Question Best Networking Solution for a Survival Game?

I need your advice guys, I'm new to networking and my goal is to make a type of survival game, I was wondering if you can show me in which networking solution I should focus my effort. Considering that I need to have the option to save data from players on my game servers

 

Well, there are a couple, PUN2 is a great place to start in my opinion, it's free on the asset store
docs:
https://doc-api.photonengine.com/en/pun/v2/index.html
Check it out, there are also many tutorials on how to make a game using PUN2, just use some keywords, search it up and kaboom
I'd also recommend Mirror, another free networking solution for your game on the asset store.
docs:
https://mirror-networking.gitbook.io/

To do something like this I personally used PUN2, and something called playfab, there are A LOT of tutorials on how to interegate PUN2 and Playfab in unity for your game, Playfab is something where you can register users and store data, such as statistics, like level, xp etc, Virtual currencies, friends and much more!
docs:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/
Hope this helps

 

Thank you for the feedback!
Just one question, the playfab data is saved in the client pc or in the server?

 

Generally when I am trying to determine what mp framework to use I ask myself this:

Will my game be created, have a few players for a short time, then be destroyed?
Or will my game be created, run 24/7, and allow players to come and go?
So, basically, is it like Minecraft/Ark or CoD/Halo?

For the smaller, shorter lifespan room-style games you would usually use PUN2, although now I'd suggest moving to Photon Fusion. For the larger server-style games you would want to use Mirror. Based on what you describe I would suggest Mirror.

Of course none of these are rules, just suggestions. You can make any game with any framework if you put in the time and effort. Good luck!

 

PlayFab would be storing the data on their servers.