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Dev tools · March 6, 2017

Nakama, a distributed server for social and realtime games and apps

Scalable open-source game backend server: multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, chat, and social features for games. - heroiclabs/nakama

Nakama, a distributed server for social and realtime games and apps launched on March 6, 2017 with 12 votes, #954 of 3,481 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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Nakama is a distributed server designed for game developers and app creators who need social and real-time features. Launched in 2017, it provides backend infrastructure for multiplayer games and applications, available as open-source code on GitHub. The platform handles tasks like user authentication, matchmaking, and real-time communication, allowing developers to build connected gaming experiences without creating servers from scratch.

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