About LylatMatchmaking for Dolphin netplay

What is Lylat?

Lylat is free matchmaking for Melee, Brawl and other Dolphin games. Download the Lylat build, sign in, and queue up.

Disclaimer Lylat is free and community run. It is not affiliated with Slippi, Akaneia, m-ex or Brawlback. Please send questions about Lylat to the Lylat Discord, not to those teams.

Features

  • Ranked

    Rated matches with a separate leaderboard for each game.

    See the rankings
  • Direct

    Play a specific opponent by entering their connect code.

    ABCD#123
  • Teams

    2v2 matchmaking.

  • Party

    Free-for-all with up to four players.

  • LIVE Spectating

    Watch live matches.

  • In-game sign-in

    Sign in from the game by scanning a QR code with your phone.

  • Brawl and mods

    Brawl, Project+ and Project M builds play through the Dolphin + Lylat build.

    • Brawl
    • P+
    • PM
    • Minus
  • Lobbies

    Queue up in a Lobby with your friends.

  • Custom Rules
  • RJJ

    Rishi's Jungle Jam.

  • Free to play

    Donations pay for the servers.

Supported games

Melee build Slippi Dolphin with Lylat matchmaking
  • Melee
  • Akaneia
  • Beyond Melee
  • Midnight Melee
  • 1.03
Dolphin + Lylat build Dolphin with Lylat matchmaking in NetPlay
  • Brawl
  • Brawl Minus
  • Project+
  • Project M
  • Project M EX Remix
  • Project M Cobalt Cross
  • Project M LTE
  • Mario Superstar Baseball

To request a game, ask on the Lylat Discord.

Getting started

Create an account, download the build for your game and sign in when Dolphin asks.

Need help?

Ask on the Lylat Discord or Twitter. For questions about a mod, contact that mod's team.

Matchmaking uses IP Geolocation by DB-IP to pair nearby players.