EXCLUSIVE: Rural Games Founder Sunny Rajput on Building an Indian Indie Studio From Meerut and Developing Platform 13

India’s indie game development scene is gradually expanding beyond the country’s established technology and gaming centers. Rural Games is taking a particularly unconventional route, attempting to build an independent studio from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, while developing original games and providing practical experience to emerging developers. Founded by Sunny Rajput in 2025, Rural Games began with the idea that location should not determine who gets to make games. “Creativity and game development can come from anywhere,” the studio shared in a…