359 Game Designer jobs in India

Why choose Gameskraft?

Gameskraft is one of India’s largest gaming companies - a bootstrapped and profitable

Unicorn with products in Rummy, Daily Fantasy Sports, Poker, Ludo, and now Casual

Games.

Founded in 2017, Gameskraft grew rapidly and achieved profitability fast due to our

focus on core tenets of delivering fun through superior technology, innovation for

consumers, delightful design and UX, and quality customer support.

The company was founded by passionate gamers with a strong pedigree. The founders

and leadership team have been instrumental in building and scaling technology,

gaming, and consumer internet companies such as Myntra, Flipkart, Google, Zynga, GSN

Games, Moonfrog Labs, Grofers, Swiggy, Paytm, Snapdeal, Makemytrip, OYO, CA

Technologies, Arcot, Ola among others. They are also esteemed alumni of premium

Indian institutes like IIT, IIM, ISB, BHU, NIT, NSIT, etc. We have ~700+ employees based

out of Bangalore.

Gameskraft’s Vision is “To create unmatched experiences, every day, everywhere”.

So, we’re growing across newer gaming categories and geographies. Gameskraft is also

a Principal member of the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF).

Our Brands

• Our flagship brand, ‘RummyCulture’, is the #1 Rummy brand in India by Revenue.

It also holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Online Rummy

Tournament” - a testament to our scale and technology prowess.

• Besides RummyCulture, Gameskraft Group also operates the RummyTime, Play

Ship & Rummy Prime brands in Rummy segment.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a creative, data-driven Game Designer to join our team and help build

world-class, free-to-play casual mobile games.

As a core team member of a new Business Unit at Gameskraft, you’ll be instrumental in

launching and scaling our flagship casual mobile game titles. You’ll collaborate closely

with artists, engineers, product and live-ops to design engaging core loops,

monetisation (IAP) funnels, progression systems and social features that drive retention

and revenue on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Game Concept & Systems Design:

• Develop and iterate on core gameplay loops, progression systems,

reward economies and IAP funnels tailored for casual audiences.

• Write and maintain detailed design documentation, flowcharts,

wireframes and interactive prototypes.

Monetization & Live-Ops

• Design and balance in-game currencies, item shops, sales promotions,

events and A/B tests to optimize ARPDAU and LTV.

• Analyse engagement and purchase data; collaborate with the analytics

Team to identify opportunities and iterate on features.

Economy Design Basics

• Architect and balance virtual economies, including currency sinks, reward

pacing, and IAP pricing structures

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work hand-in-hand with UX/UI, art and engineering teams to implement,

Polish and QA new features.

• Ideate & help design feature roadmaps, share input on user acquisition campaigns, and participate in live events.

Player Research & Testing

• Conduct internal playtests and collaborate on external user tests to

validate fun, balance and IAP design.

• Gather player feedback from communities, reviews and in-game telemetry to inform design decisions.

Documentation & Communication

• Articulate design rationale, priorities and requirements in regular sprint/planning meetings.
• Mentor team members, sharing best practices in casual F2P and IAP-driven design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 4–5+ years as a Game Designer, with at least one shipped, monetized F2P casual mobile title (iOS/Android).
• Portfolio: Demonstrable case studies of systems you’ve designed—especially IAP funnels, progression loops or card/board-style mechanics.
• Proficiency with Unity (pivoting designs into working prototypes).
• Strong grasp of F2P economy design, live-ops strategies and A/B testing frameworks.
• Basic understanding of UI/UX principles and ability to translate designs into specs.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable interpreting telemetry data, using tools like Game Analytics, Firebase, Amplitude or similar.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to author clear, organised design specs and present to stakeholders

Preferred Qualification:

• Direct experience on card-based or casino-style casual games (e.g., Poker,
• Solitaire, Rummy, Deck-building CCGs).
• Experience working in fast paced / agile environments.
• Understanding of social features (friend invites, chat, leaderboards)

Why choose Gameskraft?

Gameskraft is one of India’s largest gaming companies - a bootstrapped and profitable

Unicorn with products in Rummy, Daily Fantasy Sports, Poker, Ludo, and now Casual

Games.

Founded in 2017, Gameskraft grew rapidly and achieved profitability fast due to our

focus on core tenets of delivering fun through superior technology, innovation for

consumers, delightful design and UX, and quality customer support.

The company was founded by passionate gamers with a strong pedigree. The founders

and leadership team have been instrumental in building and scaling technology,

gaming, and consumer internet companies such as Myntra, Flipkart, Google, Zynga, GSN

Games, Moonfrog Labs, Grofers, Swiggy, Paytm, Snapdeal, Makemytrip, OYO, CA

Technologies, Arcot, Ola among others. They are also esteemed alumni of premium

Indian institutes like IIT, IIM, ISB, BHU, NIT, NSIT, etc. We have ~700+ employees based

out of Bangalore.

Gameskraft’s Vision is “To create unmatched experiences, every day, everywhere”.

So, we’re growing across newer gaming categories and geographies. Gameskraft is also

a Principal member of the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF).

Our Brands

• Our flagship brand, ‘RummyCulture’, is the #1 Rummy brand in India by Revenue.

It also holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Online Rummy

Tournament” - a testament to our scale and technology prowess.

• Besides RummyCulture, Gameskraft Group also operates the RummyTime, Play

Ship & Rummy Prime brands in Rummy segment.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a creative, data-driven Game Designer to join our team and help build

world-class, free-to-play casual mobile games.

As a core team member of a new Business Unit at Gameskraft, you’ll be instrumental in

launching and scaling our flagship casual mobile game titles. You’ll collaborate closely

with artists, engineers, product and live-ops to design engaging core loops,

monetisation (IAP) funnels, progression systems and social features that drive retention

and revenue on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Game Concept & Systems Design:

• Develop and iterate on core gameplay loops, progression systems,

reward economies and IAP funnels tailored for casual audiences.

• Write and maintain detailed design documentation, flowcharts,

wireframes and interactive prototypes.

Monetization & Live-Ops

• Design and balance in-game currencies, item shops, sales promotions,

events and A/B tests to optimize ARPDAU and LTV.

• Analyse engagement and purchase data; collaborate with the analytics

Team to identify opportunities and iterate on features.

Economy Design Basics

• Architect and balance virtual economies, including currency sinks, reward

pacing, and IAP pricing structures

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work hand-in-hand with UX/UI, art and engineering teams to implement,

Polish and QA new features.

• Ideate & help design feature roadmaps, share input on user acquisition campaigns, and participate in live events.

Player Research & Testing

• Conduct internal playtests and collaborate on external user tests to

validate fun, balance and IAP design.

• Gather player feedback from communities, reviews and in-game telemetry to inform design decisions.

Documentation & Communication

• Articulate design rationale, priorities and requirements in regular sprint/planning meetings.
• Mentor team members, sharing best practices in casual F2P and IAP-driven design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 4–5+ years as a Game Designer, with at least one shipped, monetized F2P casual mobile title (iOS/Android).
• Portfolio: Demonstrable case studies of systems you’ve designed—especially IAP funnels, progression loops or card/board-style mechanics.
• Proficiency with Unity (pivoting designs into working prototypes).
• Strong grasp of F2P economy design, live-ops strategies and A/B testing frameworks.
• Basic understanding of UI/UX principles and ability to translate designs into specs.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable interpreting telemetry data, using tools like Game Analytics, Firebase, Amplitude or similar.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to author clear, organised design specs and present to stakeholders

Preferred Qualification:

• Direct experience on card-based or casino-style casual games (e.g., Poker,
• Solitaire, Rummy, Deck-building CCGs).
• Experience working in fast paced / agile environments.
• Understanding of social features (friend invites, chat, leaderboards)

Our Mission

We strive for greatness. This means we want our games studio to be the first globally competitive company built in India that can compete against the world's most prominent players, like Timi Tencent,  Supercell, and Activision Blizzard.

Greatness will be defined by taking on difficult challenges and relentlessly pursuing excellence.

We seek greatness in the products we build (initially games), but more importantly in our people and the organization we build. We are not there yet, and we seek an exceptional team member who can help us  achieve global competitiveness.

Role & Key Responsibilities

• Whether youre an experienced designer or an up-and-coming talent, what matters to us is your skill, drive, and love for games.
• Design Documentation: Write comprehensive game design specifications and feature docs that clearly communicate gameplay mechanics, systems, controls, and content to the team.
• Quality & Polish Ownership: Drive the games polish and uphold the quality bar work closely with engineers, artists, and level designers to ensure every feature and asset meets our high  standards and the game feels great to play.
• Market Analysis & Research: Continuously analyze top-performing mobile and shooter games.
• Identify trending features and design elements in the market and produce detailed, analytical breakdowns of reference games to inform and inspire our own game design decisions.
• Manage Playtesting & Feedback: Organize and manage player feedback through internal and external playtests. Gather qualitative feedback and gameplay data, analyze player responses, and  iterate on designs to improve the game based on real user insights.
• AI Integration: Research and implement AI tools to enhance the game design process. Explore AI applications for prototyping, testing, and content creation. Stay current on AI developments  relevant to game design

What Were Looking For

High IQ & Problem-Solving: High intellectual horsepower with exceptional problem-solving skills you approach complex design challenges with a structured, logical mindset and devise smart,  systematic solutions.

Clear, Organized Writer: Excellent writing skills with a knack for clarity and organization. You can produce detailed design documentation and specifications that are easy for others to understand  and follow.

Passion for Shooters: A deep passion for shooter games on mobile (and console/PC too!) you love playing and dissecting games like FPS/TPS titles. Youre eager to play numerous games for  research and have keen insight into what makes shooter gameplay fun and engaging for players.

Curious & Growth-Oriented: A strong learners mindset with endless curiosity. You constantly seek to learn new things, research design techniques, study games, and improve your own skills.

You embrace feedback and see challenges as opportunities to grow.

AI Enthusiast : Interest in artificial intelligence and its applications in game design. Youre willing (and excited) to study emerging AI tools/techniques and figure out how to incorporate them into  the design process to boost creativity or efficiency.

Analytical Mindset: Comfort with analytical thinking and data. You can break down game systems or player feedback logically, identify patterns or problems, and back up your design  decisions with sound reasoning (or even supporting data when available).

Detail-Oriented Quality Focus : An eye for detail and a commitment to excellence. You care about the little details that elevate a game from good to great, and youre dedicated to  delivering a polished, high-quality player experience.

Demonstrated Skill & Achievements: We welcome junior as well as veteran candidates but you must demonstrate your game design ability. This could be through prior work on games  (professional or hobbyist), personal projects, blog posts, mods, game jam entries, or any notable  design achievements that show off your skills and creative thinking.

Please note: This position is for one of Playdawn's clients, and successful candidates will be hired directly by the client, not by Playdawn.

Our client is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. They are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, or other protected characteristics. They believe that diversity fuels innovation and creativity, and they strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to shared success.

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Why choose Gameskraft?

Gameskraft is one of India’s largest gaming companies - a bootstrapped and profitable

Unicorn with products in Rummy, Daily Fantasy Sports, Poker, Ludo, and now Casual

Games.

Founded in 2017, Gameskraft grew rapidly and achieved profitability fast due to our

focus on core tenets of delivering fun through superior technology, innovation for

consumers, delightful design and UX, and quality customer support.

The company was founded by passionate gamers with a strong pedigree. The founders

and leadership team have been instrumental in building and scaling technology,

gaming, and consumer internet companies such as Myntra, Flipkart, Google, Zynga, GSN

Games, Moonfrog Labs, Grofers, Swiggy, Paytm, Snapdeal, Makemytrip, OYO, CA

Technologies, Arcot, Ola among others. They are also esteemed alumni of premium

Indian institutes like IIT, IIM, ISB, BHU, NIT, NSIT, etc. We have ~700+ employees based

out of Bangalore.

Gameskraft’s Vision is “To create unmatched experiences, every day, everywhere”.

So, we’re growing across newer gaming categories and geographies. Gameskraft is also

a Principal member of the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF).

Our Brands

• Our flagship brand, ‘RummyCulture’, is the #1 Rummy brand in India by Revenue.

It also holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Online Rummy

Tournament” - a testament to our scale and technology prowess.

• Besides RummyCulture, Gameskraft Group also operates the RummyTime, Play

Ship & Rummy Prime brands in Rummy segment.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a creative, data-driven Game Designer to join our team and help build

world-class, free-to-play casual mobile games.

As a core team member of a new Business Unit at Gameskraft, you’ll be instrumental in

launching and scaling our flagship casual mobile game titles. You’ll collaborate closely

with artists, engineers, product and live-ops to design engaging core loops,

monetisation (IAP) funnels, progression systems and social features that drive retention

and revenue on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Game Concept & Systems Design:

• Develop and iterate on core gameplay loops, progression systems,

reward economies and IAP funnels tailored for casual audiences.

• Write and maintain detailed design documentation, flowcharts,

wireframes and interactive prototypes.

Monetization & Live-Ops

• Design and balance in-game currencies, item shops, sales promotions,

events and A/B tests to optimize ARPDAU and LTV.

• Analyse engagement and purchase data; collaborate with the analytics

Team to identify opportunities and iterate on features.

Economy Design Basics

• Architect and balance virtual economies, including currency sinks, reward

pacing, and IAP pricing structures

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work hand-in-hand with UX/UI, art and engineering teams to implement,

Polish and QA new features.

• Ideate & help design feature roadmaps, share input on user acquisition campaigns, and participate in live events.

Player Research & Testing

• Conduct internal playtests and collaborate on external user tests to

validate fun, balance and IAP design.

• Gather player feedback from communities, reviews and in-game telemetry to inform design decisions.

Documentation & Communication

• Articulate design rationale, priorities and requirements in regular sprint/planning meetings.
• Mentor team members, sharing best practices in casual F2P and IAP-driven design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 4–5+ years as a Game Designer, with at least one shipped, monetized F2P casual mobile title (iOS/Android).
• Portfolio: Demonstrable case studies of systems you’ve designed—especially IAP funnels, progression loops or card/board-style mechanics.
• Proficiency with Unity (pivoting designs into working prototypes).
• Strong grasp of F2P economy design, live-ops strategies and A/B testing frameworks.
• Basic understanding of UI/UX principles and ability to translate designs into specs.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable interpreting telemetry data, using tools like Game Analytics, Firebase, Amplitude or similar.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to author clear, organised design specs and present to stakeholders

Preferred Qualification:

• Direct experience on card-based or casino-style casual games (e.g., Poker,
• Solitaire, Rummy, Deck-building CCGs).
• Experience working in fast paced / agile environments.
• Understanding of social features (friend invites, chat, leaderboards)

Why choose Gameskraft?

Gameskraft is one of India’s largest gaming companies - a bootstrapped and profitable

Unicorn with products in Rummy, Daily Fantasy Sports, Poker, Ludo, and now Casual

Games.

Founded in 2017, Gameskraft grew rapidly and achieved profitability fast due to our

focus on core tenets of delivering fun through superior technology, innovation for

consumers, delightful design and UX, and quality customer support.

The company was founded by passionate gamers with a strong pedigree. The founders

and leadership team have been instrumental in building and scaling technology,

gaming, and consumer internet companies such as Myntra, Flipkart, Google, Zynga, GSN

Games, Moonfrog Labs, Grofers, Swiggy, Paytm, Snapdeal, Makemytrip, OYO, CA

Technologies, Arcot, Ola among others. They are also esteemed alumni of premium

Indian institutes like IIT, IIM, ISB, BHU, NIT, NSIT, etc. We have ~700+ employees based

out of Bangalore.

Gameskraft’s Vision is “To create unmatched experiences, every day, everywhere”.

So, we’re growing across newer gaming categories and geographies. Gameskraft is also

a Principal member of the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF).

Our Brands

• Our flagship brand, ‘RummyCulture’, is the #1 Rummy brand in India by Revenue.

It also holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Online Rummy

Tournament” - a testament to our scale and technology prowess.

• Besides RummyCulture, Gameskraft Group also operates the RummyTime, Play

Ship & Rummy Prime brands in Rummy segment.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a creative, data-driven Game Designer to join our team and help build

world-class, free-to-play casual mobile games.

As a core team member of a new Business Unit at Gameskraft, you’ll be instrumental in

launching and scaling our flagship casual mobile game titles. You’ll collaborate closely

with artists, engineers, product and live-ops to design engaging core loops,

monetisation (IAP) funnels, progression systems and social features that drive retention

and revenue on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Game Concept & Systems Design:

• Develop and iterate on core gameplay loops, progression systems,

reward economies and IAP funnels tailored for casual audiences.

• Write and maintain detailed design documentation, flowcharts,

wireframes and interactive prototypes.

Monetization & Live-Ops

• Design and balance in-game currencies, item shops, sales promotions,

events and A/B tests to optimize ARPDAU and LTV.

• Analyse engagement and purchase data; collaborate with the analytics

Team to identify opportunities and iterate on features.

Economy Design Basics

• Architect and balance virtual economies, including currency sinks, reward

pacing, and IAP pricing structures

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work hand-in-hand with UX/UI, art and engineering teams to implement,

Polish and QA new features.

• Ideate & help design feature roadmaps, share input on user acquisition campaigns, and participate in live events.

Player Research & Testing

• Conduct internal playtests and collaborate on external user tests to

validate fun, balance and IAP design.

• Gather player feedback from communities, reviews and in-game telemetry to inform design decisions.

Documentation & Communication

• Articulate design rationale, priorities and requirements in regular sprint/planning meetings.
• Mentor team members, sharing best practices in casual F2P and IAP-driven design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 4–5+ years as a Game Designer, with at least one shipped, monetized F2P casual mobile title (iOS/Android).
• Portfolio: Demonstrable case studies of systems you’ve designed—especially IAP funnels, progression loops or card/board-style mechanics.
• Proficiency with Unity (pivoting designs into working prototypes).
• Strong grasp of F2P economy design, live-ops strategies and A/B testing frameworks.
• Basic understanding of UI/UX principles and ability to translate designs into specs.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable interpreting telemetry data, using tools like Game Analytics, Firebase, Amplitude or similar.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to author clear, organised design specs and present to stakeholders

Preferred Qualification:

• Direct experience on card-based or casino-style casual games (e.g., Poker,
• Solitaire, Rummy, Deck-building CCGs).
• Experience working in fast paced / agile environments.
• Understanding of social features (friend invites, chat, leaderboards)