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A single-player game doesn’t need a server to feel connected. With Summer, every player already has an account. Items they unlock or buy belong to that account, so they survive a reinstall and follow the player to a new device. Your shop runs through Summer’s own checkout, and analytics show you what players do. This page shows how the pieces fit together.

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The pieces you need

Sell items for Sparks

A shop where players buy items with Sparks through Summer’s checkout.

Cosmetics

Skins and themes the player owns and equips.

See what players do

Events from your game in your analytics.

Charge for your game

Sell the game itself, or accept tips from players.

Save player progress

Save on the device, and add a server when saves should follow the player everywhere.

Ratings and leaderboards

Show a public top 50; a Summer server records the scores.

Publish your game

Ship it to summer.games.

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How it fits together

The single-player loop: the player plays on their device, unlocks items owned by their Summer account, buys more in a shop through Summer checkout, and the creator learns from analytics. The single-player loop: the player plays on their device, unlocks items owned by their Summer account, buys more in a shop through Summer checkout, and the creator learns from analytics. The game runs on the player’s device, and the player is signed in to Summer. The items they own come from their account, so your game unlocks content from what they really own. When they buy something, Summer shows its own checkout over the game, and your game unlocks the item once Summer confirms it. Your analytics show which levels players finish and what they buy.

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Plan my game

Plan my single-player game. Your agent reads your project and lays out the Summer pieces in the order to build them.

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Build the signature features

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A shop that unlocks for real

Add a Sparks shop. Players buy items through Summer's checkout; the game unlocks what they own.

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Learn what players do

Add analytics events. See where players stop and what they buy.

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