Gaming

Advertisers have just discovered that Indian gamers are more valuable than television viewers, social media scrollers, and newspaper readers combined—and the numbers prove it. India’s gaming industry reached ₹33,243 crore (approximately $4.4 billion) in 2024, growing at a 15% compound annual growth rate through the next decade. Over 680 million smartphone users now game regularly,

The 2025 ban on real-money gaming looked like an extinction event for India’s gaming industry—until companies discovered they had been building on unstable foundations anyway. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill eliminated cash-stake games overnight, forcing developers and publishers into complete business model transformations within months. What appeared catastrophic actually accelerated evolution toward

Six hundred million gamers—that’s India’s player base, larger than the entire population of most countries and rivalling gaming powerhouses like the United States. You’d think investors would be scrambling to throw money at Indian game developers, right? Wrong. Between FY2022 and FY2025, funding for Indian gaming startups plummeted nearly 90%, dropping from over $610 million

Most countries deal with one or two dominant languages when designing games. India confronts 22 officially recognized languages and over 1,600 dialects. Most gaming markets feature relatively homogeneous cultural preferences. India spans dozens of distinct regional cultures, each with unique festivals, folklore, and aesthetic traditions. This extraordinary diversity represents both India’s greatest challenge and its

Remember when entertainment meant sitting quietly in front of a television, consuming whatever broadcasters decided to air? Those days are definitively over. Today’s audiences don’t just watch—they choose, create, interact, and shape the content they consume. The transformation from passive viewing to active participation represents perhaps the most significant shift in entertainment history, fundamentally changing

Whilst India’s major gaming studios chase mobile monetisation and licensed franchises, a quieter revolution unfolds in bedrooms, co-working spaces, and tiny studios across the country. Indie game developers—operating outside large corporate structures with minimal budgets and maximal passion—are building games the world hasn’t seen before. Titles like Raji: An Ancient Epic and Mumbai Gullies don’t