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India's First Game Awards Nominee, Raji: An Ancient Epic, Can Mature Our Gaming Industry
A still from India's first indie console and PC game, Raji: An Ancient Epic. (Image: Nodding Heads Games)
Built by Indian game studio Nodding Heads Games on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, Raji: An Ancient Epic ranked as one of the finalists in the ‘best debut game’ category at The Game Awards 2020, and is the first PC and console game created by an indie gaming studio in India.
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Raji: An Ancient Epic, India’s first console game that has been developed and designed in the country, received a nomination for the best debut game segment at The Game Awards 2020. While the eventual award for the category was won by UK-based indie game developer Kinetic Games’ debut title, Phasmophobia, Raji: An Ancient Epic’s nomination will serve as an enduring moment in the history of the Indian gaming industry. While mobile gaming has been on steady growth in the country, full-scale game designing and development is yet to see its breakthrough moment in India. On this note, independent Indian game development studio Nodding Heads Games’ Raji: An Ancient Epic will have noted its nomination as one of the best debut games of 2020 as an important moment in its still-nascent journey.