April 13, 2026
Small teams, big wins: Indie developers using Epic Online Services
It’s Indie Games Week and to celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on the small teams using Epic Online Services to handle backend requirements—like cross-platform capability and live multiplayer systems—so they can focus on building excellent games. Take a look.March 19, 2026
SEGA delivers global crossplay in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds with Epic Online Services
Discover how Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds delivered fast, seamless cross-platform multiplayer action at global scale—and how the team at SEGA used Epic Online Services to take high-speed online racing worldwide.December 18, 2025
RetroPixel Digital brings crossplay to Green Hawk Platoon with Epic Online Services
With Epic Online Services handling authentication, voice, lobbies, and crossplay, RetroPixel Digital were able to focus on the creative and fun aspects of developing Green Hawk Platoon. Find out how here.November 18, 2025
Manticore Games goes all in on Epic for Out of Time
Discover why Manticore Games decided to tap into the Epic Games ecosystem to develop, manage, and publish Out of Time, leveraging UE5, Epic Online Services, and the Epic Games Store—and how that decision has paid off big time.September 16, 2025
Epic Online Services’ SDK 1.18 is live! Here’s what you need to know.
Check out a collection of new Epic Online Services SDK features and updates designed to save you time, give you more control, and enhance the player experience.August 21, 2025
Building Loftia’s MMO Architecture with Epic Online Services and Hathora
As the small team at indie studio Qloud build solarpunk MMO Loftia, they rely on Epic Online Services and Hathora to do the heavy lifting on cross-platform player authentication and scalable server hosting. Find out how they did it here.August 5, 2025
Creating dynamic matchmaking systems with PubNub and Epic Online Services
As a third-party provider, PubNub can work alongside Epic Online Services to enable matchmaking that adapts dynamically according to live and social signals developers choose to support, giving them another way to implement matchmaking in their games.March 13, 2025
Epic Online Services and Fortnite are now available on Windows on Snapdragon
To help developers bring more games to more devices, we’re partnering with Qualcomm to add Windows on Arm support to Epic Online Services Anti-Cheat. Find out more here.June 11, 2024
How Prophecy Games combined Epic Online Services with RallyHere to Safeguard TRIBES 3: Rivals
When cheaters run rampant, players and developers suffer. Find out how Prophecy Games leverages cheat prevention and detection tools from Epic Online Services and RallyHere to safeguard the integrity and financial sustainability of TRIBES 3: Rivals.April 2, 2024
In less than a month: How Earth Defense Force 6 added crossplay by adopting Epic Online Services
Empowering crossplay with Epic Online Services.February 7, 2024
Launch and scale your multiplayer game with Epic Online Services and Edgegap
Find out how Edgegap makes launching and scaling your multiplayer game a breeze.November 16, 2023
Technical blog: More details on how we built voice reporting
Learn more about Epic Online Services’ Voice and download the SDK.August 16, 2023
Epic Online Services expands free crossplay overlay, enabling multiplayer experiences across PC and consoles.
Empower your players to play wherever and whoever they want across PC and consoles with Epic Online Services.April 3, 2023
How Kids Web Services makes parent support simple
Parent verification is a key part of ensuring kids’ safety online—but what happens when parents need help with the process? Find out how Kids Web Services provides multiple avenues to support parents through verification.October 31, 2022
Hide-and-spook: Building a killer multiplayer experience for Midnight Ghost Hunt with Epic Online Services
“Ghosts vs. Hunters” is a great idea, especially when each sides’ strengths can change with the chime of a clock. Learn how Vaulted Sky Games created a new fan favorite—on an indie budget—with Epic Online Services' free developer services.June 16, 2022
Epic Online Services release free PC crossplay tools
Connecting friends across PC stores has been a laborious task for developers, until now! With our new crossplay tools, you can welcome over half a billion new players and keep your PC community connected across Steam and the Epic Games Store.February 21, 2022
From kicks to crossplay: How Omen of Sorrow connects communities with Epic Online Services
After launching as a Sony exclusive, AOne Games’ horror-themed fighting game, Omen of Sorrow, needed an overhaul to add cross-platform play for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. That’s where Epic Online Services (EOS) came in.September 23, 2021
Epic Online Services launches Anti-Cheat support for Linux, Mac, and Steam Deck
Easy Anti-Cheat now supports all major PC operating systems, including Linux, Mac, and Steam Deck.September 16, 2021
Migrate from GameSparks to Epic Online Services
If your game is running on GameSparks and you’re looking for an alternative solution, Epic Online Services is ready to use with any engine, any store, and any platform.August 19, 2021
Epic Online Services releases plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine
Introducing a new plugin for the Unity engine and an online subsystem (OSS) in Unreal Engine 4.27—integrating Epic Online Services has never been more simple!June 22, 2021
Epic Online Services launches two new free services
Voice and Easy Anti-Cheat are new tools that developers can use to connect players with in-game voice chat and to protect PC games against cheating.