# What is the difference between if I had to make a room and a world?

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**Created:** [November 30, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.coherence.io/t/what-is-the-difference-between-if-i-had-to-make-a-room-and-a-world/425 "2023-11-30T16:21:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.coherence.io/t/what-is-the-difference-between-if-i-had-to-make-a-room-and-a-world/425/1 "2023-11-30T16:21:40Z")

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A room is meant for session play - meaning you start a lobby, play the game, and once done the room goes away.  
A world is persistent, meaning it will remain running and objects marked as persistent will stay in the world even after everyone disconnects.  
[The docs have example use cases for each](https://docs.coherence.io/overview/rooms-and-worlds)

Also, you can mix and match worlds and rooms in your game!