Amazon GameLift Servers now supports 21 new EC2 instance types

Amazon GameLift Servers now supports 21 additional Amazon EC2 instance types for managed EC2 fleets and managed container fleets. Amazon GameLift Servers is a fully managed service that enables game developers and studios to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated game servers in the cloud. This expansion gives customer access to the latest compute-optimized and general-purpose instance families.

The newly supported instance types span six families across two series: compute-optimized C-series (C8a, C8i, C9g) and general-purpose M-series (M8a, M8i, M9g). Customers can now choose between x86 and Arm architectures, selecting from 5th-generation AMD EPYC, custom Intel Xeon 6, or AWS Graviton5 processors to optimize game server workloads for performance, cost, and engine compatibility. Use cases include running CPU-intensive multiplayer game server logic on C-series instances and scaling general-purpose fleets cost-effectively using Graviton5-powered M9g instances.

These instance types are available in Amazon GameLift Servers supported regions, except AWS China. For more information on launching fleets with these EC2 instances, visit the Amazon GameLift Servers documentation.