game server
Online match coordinator
A game server is a computer or software system that hosts multiplayer video games, managing connections between players and maintaining the game's shared state.
Players connect their devices to the server, which processes actions, enforces rules, and keeps everyone synchronized: The game server crashed and kicked everyone offline.
Dedicated servers run on specialized hardware, while player-hosted servers run on someone's personal machine.
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- player countNumber of participants allowed
- hostOne receiving guests
- private matchCompetition excluding general public
- lagPeriod of falling behind
ping · dedicated · lobby · matchmaking · respawn · tick · latency · instance · shard · raid · guild · voice chat · connection · port · bandwidth · queue · session · mod
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