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Nakama is the leading open-source game backend framework for studios and publishers to build and scale online multiplayer games with real-time multiplayer, social systems, and competitive features. It provides server-side customization with Go, TypeScript, and Lua, including authoritative and relayed multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, currencies, chat, and social sign-in, all configurable from the client. It can be deployed on own infrastructure or on Heroic Cloud, enabling ownership of the stack and scalable hosting for Nakama and Satori as part of the Heroic Gamestack.
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Nakama (by Heroic Labs / Heroic Cloud) - Best for: High-performance, real-time features with zero vendor lock-in.

Nakama by Heroic Labs (Heroic Cloud) : If you anticipate needing real-time features, chat, or custom server logic down the line, Nakama is phenomenal.
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Nakama (by Heroic Labs) : The top pick for self-hosted or open-source control

Nakama (Heroic Labs): An open-source, highly scalable real-time server written in Go.
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Nakama (by Heroic Labs): An open-source, highly scalable server for social and realtime games

Nakama (Heroic Labs) : An open-source, scalable social and realtime server written in Go.