facebookarchive/RakNet

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases archived no_license

Adoption not part of the score

3428 stars · 1050 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

RakNet is a cross-platform, open-source C++ networking engine designed for game programmers, providing reliable UDP transport, replication, and multiplayer features. It was originally developed by Oculus VR and is now archived under the Facebook Archive.

Use cases

• add multiplayer networking to a C++ game
• implement reliable UDP communication between game clients and servers
• set up NAT punchthrough for peer-to-peer game connections
• replicate game object state across a network
• build a voice chat system for games with RakVoice
• run an autopatcher server to distribute game updates

When to choose

• you are maintaining a legacy C++ game that already uses RakNet
• you need a proven, self-contained C++ networking engine with no external dependencies
• you need features like NAT punchthrough, reliable UDP, and object replication out of the box

When to avoid

• you are starting a new project, since the repository is archived and no longer maintained
• you need modern platform support, security patches, or community support
• you prefer a higher-level or scripting-language networking solution

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

networking rpc serialization security networking cpp cross-platform windows udp multiplayer game-networking reliable-udp nat-punchthrough archived game-development real-time linux macos

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