Factsheet

Developer:
Playbae Games
Based in Gurgaon, HR, INDIA

Founding date:
January 2018

Website:
http://www.playbae.in

Press / Business contact:
namastey@playbae.in

Social:
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Skype

Releases:
ZigZag Fidget
Dark Singularity
In My Shadow

Address:
509P, Sector 43, Gurgaon
Haryana,India - 122002

Phone:
NA

Description

Indie Game Developer pushing the boundaries of imagination in video games, one memorable game at a time. Play Before Anything Else.

Story

We are a team that truly envisions to create imaginative experiences that can connect with the player in more than one way. Our primary focus is to create mechanically innovative games that can challenge the existing understanding of various genres and inspire new possibilities in designing games.

Playbae was started in 2019 by Nakul Verma, who has been a professional Game Programmer since 2014 but has always had the desire to create, and not just code games. He strongly believes that games are an art form and independent gaming is the best expression of this art.

With this desire & belief, Playbae released its debut commercial title - In My Shadow in 2021. This award-winning game sees players use shadows in imaginative ways to solve logical puzzles. Its unique gameplay garnered recognition from the likes of BAFTA, Steam, Apple, India GDC, the Tokyo Game Show, DreamHack, IMGA, Indie Prize and many more.

In My Shadow is a peek at what Playbae intends to keep doing with all its upcoming games which is imagine and innovate.

Projects


Videos

In My Shadow PC Launch Trailer YouTube

Playbae 2021 in review YouTube


Images

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There are far more images available for Playbae Games, but these are the ones we felt would be most useful to you. If you have specific requests, please do contact us!


download logo files as .zip (479KB)
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Awards & Recognition

  • "BAFTA Breakthrough India 2022" - BAFTA & Netflix India
  • "Game of the Day" - Apple App Store
  • "Finalist, Indie Developer of the Year" - Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022
  • "Indie Game of the Year" - India GDC 2021
  • "Finalist" - Sense of Wondernight Exhibition, Tokyo Game Show 2021
  • "Best Pitch" - Big Indie Pitch Mobile, Pocket Gamer May 2021
  • "Official Selection" - Indie Showcase, DreamHack Beyond
  • "Most Innovative Game" - Indie Prize, GameDaily Connect Asia 2019
  • "Official Selection" - Showcase, Tokyo Game Show 2019
  • "Best Puzzle Game " - Tencent GWB Awards 2019
  • "Nomination for IMGA 2019." - International Mobile Gaming Awards, San Fransicso 2019
  • "Best Upcoming Game " - India GDC 2018

Selected Articles

  • "Each solved puzzle unlocks a new challenge—and brings you one step closer to healing"
    - , Apple App Store
  • "Our top new Game of the Week is a unique and emotional puzzle game, In My Shadow"
    - , App Advice
  • "How Portal, Little Nightmares and Limbo inspired Nakul Verma"
    - Sophia Audrey, Pocket Gamer
  • "Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 12, 2021)"
    - Shaun Prescott, PC Gamer UK
  • " In My Shadow is a deeply enjoyable puzzle-platforming with great shadow mechanics"
    - Andrew Farell, PC Invasion
  • "This game leaves the heart warm because of the calm, melancholy, and love that it transmits."
    - JCher, Respawn Island
  • "you won’t regret picking up this brain-stretching puzzler."
    - Chris McMullen, GameSpew
  • "Strong visual and audio design, paired with engaging gameplay shows an impressive effort put in by the developers."
    - Ali Hashmi, WhatIf Gaming
  • "it's a lovely little puzzle without the shadow puppets. Not that it was implied"
    - , Vulgar Knight
  • "Indie Prize Spotlight: Making In The Shadows didn't mean staying in the shadows"
    - Joel Couture, GameDaily.Biz
  • "Winners Tencent GWB game awards"
    - Edward Castor, Playing Indies
  • "Indie Studio's upcoming game will take you on a ride 'In The Shadows'."
    - Poonam Mondal, AnimationXpress

Team & Repeating Collaborator

Nakul Verma
Development, Design & Biz


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