What is the convenient way to add leaderboard to a game?

cocos2d-x C++
#1

Hi,

I looked thru the forum but not found anything helpful for a beginner.

Please help.

Regards,
Mike.

#2

To create leaderboard on any platform you need a back-end server to store game data, that can be accessed by all your game users.
To achieve this you have to:

  • maintain your own server, or

  • use 3rd party BaaS providers

To go with first option, you must have expertise in server side development. Also, it may slow down your development time cycle and will have large impact on your overall cost.

You can also go with second option as there are many BaaS players in the market like Shephertz.

They have very great support on cocos2dx and a separate SDK for Cocos2dX written in C++. You can have a look on their samples and documentations. They have comprehensive set of APIs to serve almost all kind of needs related to Social Leaderboard.

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