Nakama
A powerful distributed server designed for building social and real-time games and applications, offering features such as matchmaking, leaderboards, and chat.
Nakama is built in Go, distributed under the Apache License 2.0, 12.4k GitHub stars from 74 contributors, latest release v3.38.0.
When to use Nakama
Nakama is listed here as a Game Development project. The directory calls out Real-time multiplayer capabilities, Built-in social features, Flexible storage and queries as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Nakama include Cross-platform support, Matchmaking and leaderboards.
Besides Game Development, this page also files Nakama under API, Database, Development.
Nakama compared with
Records in this directory name Unity, Firebase, GameSparks as products people compare with Nakama. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Nakama replaces each of them.
What the Nakama stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 12.4k GitHub stars, about 74 contributors, 1.4k forks, 123 open issues, latest tracked release v3.38.0. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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- Language
- Go
- Latest Release
- v3.38.0
- License
- Apache License 2.0
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Key features of Nakama
- Real-time multiplayer capabilities
- Built-in social features
- Flexible storage and queries
- Cross-platform support
- Matchmaking and leaderboards
Recorded alternatives to Nakama
Nakama resources
Nakama on GitHub
Frequently asked questions
What is Nakama?
A powerful distributed server designed for building social and real-time games and applications, offering features such as matchmaking, leaderboards, and chat. This directory highlights Real-time multiplayer capabilities, Built-in social features, Flexible storage and queries.
Is Nakama free to use?
Nakama is published as open source under the Apache License 2.0. The directory lists Real-time multiplayer capabilities, Built-in social features, Flexible storage and queries among its recorded capabilities.
What language is Nakama written in, and what is the latest release?
Nakama is written primarily in Go. The latest release tracked on this page is v3.38.0.
How widely is Nakama used on GitHub?
Nakama has about 12.4k GitHub stars across about 74 contributors. It also has about 1.4k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Nakama with?
This directory records Unity, Firebase, GameSparks as comparison points for Nakama.
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