Game developers and publishers in India formed the Indian Game Publishers and Developers Association (IGPDA) to present a unified industry voice and to advocate for original made-in-India IP and globally competitive triple-A titles. The group includes Nazara Technologies, Gametion, nCore Games, Reliance Games, SuperGaming, Tara Gaming, Underdogs Studios, Aeos Games, and Dot9 Games. The IGPDA proposed a strategic partnership with the state of Maharashtra to secure favourable policies and attract investment to Mumbai. The formation follows parliamentary passage of the Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which seeks to ban online real-money gaming. The market remains mobile-first, with 97 percent smartphone players and dominant free-to-play titles.
A selection of game developers and publishers in India have formed an industry body to present a unified voice in light of the parliamentary approval to the Online Gaming Bill, 2025. The newly announced Indian Game Publishers and Developers Association (IGPDA), which includes companies like SuperGaming, Reliance Games, Dot9 Games, among others, has also proposed a strategic partnership with the state of Maharashtra, seeking favourable policy to attract game makers and investors to Mumbai.
The IGPDA represents a "unified voice" for Indian publishers and developers and will advocate for original "made-in-India" IP and "globally competitive triple-A" titles, the group said in a press release on Tuesday. The Indian games industry, however, remains largely a mobile-first market with nearly 97 percent of gamers playing on smartphones and tablets, as per a Niko Partners report in 2023.
The group was launched Tuesday, days after the upper house of the Parliament passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, that seeks to ban all forms of online real money games. Indian game developers and publishers have long sought distinction from real money games in the country, that have operated in a legally grey area even as betting and gambling are prohibited in majority of regions across the country.
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