Overview - Introduction to Session - (Unity module)

Last updated on July 15, 2026

Introduction

Session is the essential part of AccelByte Gaming Services (AGS) multiplayer offerings. In this module, you will learn how to implement the basic functionalities of Session into your game, which will prepare you for features such as Party, Matchmaking, Match Session, or Custom Match multiplayer.

Prerequisites

In order to start on this module, you will need:

• To have completed the following module:

  • Login with device ID

• The Byte Wars tutorialmodules branch checked out in your local Byte Wars Unity project repository.

• To have force enabled this module. You can do this by adding the following code to the Assets/Resources/Modules/TutorialModuleConfig.json file:

  {
    "enableModulesOverride": true,
    "forceEnabledModules": ["SessionEssentials"],
    "forceDisabledOtherModules" : true,
  }

Learning objectives

At the end of this module, you will know how to implement:

• Creating a session.
• Joining a session.
• Sending an invitation to join a session.
• Rejecting an invitation to join a session.
• Leaving a session.

note

While this module covers implementing all of the above features, it will only walk you through testing creating and leaving a session. Tests for the rest will come in a later module.

Preview

At the end of this module, your project will look like the images below.

• Create a session

• Leave a session