11 Game Studios in Mumbai Hiring Unity and Unreal Developers

Mumbai has quietly become India's second-largest game development hub after Bengaluru, with studios across Andheri, Powai, BKC and the western suburbs adding Unity and Unreal seats every quarter. If you are scanning the market for game studios hiring Mumbai professionals right now, this guide names eleven worth tracking, what they actually build, and the skills their recruiters keep asking for.

We have grouped them by the engine they lean on most so you can shortlist faster.

Why Mumbai is back on the game dev map

Mobile-first publishers, AR/VR product teams and a wave of mid-core PC and console outfits have pushed Unity jobs Mumbai listings to record highs in 2024 and 2025. The city's strength is twofold: a deep pool of art and animation talent feeding studios from Goregaon to Mira Road, and easy access to publishing capital and broadcast clients who now demand interactive content.

For someone in the Mira Bhayandar belt, the commute story has also improved. The Western Line plus Metro 9 connectivity puts most major studios within a 60 to 90 minute reach, which is why we keep seeing more candidates from Mira Road, Bhayandar, Borivali and Kandivali walking into interviews at Andheri-based studios.

Studios leaning Unity-first

Unity remains the workhorse for mobile, hyper-casual, mid-core and AR/VR builds. These studios advertise Unity roles most often.

1. Games2win Media

A long-running Andheri studio with casual and simulation titles that have crossed hundreds of millions of installs. They rotate Unity developer, gameplay programmer and live-ops engineer openings, with strong demand for C# fluency and mobile performance profiling.

2. Mech Mocha (Mumbai operations)

Originally Guwahati-rooted, Mech Mocha's product and engineering presence in Mumbai handles social and card games. Expect Unity, networking (Photon or Mirror) and analytics integration to come up in interviews.

3. Hashcube

Hashcube's Solitaire and casual portfolio runs on Unity with deep monetisation logic. Their Mumbai-linked hiring tends to favour mid-level developers who can own a feature end-to-end, including A/B testing setups.

4. Junglee Games (Mumbai cell)

Best known for Rummy and skill-based titles, Junglee runs hybrid Unity and native pipelines. Their Mumbai team picks up Unity engineers comfortable with secure client-server flows, given the real-money gaming context.

5. Octro

Octro's Teen Patti and Carrom franchises are Unity-built and live-ops heavy. They look for engineers who understand social loops, push notification orchestration and mobile build pipelines.

Studios leaning Unreal-first

Unreal Engine careers in Mumbai used to be rare outside of architectural viz. That has flipped with virtual production, OTT VFX work and a growing console-quality indie scene.

6. Outlier Games

A boutique studio working on third-person action and PC titles. Unreal 5 fluency, Blueprint plus C++, and a portfolio with at least one polished vertical slice are non-negotiable.

7. Studio Sirah

Narrative and console-leaning projects with a strong Unreal pipeline. They have been adding gameplay programmers and technical animators who can speak both engine and storytelling.

8. Lila Games

While headquartered in Bangalore, Lila's Mumbai contributors and contractors work on Unreal-based mid-core projects. Senior gameplay and AI roles open regularly.

Hybrid and emerging studios worth watching

These outfits hire across both engines or are scaling fast enough to warrant a watchlist entry.

9. SuperGaming

SuperGaming's Indus battle royale work has pulled in Mumbai-based Unreal and Unity talent for client builds, tools and live-ops. Strong shipped-title portfolios get fast-tracked.

10. Nazara Technologies

The listed gaming major operates multiple subsidiaries from Mumbai. Hiring spans Unity for esports and casual titles and Unreal for select premium projects, plus a steady stream of tools and backend roles.

11. Tonk Tonk Games

A younger Mumbai studio leaning into culturally rooted IP. They tend to hire generalist Unity developers who can wear gameplay, UI and prototyping hats on small teams.

What recruiters actually screen for

Across these eleven studios, the technical bar in 2025 is sharper than it was even two years ago. Job descriptions vary, but the recurring asks line up neatly.

Core skills that show up in almost every listing:

• C# for Unity or C++ and Blueprints for Unreal, with at least one shipped or near-shipped project.
• Version control discipline using Git or Perforce, including branching strategy for team projects.
• Mobile performance work: draw calls, batching, memory budgets, addressables for Unity teams.
• Familiarity with one analytics or live-ops stack such as GameAnalytics, Unity Gaming Services or PlayFab.
• Comfort reading and writing shaders at a basic level, plus a working sense of lighting and post-processing.

Soft signals that quietly tip the scale:

• A public portfolio (itch.io, GitHub or a personal site) with at least two playable builds.
• Game jam participation. Even a 48-hour Ludum Dare entry tells recruiters you can ship under pressure.
• Clear write-ups of what you built versus what your team built. Honesty here matters more than candidates think.

A realistic salary picture for game dev India roles

Compensation in game dev India has firmed up, especially in Mumbai where studio density pushes offers slightly above the national mean. Treat these as 2025 ballpark ranges rather than guarantees.

1. Junior Unity or Unreal developer (0 to 2 years): roughly ₹3–5 LPA at smaller studios, ₹5–7 LPA at the larger publishers.
2. Mid-level gameplay programmer (2 to 5 years): roughly ₹6–12 LPA, with shipped-title experience pushing the upper end.
3. Senior or lead engineer (5+ years): typically ₹15–25 LPA, occasionally higher for niche Unreal or engine-tools specialists.
4. Technical artists and tools programmers: often a 10 to 20 percent premium over equivalent gameplay roles given the talent shortage.
5. Live-ops and backend game engineers: tracking close to mid-level gameplay pay, sometimes higher at real-money skill studios.

How to actually break in from the Mumbai suburbs

Most candidates we coach at Storyboard come in with one of three gaps: thin portfolios, weak engine fundamentals, or no exposure to team-based production. Fixing all three is doable inside a year if you are deliberate about it.

A practical 12-month plan looks like this:

1. Pick one engine first. If you want maximum Unity jobs Mumbai exposure, start there. If your dream is console-quality work and you can stomach a steeper curve, start with Unreal.
2. Build three projects of escalating scope: a one-week prototype, a one-month polished mini-game, and a three-month vertical slice with art, audio and UI.
3. Join two game jams. The constraint forces shipping habits that solo learners rarely develop.
4. Contribute to one open source tool or asset, even a small editor utility. It signals collaboration.
5. Apply to internships from month nine onwards, even unpaid ones at small studios. Shipping credits beat certificates every time.

This is the structure our Gaming programme at Storyboard is built around. The hands-on studio model at our Mira Road East campus walks students through Unity and Unreal pipelines, asset integration, gameplay scripting and a capstone project that doubles as a portfolio piece. Because the institute has been running since 2015 with a 99% placement track record, students get direct exposure to recruiter expectations rather than guessing at them.

Local advantage for Mira Bhayandar candidates

If you live anywhere between Dahisar and Bhayandar, the Mumbai studio map is more accessible than you think. Andheri and Goregaon studios are reachable on the Western Line, and a growing share of mid-sized studios now run hybrid in-office schedules that make a longer commute workable two or three days a week.

The catch is that you need to walk into the interview already speaking the studio's language. Knowing the difference between a Scriptable Object architecture and a singleton, or between a Blueprint interface and an actor component, is what separates a portfolio review from a polite rejection.

Where Storyboard fits in your pipeline

Our placements page lists the partner studios and creative companies that have hired Storyboard alumni across animation, VFX and gaming. For aspirants targeting Unreal Engine careers or Unity roles specifically, the gaming track combines engine training with art, level design and production basics so you can credibly apply for hybrid roles too.

If you are weighing options, talk to our admissions team. Call 091521 55527 or use the contact form to book a campus visit at Mira Road East. We will walk you through the curriculum, current student projects and which Mumbai studios our recent graduates have moved into. The game studios hiring Mumbai talent today reward candidates who treat their craft seriously, and that is exactly the standard the programme is built around.