Build Smarter, Build Wise and Launch Stronger!
This is the Home and Voice of Indian Video Game Developers
Where Industry Leaders Help Shape What’s Next
Built from the Ground Up and World Ready
The Rules are Being Written; We’re In the Room
The 18th Year of India’s Biggest Game Developer Conference
From Code to Creation. India’s Game Begins
Where India’s Indie Video Game Developers Belong
Supernova
A nationwide incubation program for great ideas
GDAI’s Supernova initiative empowers game developers, studios, and students by providing mentorship, industry connections, access to funding, and opportunities to collaborate, network, and build sustainable, innovative businesses within India’s rapidly evolving game development ecosystem.
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Welcome to the table; where you don't just belong, you govern
200+ member studios. 100+ industry volunteers. 18 years of building. GDAI is the operating layer of India’s game development ecosystem. Through global partnerships, policy advocacy and national programs, members don’t just get access. They get a voice, a platform and a stake in where this industry goes.
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GDAI's governing council exists to advice, connect and mentor
Our collective of industry leaders brings together strategic direction, mentorship and ecosystem access to help accelerate sustainable growth across India’s video game industry. Through shared expertise, industry insight and meaningful connections, we support developers, studios and companies at every stage of their journey.
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Local chapters. National impact. Global ambition
India’s gaming ecosystem is being built from the ground up and GDAI is the engine. Through state chapters, national programs and global platforms, every initiative is designed to strengthen the ecosystem. Whether through policy advocacy, talent development or market access, we create opportunities and make Indian developers world ready.
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Shaping the future of India's gaming policy
GDAI leads India’s gaming policy conversation with union and state governments alike. Ours is an industry-driven vision shaped with stakeholders to ensure policy enables innovation, accelerates growth and gives India the regulatory foundation needed to match its global gaming ambitions.
Connect with UsUpcoming Event
IGDC 2026 Edition • 28-29 October • Chennai Trade Centre
India Game Developer Conference 2026 (IGDC) brings together developers, studios, publishers, and industry leaders to foster innovation, nurture talent, enable collaboration and create global opportunities, acting as a key platform driving the growth of India’s game development industry, built by the industry, for the industry.
Buy TicketsVision 2035
The architecture for India's gaming decade
GDAI’s Vision 2035 is a bold bet: 5,000 original IP studios, 100 of them global $100M+ champions, and India positioned as a game creation superpower. This isn’t projection, it’s a roadmap built around scale, sustainability and the ecosystem infrastructure to turn national ambition into global competitiveness.
View Policy RoadmapIndieConnect
Create, showcase, connect. Let the industry find you
Indie Connect is GDAI’s platform for India’s indie game community. Showcase your games. Compete in game jams. Find collaborators, mentors and your next team. Whether you’re a student, a solo dev or a growing studio, this is where India’s game creators come together to build, to be discovered and to grow together.
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