Engineering · Sep 30, 2026 · 5 min read
How online game backends work
The client, the game server and the backend: what each one does, where platform services stop, and what it takes to build a cross-platform backend.
Chris Cobb
Blog
Engineering deep dives, practical guides and news from the team behind Pragma Engine, the backend game engine.
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Behind the Game: Backend Essentials
Chris Cobb, Pragma's co-founder and CTO, on how online game backends work, where they break, and how to build them for launch day.
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