Backend infrastructure for modern games.
Namazu Elements is the backend platform built by Namazu Studios for online games. Start free with Community Edition locally, deploy to the cloud, and scale into production without rewriting your backend.
Explore our Features
Live Ops & Backend Management
Everything you need to retain players and grow revenue, built in: auth, matchmaking, leaderboards, progression, digital goods, economies, social features, and a live CMS to tune it all in real time.
Fully Cusomizable Code
Extend the platform with your own server-side logic: write custom Elements, package them alongside any third-party libraries, and deploy them directly into your Namazu Elements instance without dependency conflicts.
Fully Managed Infrastructure with Namazu Cloud
Namazu Cloud enables on-click managed deployments at your fingertips complete with custom subdomains, horizontal scaling, and automated database backups.
AWS & Custom Infrastructure
Namazu Cloud enables on-click managed deployments at your fingertips complete with custom subdomains, horizontal scaling, and automated database backups.
Fully Agentic Coding Support
Namazu Elements is agentic ready. Ships with full source and built-in agentic coding documentation, so AI coding agents hit the ground running. Reduce hallucinations, increase productivity, and deliver robust and secure backend code.
Write it once. Run it everywhere.
Prototype on your machine, launch managed, deploy into your cloud. Same backend code, same platform, every step of the way. Avoid drift at every step of the process.
Local first
Run the full backend stack on your machine during development. Prototype without a cloud account, subscription, or deployment cycle.
Scale without rewriting
Push code using familiar development tools, such as git, to your own instance of Namazu Elements.
No artifical limits
Every deployment includes the full Elements platform. No feature gates, tier-only backend capabilities, or arbitrary API limits.
Built for game teams
A backend development workflow for gameplay programmers and live-service teams, not just infrastructure specialists.
The future of game backends is open. Namazu Cloud is where it lives.
Free Tier
Namazu Elements Community Edition
The full Namazu Elements stack, free to run locally via Docker. Prototype your backend without a cloud account, a subscription, or a deployment cycle. Deploy the same code to production when you're ready.
Open Source
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Run Namazu Elements on your local machine with Docker Compose. Everything you build locally is fully compatible with Namazu Cloud, AWS, and Enterprise deployments.
Get Started in Minutes
Get the full stack running on your workstation in minutes. Pull Namazu Elements Community Edition via Docker Compose from our GitHub repository, or run the snippet below.
git clone https://github.com/NamazuStudios/docker-compose
cd docker-compose
docker compose up
git clone https://github.com/NamazuStudios/docker-compose; cd docker-compose; docker compose upDeployment Options
Three ways to deploy Namazu Elements.
One platform, three operational models. Start locally, launch managed, deploy into your own cloud, or partner with our team when your game needs more.
SaaS
Namazu Cloud
Fully managed, multi-tenant cloud deployment of Namazu Elements. Sign up, deploy, and ship with a few clicks.
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Self-serve setup in minutes
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Pay-per-VM-hour compute pricing
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Private chat support included
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Builtin Backup and Recovery
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Isolated and dedicated hardware
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Customizable subdomain
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Fully documented REST API
AWS MARKETPLACE
Namazu Elements AWS
Deploy Namazu Elements directly into your existing AWS environment. Billed through your AWS account with consolidated invoicing.
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AWS Marketplace subscription
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Rolls into your existing AWS billing
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Deployable to your own VPC
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Compatible with existing infrasturue
SERVICE INTEGATION
Namazu Enterprise
Elements paired with direct engineering support for studios with custom architecture, deployment, or live-service requirements. Full access to our proprietary tooling, Terraform repositories, and deployment scripts.
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Direct backend engineering partnership
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Full Terraform repo access - deploy to any cloud
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Custom architecture and production workflows
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Architecture deep-dive onboarding included
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Dedicated Slack or Discord channel
SAAS
Simple, compute usage-based pricing.
Pay for active infrastructure, not arbitrary product tiers. Our platform fee stays flat per active VM-hour. Namazu Cloud automatically scales up and down with usage to optimize budget.
Pricing shown reflects current market rates and is subject to change. Namazu Cloud makes continuous efforts to optimize infrastructure usage to keep costs competitive. Features marked Unlimited* are provided without preset limits under normal operating conditions and reasonable use. Excessive or abusive usage patterns may be subject to review.
YOUR GAME. YOUR DATA.
Namazu Cloud is coming soon!
We're hard at work building something great. If you'd like to learn more or be among the first to try it, sign up below for an invitation to our closed beta.
