Cloudfront.net Games Here

When you see a subdomain ending in .cloudfront.net , you are not visiting a game company’s main website. Instead, you are downloading a game asset (like a texture pack, a JavaScript engine, a Unity WebGL build, or a patch file) from a server located physically close to you.

Test using curl or a browser. Your game will now load globally with sub-100ms latency. cloudfront.net games

| | Pirate/Cracked Version | |---------------------|----------------------------| | Assets load via CloudFront but main domain is known (e.g., gamewebsite.com ) | Direct links to .cloudfront.net URLs posted on forums with no other branding | | Files are named with version numbers (e.g., v2.3.1 ) | Files have vague names ( game.zip , setup.exe ) | | Traffic occurs automatically inside the game/app | You manually click a cloudfront.net link to download a crack | | Uses HTTPS with valid AWS certificate | Usually also uses HTTPS but no game company association | When you see a subdomain ending in

Attach a custom domain (optional but recommended). Instead of mygame.cloudfront.net , you can use cdn.mygame.com via a CNAME record. Your game will now load globally with sub-100ms latency

If you have ever peeked at the network activity of a browser-based game, inspected a download link for a mobile game update, or tried to figure out why a certain indie game loaded so fast, you have likely encountered a strange URL: cloudfront.net .

The next time a game loads suspiciously fast, thank the invisible CDN. And that CDN is often a subdomain ending with .cloudfront.net . Have you encountered a suspicious cloudfront.net link while gaming? Report it to AWS abuse (abuse@amazonaws.com) along with the full URL. Help keep the gaming community safe.