r/GameDevelopersOfIndia

As a Visual Communication grad here in India, and with little experience in 3d animation and modelling, I am really passionate to enter the game industry as an environment artist or a level artist. Ik gaming not even a big thing here in India to purse a career here. Planning to immigrate to Canada or Uk.

Read enough posts on how bad the industry is rn and people with 10-15 years of experience are jobless. But yeah, to get hired in a studio, the portfolio should be like exceptionally well, in a way an employer couldn’t miss. Ik it takes heart and soul to get there. Willing to put that and even 80 hr weeks to build my portfolio. The thing being, the right network.

Also the visa and the work permit regulations are tbh frustrating for Canada. Very few courses at Universities are Pgwp eligible. While it’s getting expensive too. Haven’t explored much of UK yet other than Alberta.

Would really be helpful if anyone could guide me through the process of selecting the right path. I personally feel, people who’ve experienced stuff, could guide better.

Thanks in Advance!

I have an extremely solid game concept in mind and i have all the plot points written out. The mechanics, the main hook, the storyline, character details, setting. All of it. I just need a team. Im. ore than willing to talk thru phone or text. lets get this idea off the ground! Im willing to out money up and do what I can to help. But i need to start somewhere.

Yes i will pay. ( Don't have enough money to hire an professional tho )

Back story -> i decided I want to actually make a game and public it, instead of just making it and quitting in the middle because I got a better idea.

So I decided that I'll take a small game and recreate it with my own art , sound , moments and many more things, goal was to keep scope limited and not be stuck on decision making and just follow the lead. So I choose Bounce as the foundation.

Status -> i started working on it around March and in June I landed an internship, so on the coding side, I have most of the things implemented ( it's Messy, many places it's hardcoded ,it's not centralized and structured ) only very little bit of code cleaning is left ( lol no I am lying ).

So what's left is ->

pixel art ( I have been learning and making it but it's not great 😃 I have completed about 70% of the tile map , am having very very hard time with drawing the MC , didn't even start on background )

Level design ( i don't want to copy everything from bounce )

Shaders and environment ( this game might not come out as good looking and as good as I want it to be but it's gonna be my first official game so I want to make it look as good as possible in budget )

Sound ( ya, have zero idea on this. Am planning to learn this after learning pixel art , shaders)

Situation -

I feel that this game is taking too long. Yes i am learning lots of things but at the same time I have to manage my internship and it clearly is a priority for me because of money. so I am thinking about looking for others who like me are on the leaning stage and are willing to use this game as a place where they can implement their learning. And while I don't have a high budget I will pay as much as i can afford.

Question - where and how should I approach others asking if they are interested in investing their time on this game and how much money they are expecting for this specific case.

pixel art (assets), environment(like creating particle shaders , birds flying around) , level design, sound ( character jump , rolling, dying, mobs ect. ) ( i earn as much as you expect an intern to earn so ya for this month my budget is 2k and for next month I'll increase)

EDIT --
video of gameplay
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1haq0ifjL6CZhuCJsCkgf9VrynhNdFMve/view?usp=sharing

game on playstore ( closed testing )
https://groups.google.com/g/PhankDigital

pixel art tile ( work in progress -- learning pixel art )
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hzchfNFI0Jgi3p9CTwDfK9BJWlalWoPd/view?usp=drive_link

I'm passionate gamer who loves to play games

And i am a intermediate blender 3d modeling

I am a bca graduate

now i want to take a course about game dev

What do you guys know about Rural Games?? I have recently joined rural games as an intern but the company seems quite shady. Does anyone have any experience from there? Do they give any certificate after the internship ends. I would really appreciate it if anyone can share their experience with Rural Games.

I worked on this project to create a functional billy club for daredevil. What do you think?

Blood Ties — Looking for a Small UE5 Team
Hi everyone,
I have an original idea for a realistic 3D zombie survival game with a strong focus on story, characters, atmosphere, and emotional storytelling.
I have a detailed narrative vision for the project, including the main characters, world, story, and overall direction. I believe the concept has a lot of potential, and my goal is to eventually create a professional pitch for publishers.
However, I don’t know how to program or develop a game technically, so I’m looking for a small team of at least 5 people who are interested in helping me create a prototype.
I’m looking for people with skills such as:
Unreal Engine 5 programmer
3D artist
Animator
Game designer / technical artist
Audio designer
My role
I would be responsible for:
The original game concept
Story and narrative
Characters
World and lore
Creative direction
Project goal
The first goal is not to create the entire game. I want to build a small but convincing prototype that demonstrates the gameplay, atmosphere, and visual direction.
After the prototype is ready, I want to use it together with a professional pitch deck to approach publishers and seek funding for the full development.
At the moment, I don’t have a budget to pay a professional team, so I’m looking for co-founders/collaborators who are genuinely interested in the project and willing to discuss a fair revenue-share/equity arrangement if the project receives funding or becomes commercially successful.
If you’re interested in joining a serious indie project and helping turn a strong narrative idea into a real game, feel free to contact me.
Thank you!