0451 Games

Exclusive: How India's First CCG Was Made

Abhaas Shah, co-founder and CEO of Studio Sirah shares how his team made Kurukshetra: Ascension for PC and mobile.

Nov 11 • 

Rishi Alwani

September 2024

Exclusive: The Axis Unseen Developer On Making an Open-World Game Solo, Steam Deck Support, Regional Pricing, and More

Plus: collaborating with Clifford Meyer of Red Sparrowes and Isis for the game's soundtrack.

Sep 26 • 

Rishi Alwani

July 2024

Exclusive: Fishbowl Developers on Building for PS5, Steam Deck Support, Regional Pricing, and the Challenges of Indie Game Development

Plus: how demos impact game development, their writing process, and a whole lot more.

Jul 25 • 

Rishi Alwani

May 2024

Here’s How Indian Solo-Developed PC Game Brocula Got Over 25,000 Steam Wishlists

Plus Destroyer Doggo on working with Xbox, regional pricing, a Brocula PS5 port, and more.

May 7 • 

Rishi Alwani

April 2024

Here's Why Human Trafficking Is the Focus of Made-in-India PS5 and PC Game Mukti

Sure, commercial considerations are often a concern in this newsletter but art too has its place.

Apr 26 • 

Rishi Alwani

Stellar Blade's Best World-Building Happens in Its Smallest Spaces

Web3, corporate conspiracies, machine gods with sinister intent, and more

Apr 24 • 

Rishi Alwani

Exclusive: Kamla Developer MadMantra on Regional Pricing, Steam Deck Support, and the Challenges of Indie Game Development

It turns out that being aware of the community discourse goes a long way in making a game.

Apr 23 • 

Rishi Alwani

Exclusive: Holy Cow Productions Reveals Details on PlayStation India Hero Project Game Requital: Gates of Blood

Holy Cow Productions on PS5 and PC game Requital: Gates of Blood inspirations, PS5-specific features, and being a part of the PlayStation India Hero…

Apr 16 • 

Rishi Alwani

March 2024

I Didn't Expect This PS5 Exclusive to Be so Much Fun

Rise of the Ronin delivers in ways more than one, Dragon's Dogma 2 and FF7 Rebirth sales successes, and more.

Mar 21 • 

Rishi Alwani

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth review | ‘Dragons don’t have the luxury of dying forgotten’

‘Dragons don’t have the luxury of dying forgotten’.

Mar 8 • 

karan pradhan

February 2024

Helldivers 2 Could Be the Future of Video Games, and That's a Good — and Scary — Thing

Bringing managed democracy to the games industry

Feb 29 • 

Rishi Alwani

Playstation India Hero Project: What's the Worst That Can Happen?

A lot, actually.

Feb 28 • 

Rishi Alwani