Discord Developers

Rich Presence is your game's automatic discovery loop. When a player links their account, every session becomes a beacon to their social circle. By passing actionable metadata, like current map, match score, or party size, into the Discord UI, you give their friends the context they need to join in. This creates a self-sustaining referral engine. A friend sees a match in progress, clicks "Join," and is dropped directly into your game’s lobby. It’s a low-friction way to grow your player base without traditional marketing spend. ✨ Check out these best practices for Rich Presence: https://lnkd.in/g6_Q9-8r

🚀 Ground Control to GDC! If you’re on the floor, come find the Discord Mission Control center. We’ve built an immersive hub to show you exactly how we’re bridging the gap between games and their communities. Stop by today or tomorrow to: - Check out our interactive demos. - Catch a live booth talk happening throughout the day. - Chat with the team about our latest developer tools. See you at the booth! 👨🚀 #GDC2026

Building a massive community is one thing; keeping them engaged through launch is another. For Battlefield 6, EA combined a pre-launch community foundation with native Discord-powered social features to drive record-breaking results. The strategy centered on three pillars: 1. The Server: EA architected their official server into distinct micro-communities (Legacy, Launch Hype, and Competitive), allowing for real-time sentiment analysis and immediate feedback loops during the Open Beta. 2. Unified Social Layer: By integrating features like Rich Presence and Unified Friends Lists into EA Connect, EA removed the friction of cross-platform play. Console players could see Discord activity and send invites directly to PC friends without leaving the game. 3. Validated Engagement: Using Discord Quests, EA drove 4 million completions. More importantly, the data validated the content players actually cared about, with 81% of participants staying active 30 days post-launch. “Discord not only helps us elevate the player experience... but also continues to reshape our playbook in how we meet, speak, and engage with players regardless of the game's lifecycle,” the EA team reflected. Check out the case study and full results → https://lnkd.in/ePhSi8im #GDC2026

To give players more flexibility and options for account linking with Discord, utilize the Discord Social SDK to enable prompts and buttons throughout the Discord client that encourage users to link their accounts with your game. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gfgN-8q7

Successful community growth on Discord follows a measurable "happy path" rooted in player behavior. Discord Staff Data Scientist Timothy Lu delves into internal data to reveal the specific trends behind discovery and long-term engagement. This #GDC2026 session maps how top developers scale their communities and maintain active membership using a combination of quantitative analytics and qualitative insights. 📉 📍 March 12 | 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Moscone Center, Festival Stage, South Hall Plan your visit → https://lnkd.in/eNJQzNgt

Is your Discord strategy stuck as just a community chat or are you taking full advantage of Discord as a strategic growth platform? Join Tom Jacques, Sota Proffitt, Emory Irpan, Mason Sciotti, and Mark Mandel 🕹️ GDC for a #GDC2026 session on building a holistic Discord strategy across your game's entire lifecycle. We will share how to harness the power of your Discord community to drive deeper engagement, increase playtime, and unlock new revenue opportunities through commerce and ads. 🚀 📍 March 11 | 3:40 PM – 4:40 PM PT | Moscone Center, Room 2020 - West Hall Details here → https://lnkd.in/gq-BAfS5

The results are in! Join Discord Developer Advocates Anthony T. and Colin Loretz as they recap the 2025 Discord Buildathon. → https://lnkd.in/gd3RY6Q6 Featured Projects: 🏆 Game: Dungeon Crawler by Music Maker  🏆 Moderation & Tools: Tuxsudo by Snazzah  🏆 Entertainment: Torkin by Zencep & Inbestigator  🏆 Education: Pom by Eldenhell  🏆 Community Building: Meowtivation by Ice Wolfy  🏆 Best Extension of Discord: Checkpoint Directory by Snazzah  🏆 Nelly's Choice: Honeypot by RiskyMH  🏆 Most Helpful Devs: Ice Wolfy, Zencep, Soheab, Music Maker

🗞️ Read the February dev newsletter → https://lnkd.in/dQg8Hgec From celebrating our 2025 Buildathon champions to exploring new granular invite tools, the February edition of the Dev Scrolls is live! Explore how Sabotage Studio sustained years of hype through their official game community and get the technical breakdown of our new mobile account linking requirements.

Discord is heading to #GDC2026 on March 9–13! Join us to see how studios turn player connection into sustained growth and revenue. 🤝 https://lnkd.in/gteQc-AR

Ever send a Discord invite and then have to remember to assign roles when they join? What if you could embed the roles directly ✨ in the invite itself? ✨ You can now do that with Community Invites! Come learn how next Tuesday with Anthony T. and I 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/gMFFdSwA