If you want to build a more immersive game with real-time analytics and multiplayer services, Azure PlayFab is a full-featured option. It includes a wide range of tools for live games on many platforms, including multiplayer services, analytics, live operations and more. With real-time data and analytics, data storage and strong security, you can track and optimize player engagement and retention.
Another strong contender is Photon Engine, which is designed to offer a global, cross-platform multiplayer game backend service. It supports Android, iOS and Unity, and offers advanced state synchronization and fast deterministic performance. Photon Engine also includes features for voice and chat support, real-time matchmaking and cloud hosting, so you can build high-performance multiplayer experiences.
If you want to dig deep into analytics, GameAnalytics is an all-in-one option that can give you a rich view of game interactions across many dimensions. It's used by more than 100,000 games and many game engines, including Unity and Unreal, so you can easily track player behavior, spot game design problems and run growth experiments. That can help you optimize monetization and make data-driven decisions.
Last, Vivox is notable for in-game voice chat abilities, including cross-play support and easy integration with game engines like Unity and Unreal. It's got more advanced abilities, like 3D Positional Voice Chat, 2D Voice Chat and various accessibility features, so you can build active gaming communities with real-time chat.