Google Simplifies Online Game Matching with Open Match 2
Google has released an updated version of its Open Match project, designed to improve matchmaking for online games. The new version, called Open Match 2, consolidates several microservices into a single core service, making it easier to deploy and manage.
The original Open Match was a distributed systems problem that aimed to match players with similar skills and preferences within seconds. However, the new version aims to simplify this process by providing a unified API and data layer for matchmaking functions.
Open Match 2 is not a game server, but rather a layer that decides who should play together. It provides ticket storage, pool-matching query layers, and a unified gRPC API so developers don't have to reinvent ticket lifecycle management from scratch.