Built for security, speed, and AI-first design
Rust-based core for security-critical environments
SurrealDB is built entirely in Rust, a systems language trusted by security-conscious industries such as fintech and defence. This guarantees high concurrency, zero-cost abstractions, and memory safety for large-scale online games and global content platforms.
Native AI integration with vectors and graphs
SurrealDB's native vector search, knowledge graph modelling, and plugin system enable gaming companies to build AI-enhanced features directly into gameplay including generative NPC dialogue, dynamic quest generation, and intelligent item systems.
Horizontally scalable by default
Massively multiplayer online games and high-concurrency streaming platforms depend on scalable backends. SurrealDB supports horizontal scaling with no manual sharding, simplifying your infrastructure while supporting millions of concurrent users.
One database. All your game systems
Whether managing user profiles, game state, matchmaking logic, analytics, or AI-driven features, SurrealDB supports document storage, graph queries, vector search, and time-series analysis - unifying it all without multiple data stores.
Core use cases for gaming and entertainment
Use case | Description |
|---|---|
Cheating/fraud networks | Detect and visualise suspicious activity in PvP economies or virtual marketplaces using graph analysis and real-time monitoring. |
Dynamic content personalisation | Recommend maps, skins, items, or in-game events based on player history and affinity using AI-driven insights. |
Smart social layer | Create intelligent friend and guild recommendations using behavioural graph analysis and social network modeling. |
Gameplay telemetry | Understand moment-to-moment player decisions with real-time analytics and behavioural tracking. |
Retention metrics | Measure churn risk, engagement drops, or content fatigue in real time with predictive analytics. |
A/B testing | Evaluate new mechanics or pricing strategies live with instant feedback and statistical analysis. |
Cheating/fraud networks
Detect and visualise suspicious activity in PvP economies or virtual marketplaces using graph analysis and real-time monitoring.
Dynamic content personalisation
Recommend maps, skins, items, or in-game events based on player history and affinity using AI-driven insights.
Smart social layer
Create intelligent friend and guild recommendations using behavioural graph analysis and social network modeling.
Gameplay telemetry
Understand moment-to-moment player decisions with real-time analytics and behavioural tracking.
Retention metrics
Measure churn risk, engagement drops, or content fatigue in real time with predictive analytics.
A/B testing
Evaluate new mechanics or pricing strategies live with instant feedback and statistical analysis.
Why gaming companies choose SurrealDB
Real-time analytics built in
Perform real-time analysis of player behaviour, game events, and engagement data without leaving the database. Track event triggers, power heatmaps, and detect anomalies live with low-latency query execution.
Embedded AI in game engine loop
SurrealDB becomes part of your real-time game engine loop with vector search and knowledge graphs returning structured intelligence at sub-millisecond speed. AI-driven outcomes can adapt gameplay while the player is interacting.
Historical auditing with SurrealKV
Enable state rollbacks after exploits or bugs, historical replays for gameplay review and esports, and regulatory compliance for real-money or tokenised games with built-in time travel capabilities.
Flexibility for any game data
Support document storage for dynamic character inventories, graph queries for friend networks and fraud detection, vector search for recommendations, and time-series analysis for real-time gameplay metrics.
No sharding complexity
Simplify your infrastructure while supporting millions of concurrent users, events, and interactions with horizontal scaling that requires no manual sharding or complex data management.
Build smarter games. At scale. Without the complexity.
Whether you're shipping a new MMORPG, running a live service mobile title, building a creator economy, or powering real-time content for an entertainment app - SurrealDB gives you the intelligence layer, the scale, and the developer ergonomics to go faster. No sharding. No polyglot pipelines. No friction between AI and gameplay.
