heroiclabs/nakama

Health v2 · maintenance only

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13219 stars · 1477 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Nakama is a scalable open-source game backend server written in Go that provides multiplayer sessions, matchmaking, leaderboards, chat, and social features out of the box. It is extensible with custom server logic in Go, Lua, TypeScript, and offers client SDKs for Unity, Unreal, Godot, and JavaScript.

Use cases

• add multiplayer and matchmaking to my game
• self-hosted game backend with leaderboards and chat
• realtime authoritative multiplayer server for Unity or Unreal
• user accounts, authentication, and friends for a game
• run tournaments and leaderboards for players
• extend game server logic with custom Lua or TypeScript modules

When to choose

• building a multiplayer or social game that needs accounts, matchmaking, chat, and leaderboards
• you want a self-hosted, scalable backend with SDKs for major game engines
• you need server-authoritative realtime gameplay with custom logic

When to avoid

• single-player games with no backend needs
• you only need a simple REST API without game-specific features
• you require a fully managed cloud service and cannot run servers

Facets

service · maturity stable

http-server websocket auth chatbot api-framework middleware database self-hosted backend gaming-tools developer-tools go self-hosted cross-platform windows game-backend multiplayer matchmaking leaderboards social realtime unity unreal-engine godot server-authoritative game-development real-time docker linux macos

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