
Build, debug and iterate on your game server in a stable remote environment.
Run realistic sessions with real connections instead of local-only tests.
Host APIs, databases, login and matchmaking services for your game.
Give testers and early players a private game server to join, report bugs and validate fixes.
Rehearse every release on a copy of production before it goes live.
Run your live multiplayer game on a dedicated game development server with a 99.9% SLA.
Whether you work alone or lead a studio, a game development server grows with your project.
Set up a separate game development server so your own computer does not have to stay on to run a game server. Your laptop stays free for coding and game design while the server handles testing around the clock.
Give developers, testers and early-access players a shared multiplayer test environment. One game development server keeps everyone on the same build, from first playtest to Early Access.
As your project scales, separate your development, staging and production environments. Add a game development server one stage at a time, all under one account.
Deploy always-on dedicated game hosting for live multiplayer games and their backend services, with clear uptime commitments behind it.
A game development server is a remote server for developing, testing, deploying and managing the server side of a game. It supports a game server, multiplayer testing, backend services, staging and game hosting in production.
Yes. A dedicated game development server provides independent CPU, RAM, and storage resources, which suits game server development, multiplayer testing and live game hosting.
Yes. Developers and QA teams can connect remotely and build a multiplayer test environment to check player connections, gameplay and game server performance.
Yes. As long as the resources fit the workload, you can run your game server alongside APIs, databases and other backend services on one game development server.
Yes. For projects that change often, we recommend keeping development, staging and production on separate game development servers so that development work never disrupts your live game server.
You can choose Windows or Linux, and with full administrative or root access you can install the software your game development project needs.
A game server that only handles game logic does not need one, so the Express NVMe plan is a good fit. For graphics-heavy game design, editor work and GPU-accelerated builds, choose a GPU plan.
Yes. Install your engine and tools on the game development server, then connect through RDP or SSH. For smooth remote editor sessions, tools such as Parsec or Sunshine with Moonlight work well.
Yes. Contact us to move to a higher tier or add extra resources to your existing plan with available add-ons as your project grows.
From game server development to multiplayer testing and live game hosting, GameServer Mart gives your project flexible game development server infrastructure at every stage. Start small, test with your team, and scale up on the same platform with full admin/root access and a 99.9% SLA behind you.
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