About Nakama
Nakama is an open source game server built for multiplayer and social games. It takes care of the shared backend work, so game teams can spend their time on gameplay.
What it does
Nakama gives a game one place to manage player accounts, sign-in, friends, groups, chat, leaderboards and real-time matches. Game clients connect through client libraries, and the server keeps shared state in sync between players. Heroic Labs also offers Hiro, a toolkit for standard meta game features, and Satori, a LiveOps service for events, audiences, feature flags and experiments.
Key features
- Real-time multiplayer match handling
- Player accounts, friends and groups
- Leaderboards and in-game chat
- Hiro toolkit for common meta game features
- Satori for LiveOps and feature flags
Who it's for
Game studios and indie developers making online or social games who do not want to build server infrastructure from scratch. It is a good fit for teams that expect large player counts and need the backend to grow with them.
Pricing and good to know
The Nakama server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can download it and run it yourself. Heroic Labs also offers a managed cloud platform for teams that prefer not to host servers. Check the official site for current cloud plan details before you plan a large launch.
Highlights
- Real-time multiplayer matches on the server
- Player accounts, friends and groups
- Leaderboards and in-game chat
- Hiro toolkit for standard meta game features
- Satori for events, audiences and feature flags
