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BornMonkie Games
Basic Description:
BornMonkie, Inc. is a (originally) self-funded Indian video game publisher based in Hyderabad. The company was established (unofficially) in 2016 and then registered as an official gaming company on February, 2018. The founding members of the company are VK Samhith (CEO), Pavan Kumar Reddy (PR, Marketing), and , who happened to meet in MVSR Engineering College, Hyderabad. They have worked on many projects since then, and continue to do so, providing the world with conventional video game styles, with a massive Indian Twist, making them unconventionally cultural in nature.
As of 2018, the company has had funding from an Angel Investor and has been officially running as an independent incorporation since.
BornMonkie predominantly produces games that are FPS (First Person Shooter), .io Multiplayer, Arcade, and even Minimalistic in nature. They don’t really have any boundaries when it comes to genre, because they find a way to seamlessly Indianize any game they create. This doesn’t prevent them from making minimalistic arcade-type games, however, as their first game was on this type (ShapeHit).
History:
BornMonkie started off with three friends from college, meeting, recognizing their enthusiasm for gaming, and subsequently banding their combined genius together to form the independent company.
Pavan Kumar Reddy (PR, Marketing) was a junior of VK Samhith’s (CEO) in college, and they met by chance while Reddy was working on a mini-project on VR Gaming. Together, they banded with Prajwal Deep (Lead 3D Artist), and created the brain baby behind BornMonkie- ShapeHit. ShapeHit was developed by VK Samhith and was a very popular game on iOS in China, having have trended after its release.
The company started off doing Korean games for outsourcing, and from there, they took off to making games like AutoRaja and Saaho - after officially registering as a company in February 2018 with funding from an Angel Investor.
Company Philosophy:
BornMonkie, being an independent Hyderabad-based Indian gaming company, wishes to make video games more culturally adept. They make games with an Indian twist so that you can experience India in your own way, through your smartphone; you don’t have to get on a plane to know what it’s like to be in an autorickshaw in India thanks to games like AutoRaja! BornMonkie also wishes to bring out the complexity in the simplest of games, giving you a fun-filled experience, even with simpler games like ShapeHit. Along with this, the company strives to create a connection between people, highly promoting multiplayer mode gaming.
Games Published (to be listed in ascending order):
ShapeHit (Fill in Date of Publishing)
AutoRaja (Fill in Date of Publishing)
Saaho (Fill in Date of Publishing)
Technology:
PlayStick:
BornMonkie released its very own software in 2019 to make your smartphone work as a video game controller. Along with PlayStick, came loads of fun and short arcade games, like Zombie Minion Shoot and Air Cricket; both multiplayer games.
Discord:
BornMonkie has made fan-access very simple through Discord. The company uses this software to allow for direct communication with fans, who can even get hands-on experience with the company through Beta Programming and other benefits.
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