# Nakama: a backend for multiplayer games and social features

Canonical source : [Nakama: a backend for multiplayer games and social features](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/nakama-a-backend-for-multiplayer-games-and-social-features>)

Nakama combines user accounts, storage, chat, leaderboards and multiplayer modes. The server provides shared foundations for games and real-time applications.

- Selected on : 2026-01-23

- Entry updated : 2026-10-14T07:00:28+0000

- Format : Repository

- Source language : EN

Original resource : [Nakama: a backend for multiplayer games and social features](<https://github.com/heroiclabs/nakama>)

Tags : [Software Architecture](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/software-architecture>) · [Open Source](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/open-source>)

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