


“We plan to develop the game in a way that the art pipeline is the only thing we need to take care of when we develop the game," he says. “The dev kit conversation has started at least with Microsoft, but Sony and Nintendo we're yet to approach them,” admits Singh, though he’s not worried due to the way the game is being developed. Considering how notoriously difficult it is for game developers in India to get access to developer kits for consoles, we wondered how far ahead discussions had gone with Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. Built for the PC, the studio wants to bring it to consoles as well, if the stretch goals are met on Kickstarter. Sky Sutra Is Part Shooter, Part Platformer, All Awesome - and Made in IndiaĪ demo of the game was playable at IGX 2017, and is also available as a free download to augment Nodding Heads’ Kickstarter for the game. We wanted it to be an original universe.” "Inspiration came from the medieval architecture of Rajasthan and we infused Hindu and Balinese mythology and we came up with the universe of Raji. “We don't have a game that represents India, that's made in India and represents the lores and myths and culture in a video game," explains Nodding Heads’ Avichal Singh, who’s the studio’s lead designer and founder. Gadgets 360 spoke to the team behind Raji: An Ancient Epic to find out more. 2,814,977) has been raised at the time of writing, with 13 days to go.

10,300,000) funding goal, out of which over $43,755 (approximately Rs.

The game’s up on Kickstarter right now with a funding goal of $160,355 (around Rs. The team behind it, Nodding Heads Games, consists of ex- Rockstar Games, EA, and Zynga staff. Through a picturesque representation of Ancient India, you’ll maim, electrocute, burn, and slice through hordes of demons in order to save the world and rescue your brother from the demon lord Mahabalasura. With stunning art direction, gorgeous visuals, and fantastic sound design, Raji: An Ancient Epic, by Nodding Heads, makes a superb first impression that’s made even more impressive by the fact that the game was developed by a team of just eight people.įrom ancient forts to a variety of enemy types, there’s a lot of going on the action adventure game that has you in the role of the a young girl called Raji.
