Nakul Verma | Game Director

Nakul Verma | Game Director

Nakul Verma is an independent game developer from Gurugram. During his childhood, Nakul became fascinated by the world of games and technology and decided to pursue a B.Tech in Electronics from PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh in 2010. Ever since then, Nakul has been developing and programming games for a living. He has worked with multiple teams, leading on the likes of prototyping experimental concepts and building commercial products.

Nakul strongly believes that games is an art form and independent gaming is the best way to express this. So, in 2019, he started his own production company, Playbae, with its first commercial release, In My Shadow, launching in 2021. This award-winning game sees players use shadows in imaginative ways to solve logic puzzles. Its unique gameplay garnered recognition from the likes of Steam, Apple, India GDC, the Tokyo Game Show, DreamHack, IMGA and Indie Prize.

When he quit his job to pursue his indie endeavour, Nakul says he could have never dreamt that one day his work would be appreciated by the home of film, games and television: BAFTA. He sees this as a clear breakthrough moment in his journey to inspire gamers and never let anything limit the imagination.