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Where Industry Leaders Help Shape What’s Next

Where India’s Indie Video Game Developers Belong.

The 18th Year of India’s Biggest Game Developer Conference

This is the Home and Voice of Indian Video Game Developers

Built from the Ground Up and World Ready

Don’t Watch the Ecosystem Grow. Build It.

The Rules are Being Written; We’re In the Room

From Code to Creation. India’s Game Begins

Governing Council

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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IndieConnect

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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Upcoming 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.

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About GDAI

Transforming our developer ecosystem, one step at a time

The Game Developer Association of India (GDAI) is the national industry body representing India’s video game development ecosystem. Bringing together studios, developers, publishers, and ecosystem partners, GDAI drives growth strengthening India’s video game development industry from grassroots talent to global opportunities.

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Events & Initiatives

Local chapters. National impact. Global ambition.

India’s gaming ecosystem is being built from the ground up and GDAI is the engine. State chapters, national programs and global platforms, every initiative – whether policy advocacy, talent development or market access – is designed to strengthen the ecosystem, create opportunity and make Indian developers world ready.

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GDAI Memberships

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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Policy Advocacy

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.”

Vision 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.

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IGDC 2026

India’s largest and oldest game development conference, bringing together developers, studios, publishers, investors, and global voices to shape the future of game development in India and beyond.

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Game Connect

GDAI Game Connect champions gaming by empowering individual institutions to host jams, helping foster talent and open access through industry-vetted challenges, mentorship opportunities and professional evaluations.

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Women in Games

Supporting and celebrating women across the ecosystem. From community building to mentorship, visibility and recognition, this initiative creates space for stronger representation and meaningful industry participation.

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INCUBATION

Backing early-stage studios with mentorship, industry access, strategic guidance and network support. The program helps teams navigate challenges, refine ideas and build stronger networks to help take their studios forward.

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TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Building future talent through industry-led learning and mentorship. Focused on bridging the gap between education and real-world game development through practical exposure, collaboration and skill-building initiatives.

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CREATor RESIDENCY

An immersive program for creators to explore, experiment and build. Designed to support individuals and teams in developing original ideas with industry guidance.

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POLICY ADVOCACY

Working closely with stakeholders, policymakers, and ecosystem partners to support stronger and structured development. Focused on dialogue, representation, collaboration and enabling long-term, holistic industry growth.

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GLOBAL OUTREACH

Connecting Indian developers with the global ecosystem and bringing international companies into India’s game development landscape. Enabling collaborations, market access, exposure, and opportunities across markets.

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Powering India’s Video Game Development Ecosystem

Powering India’s Video Game Development Ecosystem

A unified platform for growth, collaboration and representation

The Game Developer Association of India (GDAI) is the national industry body representing India’s game development ecosystem. It brings together studios, developers, publishers, service providers, investors and educators to collectively strengthen and grow the industry. GDAI supports developers through community building, industry initiatives, global collaborations, incubation programs and education partnerships. By fostering dialogue between creators, industry leaders and policymakers, it aims to build a strong, sustainable and globally competitive ecosystem.

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Events & Updates

Stay updated with the latest news and initiatives shaping India’s gaming industry.

2026

India Game Developer CONFERENCE 2026

28th - 30th October, 2026, Chennai Trade Center

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National Game Policy Roundtable


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17th - 19th October, 2026, 7 pm - 8 pm IST

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Startup Incubation Cohort – 01

ONLINE

17th - 19th October, 2026, 4 pm - 6 pm IST

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GDC 2026 UPDATES

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Coverage Report – Tencent Announces Multi-Year Partnership to Support India’s Orange Economy

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Economic Times, Economic Times, Press Trust of India, The hindu Business Line, Outlook Respawn, Adgully, Storyboard18, Business Today, Inside Sports, India Today, Gadget Bridge, Money rediff, fone arena, newsdrum

New online gaming rules to distinguish e-sports, real-money games: Industry

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Business Standard, Financial Express, exchange4media, Times of India, ET Brand Equity

New online gaming rules to distinguish e-sports, real-money games: Industry

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Exchange4media, Money control, Storyboard18, Outlook respawn, Pocket gamer, animation express, The Hindu Business Line, Money Control

Budget to support AVGC content creator labs in 15,000 schools, 500 colleges: Sitharaman

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Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Money Control, Pocket Gamer, Storyboard18, Outlook respawn, Adgully, ET Brand equity, Medianews4u, Talkesports, City air news, Games, Business World

Coverage Report – Tencent Announces Multi-Year Partnership to Support India’s Orange Economy

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New online gaming rules to distinguish e-sports, real-money games: Industry

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New online gaming rules to distinguish e-sports, real-money games: Industry

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Budget to support AVGC content creator labs in 15,000 schools, 500 colleges: Sitharaman

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GDAI announces its first 21-member Governing Council

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Business Standard, Money Control, Adgully, BW Discrupt, Medianews4u, Technosports, Animation express, Sahyadri Startups, CXO today, Media info line, City air news

Coverage report – Industry story on Union Budget Expectations

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Outlook Respawn, Storyboard18, Technosports, Tech panda, Business newsweek, Inside Sport, Sahyadri Startups