Mirror is a high-level open-source networking library for Unity multiplayer games. It was originally based on UNET and has evolved into a stable, modular framework used by many production Unity projects. The library is designed to make multiplayer development easier by handling common networking patterns such as network identities, synchronization, remote procedure calls, authority, spawning, and transport integration. Mirror supports multiple low-level transports, making it adaptable to different game genres and deployment needs. It is suitable for small multiplayer games, cooperative games, competitive prototypes, and even larger persistent-world or MMORPG-style projects. The project is especially useful for Unity developers who want a mature networking layer without building protocol and synchronization systems from scratch.
Features
- Unity multiplayer networking
- High-level API over transport layers
- Remote procedure calls
- Networked object synchronization
- Multiple transport compatibility
- Production-tested open-source framework