Nakama is a distributed server framework designed for real-time multiplayer games and social applications. It provides an authoritative runtime environment for executing game logic, ensuring consistent state and cheat-resistant gameplay across diverse client platforms. The system acts as a centralized backend, managing persistent player identities, social graphs, and real-time communication channels to support complex multiplayer interactions.
The platform distinguishes itself through an integrated suite of LiveOps tools that allow developers to manage game economies, schedule time-bound events, and execute A/B experiments without requiring client-side updates. It features a flexible, schema-agnostic data storage layer and a modular architecture that enables custom server-side logic execution. By combining matchmaking, leaderboard management, and dynamic feature flagging, the platform provides a comprehensive environment for operating and scaling online games.
Beyond its core multiplayer capabilities, the platform covers a broad range of infrastructure and operational needs, including global deployment, automated data backups, and behavioral analytics streaming. It supports multi-channel notification delivery and provides tools for segmenting player audiences to enable personalized content and reward distribution. The system integrates with external identity providers and third-party services to facilitate account linking and monetization workflows.
The project provides native SDKs for major game engines and console platforms, with support for automated code deployment pipelines to streamline the integration of custom server-side logic.
