Google Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) is currently taking place in Singapore, it’s the meeting ground of Indie game developers from all over the SEA region which recently expanded to include Pakistan and India into their map. The purpose of the Google Indie Games Accelerator program is to help mentor and guide developers into improving their games, business model and provide them with an assortment of tools to help them become better Google Play Store developers.
Two of the graduating startups hail from Pakistan. We. R. Play and Dreamnode Studios.
We. R. Play was founded in 2010 and is better known for their mobile game ‘Run Sheeda Run‘. An endless runner that pays homage to the style and aesthetic of what running across the streets of Pakistan is like. The game garnered a lot of attention and was a one-hit wonder for Pakistani audiences across the country and even neighboring countries.
The game has been downloaded over half a million times on the Google Play Store and holds a sturdy 4.5 Star rating.
Dreamnode Studios is a more recent endeavor started in 2017. They have 3 games on the Google Play Store with 2 of the games in Early Access. Loops: Color Pop has been downloaded a 1000 times and holds a steady 4.9-star rating. Their Early Access games – Missile Impossible and Flukeoff Football are what made them the highlight for the IGA. Check out the screenshots down below.
A few of the perks that the two developers are set to gain with the help of Google are:
This is a great moment for Pakistan indie developers and should set an example that hard work does indeed get rewarded. The indie devs do stand to gain a lot of knowledge from Google and will undoubtedly lead to them making greater games in the future.