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General Availability of Mobile Platform Support Arrives in Discord Social SDK Version 1.10 (opens in new tab)

Discord Social SDK 1.10 makes mobile support generally available for iOS and Android, extending Discord’s social features into mobile games. The update focuses on reducing friction through improved Account Linking, richer Rich Presence options, and mobile commerce. Early partners including Tencent, Scopely, and Ninja Kiwi report stronger social engagement, easier squad formation, and increased community activity. ## Mobile Platform Support - The SDK supports: - Android 7.0 and later - iOS 15.1 and later - C++, Unreal Engine, and Unity projects - The goal is to bring desktop-like Discord social experiences to smaller screens and on-the-go play. - Discord says the SDK was refined with launch partners and tested against real mobile player behavior. ## Rich Presence on Android - Android games can now share live Rich Presence through multiple methods: - Account Linking - Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - These integrations improve game visibility and help players share what they are playing with their Discord communities. ## Faster Mobile Account Linking - Deeplink support simplifies the account-linking process. - Players can connect their Discord accounts directly and with fewer steps. - The reduced friction is intended to improve retention, engagement, onboarding, and campaign activation. ## Discord Social Commerce on Mobile - Discord is expanding Social Commerce to mobile games. - Developers can sell in-game items through Discord to existing players, friends, and potential new customers. - Early Marvel Rivals pilot results showed: - 41% of purchases were gifts. - 25% of gift buyers were lapsed or new players. - These results suggest Discord’s social graph can support both monetization and player acquisition. ## Tencent: Arena Breakout - Arena Breakout used the SDK to address fragmented cross-platform friend networks and slow squad formation. - Its integration included: - A Unified Friends List - Game Invites - Improved mobile Account Linking - Reported outcomes included faster squad formation, more cross-platform messaging, and increased activity in the game’s official Discord server. - Tencent plans to combine Discord social features with limited-time in-game events. ## Scopely: Marvel Strike Force - Scopely integrated Discord into its turn-based RPG to support: - Player communication - Alliance management - Community interaction - Customer support and moderation - The integration produced immediate account linking among new players and rapid creation of alliance channels. - Community feedback was strongly positive, with players mainly wishing the integration had arrived earlier. ## Tencent: Delta Force - Delta Force used Discord to connect in-game play with its broader player community. - The initial integration focused on Account Linking and the Unified Friends List. - Single-tap mobile linking replaced browser redirects and manual logins, improving onboarding and campaign activation. - The integration supported squad formation and community-created content, with future plans for Discord discoverability and Rich Presence invites. ## Ninja Kiwi: Bloons TD 6 - Bloons TD 6 began integrating the SDK with Account Linking and the Unified Friends List. - The provided article text ends before describing the full integration or its results. The update positions Discord’s Social SDK as a way for mobile developers to strengthen retention, social discovery, community participation, and monetization. Developers targeting mobile games should consider the SDK’s deeplink Account Linking, Android Rich Presence, Unified Friends List, invites, and emerging commerce capabilities.

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Official Discord Integrations for Steal a Brainrot, Grow a Garden, Brookhaven RP, and more (opens in new tab)

Discord is launching native Social SDK integrations for Roblox games including *Steal a Brainrot*, *Grow a Garden*, *Brookhaven RP*, and others. The integrations improve community safety while enabling account linking, Rich Presence, and one-click game invites. Discord emphasizes that users retain control over data sharing, visibility, and account authorization. ## Integrated Community Safety - Developers can require players to link their Roblox account and authorize a specific game before joining an official Discord server. - This helps verify that participants actually play the associated Roblox game. - Server access and direct messaging can be limited to linked players, improving privacy and reducing unwanted interactions. - Developers can apply in-game moderation decisions to Discord bans, reducing manual moderation work. - *Grow a Garden* is highlighted as an example where verified-player access can support a safer competitive community. ## Account Linking and Player Control - Rich Presence and Game Invites work only after users connect their accounts and authorize the individual game. - Players choose whether to share their information and can revoke authorization at any time. - Rich Presence visibility can be managed through Discord’s **Settings → Activity Privacy → Activity Sharing** controls. - The SDK provides a native alternative to third-party Roblox–Discord account-linking tools. ## Rich Presence for Roblox Games - Roblox players previously appeared on Discord only as “Playing Roblox.” - With the integration, games such as *Brookhaven RP* can display richer activity details, including the game name, location, and current activity. - This gives friends more context and helps games become more discoverable across Discord. ## One-Click Game Invites - Discord users can see what friends are playing and join their sessions directly. - In *Grow a Garden*, players can invite friends to share, trade, and explore their farms without leaving Discord. - The feature simplifies coordinating group play through official game servers. ## Expansion Across the Roblox Ecosystem - Discord plans to extend its existing community-management tools to Roblox developers. - Roblox games often use Discord for event coordination, announcements, feedback, and player engagement. - The integrations support communities built around activities such as *Grow a Garden* events and *Steal a Brainrot*’s raid-and-defend gameplay. Developers adopting the SDK can provide safer, more trusted Discord communities while giving players optional social features and direct control over their account connections and activity sharing.

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Building on the Social Layer of Games: What’s New from GDC 2026 (opens in new tab)

Discord’s GDC 2026 announcements focus on making social interaction a more seamless part of gaming. The company argues that friends significantly increase player engagement, citing longer sessions and more active game days when players connect through Discord. Its expanded Social SDK, profile features, and commerce tools aim to reduce the friction between discovering, playing, and supporting games. ## Discord as the Social Layer of Gaming - Steam players played fewer titles on average between 2021 and 2024, while Discord users on Steam increased the number of games they played. - Players spend a median of six times longer in a game when one Discord friend is present, and eight times longer when three friends are present. - Players in voice channels play games on approximately 66% more days. - Discord says more than 90 million people use the platform daily, including before, during, and after gaming sessions. ## Account Linking Connects Discord Friends to In-Game Friends - Discord’s Social SDK links a player’s Discord and game accounts, enabling persistent social presence and activity sharing. - Friends can see what someone is playing and join with less coordination, eliminating the need to exchange codes or arrange sessions manually. - Across initial integration partners, linked players showed: - A median 25% increase in active game days - 16% longer session durations - Partners include *Marvel Rivals*, *Rust*, *Pax Dei*, *Delta Force*, *Arena Breakout*, and *Predecessor*. - New Account Linking improvements include: - In-Discord linking prompts that appear contextually - Publisher authentication across multiple games - Native linking on iOS and Android - The SDK also adds: - Persistent message history - More advanced audio post-processing - Server-side moderation APIs - Custom Rich Presence displays, buttons, and activity types such as listening, watching, and competing ## Game Stats on Discord Profiles - The Game Stats Widget lets players display achievements and favorite in-game content on their Discord profiles. - In *Wuthering Waves*, users can show a favorite Resonator and recent achievements. - Discord profiles receive approximately 133 million monthly views, giving games a prominent space for player expression and discovery. - Discord is inviting developers to become early partners for custom Game Stats Widgets. ## Gifting and Game Commerce Inside Discord - Discord is expanding Social Commerce to let players buy and gift in-game items without leaving conversations. - A Game Shop can be embedded in a game’s official Discord server. - Items can also appear in direct messages, voice channels, and player profile Wishlists. - Players can gift items such as skins during a conversation, with recipients able to claim them later in-game. Discord’s overall strategy is to make social discovery, communication, achievement sharing, and in-game purchases part of the same connected experience. For developers, integrating the Social SDK and related tools can help players find games through friends, return more often, and engage with game communities beyond the game client.

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How to Link Discord to Battlefield 6, Marvel Rivals & More (opens in new tab)

Discord is expanding game integrations that let players connect their Discord accounts directly to multiplayer titles. These links can bring Discord friends into in-game friend lists, enable invitations and cross-platform messaging, and display richer game activity as a Discord status. The post explains how to connect Discord with Battlefield 6 and Marvel Rivals, while highlighting several other supported games. ## Discord-powered game features - View Discord friends inside supported games. - Invite friends directly from an in-game friends list. - Send and receive messages between in-game chat and Discord. - Use Rich Presence to show game modes, playtime, squad availability, and other activity details. - Availability and supported platforms may change after publication. ## Linking Discord to Battlefield 6 - Link an EA account to Discord either: - In Battlefield 6 through **EA Connect** / the in-game friends list and the **Connect to Discord** option. - Through the EA website’s **Account Connections** page. - Once connected, a **Discord** section appears in the Battlefield 6 friends list on supported platforms. - Players can invite Discord friends to their party from within Battlefield 6 on PC and supported consoles. - Rich Presence displays details such as the current game mode, session duration, and available squad slots. ## Linking Discord to Marvel Rivals - The integration is available for PC players. - Open the in-game friends list from the top-right of the main menu. - Select the tab marked with the Discord logo, choose **Link Now**, click **Go**, and sign in to Discord. - Connected Discord friends then appear in the Marvel Rivals friends list. - Players can invite friends directly from the game. - Marvel Rivals also supports cross-platform text messaging between its in-game chat and Discord. ## Other games with Discord linking The post lists additional integrations for: - Rust - Pax Dei - SUPERVIVE - Marvel Strike Force - Predecessor - Splitgate 2 Discord also supports voice chat, game streaming on supported platforms, crossplay communication, in-game overlay features, and activity statuses. Players who want a more connected multiplayer experience should link their Discord account through each game’s official account settings, while checking the current documentation because features and platform support may evolve.

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Discord’s Powerful Cross-Platform Chat: Ready for Your Game (opens in new tab)

Discord is moving its Social SDK communication features out of closed beta, allowing games to integrate Discord-powered voice and text chat across desktop, console, and mobile. The SDK is designed to strengthen multiplayer connections, improve player retention, and let users communicate even without Discord accounts. New features such as lobby chat history, custom audio processing, and diagnostics make the integration more practical for developers. ## Social Features for Games - **Unified friends lists** let players access Discord friends in-game and connect with friends made through the game. - **Rich Presence** works across desktop, console, and mobile, displaying gameplay activity and supporting one-click joins. - **Game Invites** help players launch games and enter the correct party or lobby quickly. - **Cross-platform chat** supports communication between desktop, mobile, and console players, including users without Discord accounts. - **Discord Voice Chat** brings Discord’s real-time voice infrastructure into game lobbies, guilds, and matches. - **Linked Channels** connect in-game text lobbies with selected Discord channels. ## New Communication Improvements - **Chat history for active lobbies** allows conversations to persist between play sessions. - **Direct-message history** is planned for a future release. - **Custom effect processing** lets developers route Discord voice audio through middleware such as FMOD or Wwise. - **Audio diagnostics** provide debugging information about issues including echo cancellation and noise reduction. - **Mobile audio improvements** increase audio quality and connection stability. - Updated documentation covers voice chat management, moderation, lobby history, and chat-history design. ## Accessing the SDK - Developers must use the Discord Developer Portal. - The setup process involves selecting a platform, creating a Discord Application, and enabling the Social SDK. - Communication features are included in the initial SDK package. - Usage is rate-limited during testing. ## Approval Requirements Before submitting a game for approval, developers must: - Integrate core features such as account linking, Rich Presence with Discord Joins, and Discord Friends. - Ensure all selected features work end-to-end across both the game and Discord clients. - Handle user denials and other failure states correctly. - Make account linking accessible and clearly explained to players. - Provide supporting materials, including integration captures and a development timeline. - Meet Discord’s age-restricted user protection requirements, which are not fully detailed in the provided text. Developers interested in cross-platform social features can begin with the Social SDK now, using Discord’s documentation and developer community for implementation guidance.

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Announcing Discord’s Social SDK, Helping Power Your Game’s Social Experiences (opens in new tab)

Discord’s Social SDK brings Discord-powered social features directly into games, allowing players to connect whether or not they have Discord accounts. Available at no cost for C++, Unreal Engine, and Unity developers, it supports unified friends, invitations, rich presence, and account linking. Discord says the SDK is designed to improve discovery, retention, and multiplayer communication, with expanded messaging, channels, and voice features available through a closed beta. ## SDK Availability and Purpose - Released on March 17, 2025, during the Game Developers Conference. - Available for: - C++ games - Unreal Engine - Unity - Currently supports Windows 11 and macOS. - Console and mobile support is planned. - Designed to bring Discord’s social infrastructure to games while preserving a seamless player experience. ## Core Social Features - **Unified Friends List** - Players can view Discord friends in-game. - In-game friends can also be surfaced through Discord. - **Deeplink Game Invites** - Players can invite Discord friends directly into a specific party, lobby, or session. - This reduces friction for joining multiplayer games and may improve retention. - **Rich Presence** - Displays a player’s game activity in Discord. - Supports one-click joins from Discord profiles. - Available across PC, console, and mobile. - Helps games gain visibility and attract additional players. - **Flexible Account Requirements** - Players can use the integrated social experience without owning a Discord account. - Optional account linking connects their in-game and Discord identities. - Provisional accounts support players who do not sign up for Discord. ## Closed-Beta Communication Features Several features are available to developers with limited access and can be fully enabled through Discord’s closed beta: - **Cross-Platform Messaging** - Enables conversations between in-game players and Discord users. - Direct messages can persist across both environments. - Discord accounts are not required for every participant. - **Linked Channels** - Connects in-game chat to selected Discord server channels. - Supports persistent communication for guilds, squads, and other groups. - **Discord Voice Chat** - Brings Discord’s voice technology directly into games. - Intended for guilds, matches, and in-game lobbies. ## Early Developer Integrations Discord tested and refined the SDK with developers including Facepunch Studios and Theorycraft Games. - Facepunch Studios reported that the Unity sample made integration straightforward and provided reusable examples for adapting the SDK to *Rust*. - Discord used partner feedback to improve: - Online visibility controls - Provisional-account behavior - Consistency for players without Discord accounts - Theorycraft Games highlighted direct messaging, lobbies, session invites, and provisional accounts as valuable features in *SUPERVIVE*. Game developers can begin using the freely available Social SDK today, while teams seeking cross-platform messaging, linked channels, and integrated voice should apply for the closed beta.

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Announcing Discord’s Social SDK, Helping Power Your Game’s Social Experiences (opens in new tab)

Discord has launched the Discord Social SDK, a free toolkit that allows game developers to integrate Discord's social infrastructure directly into their titles to drive player engagement and discovery. The SDK enables features like friends lists and messaging for all players, regardless of whether they have a Discord account, while offering deeper integration for those who choose to link their profiles. By tapping into Discord’s ecosystem of over 200 million monthly active users, the tool aims to help developers overcome discovery challenges in a market where a small number of franchises dominate total playtime. **Solving Discovery Through Social Connectivity** * With 20,000 games launching annually, Discord aims to leverage the fact that 50% of its users discover a new game on the platform every month. * Internal data suggests that playing with at least one friend increases gameplay session lengths sevenfold. * The SDK facilitates "friend-to-friend influence," where 28% of users launch a game within an hour of watching a friend stream it on the platform. **Core SDK Integration Features** * **Unified Friends List:** Synchronizes in-game and Discord friends lists, allowing players to maintain connections both inside and outside the game environment. * **Deep-linked Game Invites:** Enables players to send invites from their in-game list that allow Discord friends to join a specific party, lobby, or session with a single click. * **Rich Presence:** Displays real-time gaming activity on Discord profiles across PC, console, and mobile, serving as a passive discovery tool for a player's social circle. * **Flexible Account Requirements:** Developers can provide a unified social experience to all players without requiring a Discord login, though account linking unlocks more persistent social features. **Advanced Communication Tools in Beta** * **Cross-Platform Messaging:** A closed beta feature that allows players to continue game-related conversations across desktop, console, and mobile devices. * **Linked Channels:** Enables developers to sync in-game chat with specific Discord server channels, providing persistent messaging for guilds and squads. * **Integrated Voice Chat:** Grants developers access to Discord’s proprietary high-quality audio technology to power in-game voice communications. **Technical Specifications and Partnerships** * The SDK is currently available for C++, Unreal Engine, and Unity developers. * Initial support covers Windows 11+ and macOS, with console and mobile support listed as coming soon. * Early adoption partners include major studios such as Theorycraft Games, Facepunch Studios, 1047 Games, and Scopely. By providing these social tools for free, Discord is positioning itself as the foundational social layer for the gaming industry. Developers looking to capitalize on existing social graphs and improve player retention should consider integrating the SDK to bridge the gap between their game and the "digital living rooms" where players already spend their time.

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