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Switchback turns a mobile device into a remote control, allowing your players and all their friends to quickly play couch-coop games.

Render pipeline compatibility

The Built-in Render Pipeline is Unity’s default render pipeline. It is a general-purpose render pipeline that has limited options for customization. The Universal Render Pipeline (URP) is a Scriptable Render Pipeline that is quick and easy to customize, and lets you create optimized graphics across a wide range of platforms. The High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) is a Scriptable Render Pipeline that lets you create cutting-edge, high-fidelity graphics on high-end platforms.

Unity Version	Built-in	URP	HDRP
2022.3.4f1	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible

Additional compatibility information

Demo content may not show up correctly in other Render Pipelines, but otherwise asset is Render Pipeline agnostic

Description

Switchback is a plug and play interface for couch co-op games, providing a host (integrated into your game) and a LAN mobile website (web remote control). Bring Game Night to the next level, by allowing your players (ALL of them) to connect quickly and easily to your game without downloading or plugging anything in.

What's Switchback good for?

Party games with a high number of players
Quiz games where you don't want others to see your input
Alternate controller input for co-op games

Technical details

Switchback handles the network and controller interfaces for you, so all you need to do is swap your InputSystem or Input Manager functions for ours.

Features:

Input Manager and partial Input System Style support
No connection cap - If your game can support it, and you have enough phones, go for it
Two demo projects
Boilerplate code
3 Control Schemes (Currently) - Retro Gamepad, Twin Stick Controller, and an Input Field

Limitations:

Only available for windows architectures - due to the socket system we use
Some browsers don't have vibration support - Firefox
Switchback is designed for LAN connections and requires all devices to be on the same Wifi network

Related keywords

input system Input Manager Input co-op Networking