If you're looking for an alternative to Azure PlayFab, Photon Engine is a powerful platform for building and deploying multiplayer games across Android, iOS, .NET, Mac OS, Unity 3D, and Unreal Engine. It has advanced state synchronization, a real-time API for matchmaking and room management, and cloud hosting with low-latency servers. Photon Engine is particularly good at cross-platform support and has a flexible, pay-as-you-go pricing model.
Another good option is Vivox, which focuses on in-game voice chat software. Vivox supports cross-play compatible chat and integrates well with game engines like Unity and Unreal. It also has advanced features like 3D Positional Voice Chat, Text Chat, and Player Controls, so you can build a rich gaming community.
For game analytics, GameAnalytics offers detailed insights into player behavior, game design and monetization strategy. It supports more than 30 game engines and services, including Unity, Unreal and Roblox, and integrates with big ad companies. That makes it a good choice for optimizing game development and keeping players engaged.
Last, Dreamlab is a game engine that's geared for real-time multiplayer and uses AI to create game assets. It's designed for web-based development and lets you publish games as standalone web apps or Discord Activities. Dreamlab's real-time collaboration abilities and AI coding assistant make it a good choice for game developers who want to get their work done more efficiently.