The Discord Social SDK enables developers to tap into Discord’s social infrastructure at no cost
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Summary
Discord has launched its Social SDK, which allows developers to build in the platform’s social tools and connect to its 200m-strong monthly active user base for free.
The service offers friends lists, messaging and voice chat facilities to developers, who can customise the UI of these features in their game.
Discord CEO Jason Citron said social features were a key part of getting players into games, with 50% of its user base trying a new game each month.
The firm aims to help game developers facing an increasingly crowded and competitive market to retain players.
Early adopter Theorycraft Games’ CEO Joe Tung said the addition of Discord capabilities had made the company’s survival game Superville more social.