Gaming & Esports in Astana, Kazakhstan: overview
AIFC financial centre and government. Gaming & esports is one of the engagements local companies ask us for most often.
NNT Software builds gaming and esports technology — game backends and live-ops tools, tournament and esports platforms, in-game economies and NFT or Web3 game integrations, plus player wallets and payments.. Delivered remotely from India with full working-day overlap.
Astana at a glance
Business districts
Most of the activity in Astana is concentrated in the AIFC district and Left Bank. We regularly support companies based in these areas.
Economy and key industries
AIFC financial centre and government. These sectors drive most of the software demand we see in Astana.
Talent and universities
Nazarbayev University and Astana IT University. Local teams often pair with our engineers in India to add capacity and specialist skills.
Connectivity and infrastructure
Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport. We plan hosting, latency and integrations with this in mind.
Why Astana companies invest in software
With aIFC financial centre and government, businesses in Astana face growing pressure to digitise operations, serve customers online and integrate with partners. The most common requests we receive from Astana are gaming & esports.
Because Astana draws talent from Nazarbayev University and Astana IT University, many companies here run lean in-house teams and use NNT Software to add product engineering, QA, DevOps or AI skills on demand — with delivery scheduled around UTC+5 working hours.
How we would approach a project in Astana
- Start with the workflows that matter most to aIFC financial centre and government — usually web3 gaming and game backends.
- Meet stakeholders in the AIFC district or online for a one-to-two-week discovery workshop.
- Plan hosting and integrations around nursultan Nazarbayev Airport and the UTC+5 working day.
- Combine your local team — often hired from Nazarbayev University — with NNT engineers for design, development and QA.
- Release in two-week sprints and review results with your Astana team every fortnight.
How Astana businesses use gaming & esports
Web3 gaming
Wallets, NFTs and marketplaces. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Game backends
Accounts, matchmaking and leaderboards. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Live-ops tools
Events, offers and analytics. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Esports platforms
Tournaments, brackets and payouts. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
What gaming & esports includes for Astana clients
Web3 gaming
Wallets, NFTs and marketplaces.
Game backends
Accounts, matchmaking and leaderboards.
Live-ops tools
Events, offers and analytics.
Esports platforms
Tournaments, brackets and payouts.
Hosting for Astana projects
For low latency in Astana and compliance with Law on Personal Data and its Protection, we usually recommend Singapore, Mumbai or Sydney cloud regions.
Localising gaming & esports for Astana
Business in Astana is mainly conducted in Kazakh and Russian. We build interfaces, notifications and documents ready for those languages, and plan releases around the UTC+5 working day.
Gaming & Esports pricing for Astana
Priced as per your requirements and budget, quoted in KZT or USD, after a free discovery call.
Working with a Astana team
We work with full working-day overlap (UTC+5). You get a named project manager, weekly demos and written status reports.
Next steps
Ready to discuss gaming & esports in Astana? Here is how to get started with NNT Software:
- Share your goals, users, must-have features and timeline through the contact form, email or WhatsApp.
- Join a free 30-minute discovery call with a solution architect — we sign an NDA first if you prefer.
- Receive a written proposal within 48 hours: scope, milestones, team, timeline and fixed estimate.
- Kick off with a discovery workshop and see working software in your first sprint demo.