Sixteen years
of shipping "just" games.
We started in 2010 with two people, one 2D engine, and a side-scrolling jungle runner. Today we build VR training simulators for hospitals, AR worlds for theme parks, and blockchain economies for studios across 30+ countries, and the ride from Trivandrum to Abu Dhabi to Universal Studios is a story we're proud to keep telling.
Studio Summary
Short version: NipsApp Game Studios is a 16-year-old, full-cycle game and immersive tech studio headquartered in Trivandrum (Kerala, India) with offices in Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Australia. We build mobile games, VR simulators, AR experiences, blockchain games, and metaverse worlds. We have the Clutch wall, Steam page, and App Store back-catalog to prove it.
- Founded2010, Trivandrum, Kerala, by Nipin P N
- First HitMowgly Run (Cocos2D, 2011), 1M+ downloads on Google Play and App Store
- Team50+ in-house developers, designers, 3D artists, animators and QA
- EnginesUnity3D · Unreal Engine · Cocos2D / Cocos2D-X · WebGL
- Reviews591 total: 121 Clutch · 232 Google · 55 GoodFirms · 30 Trustpilot · 16 G2 · 13 DesignRush
- MarqueeUniversal · THQ Nordic / HandyGames · ReliaQuest · UAE Royal-affiliated healthcare
- AwardsTechBehemoths Global Excellence (2025) · Global Recognition Award (2026)
- Listed onApp Store · Google Play · Steam · IGDB · Indie DB · Meta Quest Store
Origin Story 2010 to 2011
Two people. One jungle runner. A million downloads.
In 2010, NipsApp was a single name on a single laptop in Trivandrum, Kerala. Founder Nipin P N wanted to ship games, not someday, but immediately, at a time when "Indian indie game studio" wasn't really a sentence anyone said out loud yet.
A year later, in 2011, NipsApp shipped its first international title: Mowgly Run, a 2D side-scrolling runner built in Cocos2D. The team was two people: Nipin on code, and designer Akshay Pawar on art and animation. The game launched on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, and went on to cross 1 million downloads. In 2011, that was a very big deal for a two-person studio out of South India.
What followed is the part that quietly built the company. Mowgly Run got reskinned, not once, not ten times, but hundreds of times for clients all over the world who wanted their own runner with their own characters and their own brand. That long tail of reskins is what bought the studio its second computer, then its first office, then its first employees, and finally the runway to start making bigger, original things.
The studio kept the people, changed the letterhead.
NipsApp is born, Trivandrum, Kerala
Founded as simply NipsApp. No "Studios". No "Pvt Ltd". Just a name, a founder, and an intent to ship games to a global audience from Kerala, at a time when most of India's tech industry was focused on services, not products.
Sole Proprietor · Self-fundedMowgly Run ships, and crosses 1M downloads
The first NipsApp game, built in Cocos2D by a team of two, launches simultaneously on Google Play and the App Store. It crosses a million downloads, and almost overnight, becomes a reskinnable platform that hundreds of small publishers will license, brand, and ship as their own.
Genesis Title · 1M+ DownloadsThe reskin years, building muscle
Hundreds of Mowgly Run reskins. Mobile-only. 2D-only. Cocos2D-only. It wasn't glamorous, but it was the school. Every reskin was a deadline, a client briefing, a build pipeline, and a store submission, practiced again, and again, and again. That muscle memory still runs the production floor today.
Reskins · Mobile · iOS + AndroidIncorporated as NipsApp Gaming Software Pvt Ltd
The studio formalises. NipsApp becomes NipsApp Gaming Software Private Limited, a registered Indian private limited company. Bigger team, bigger projects, bigger engines. Unity3D enters the building. Then Unreal. Then Cocos2D-X for cross-platform titles.
Pvt Ltd · Multi-engine · Multi-platformGoing full-stack: PC, console, casual, casino, real-money
The portfolio diversifies hard. Unity3D mobile titles ship globally. Unreal projects push into PC and console. Real-money gaming, casino, kids' games, hyper-casual. The studio becomes a true full-cycle game development partner, not just a mobile shop.
Unity3D · Unreal · Cocos2D-X · PC + ConsoleVR healthcare training, and global recognition
NipsApp ships its first VR healthcare training simulators, including anatomy and surgical-prep modules. The work gets picked up by global media, and "VR studio" quietly becomes the second sentence on the company's pitch deck.
VR Healthcare · Featured GloballyUAE expansion · Metaverse · Blockchain
An office opens in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Confidential VR healthcare work begins for Royal Family-affiliated medical institutions in the UAE. On the consumer side: metaverse worlds, NFT-integrated games, and Web3 economies for studios in Cyprus, Toronto, and Limassol.
UAE Office · Metaverse · Web3Renamed and re-aimed as NipsApp Game Studios
The brand evolves one final time to NipsApp Game Studios, reflecting what the company actually does now: a full-cycle game and immersive-tech studio shipping for Universal, THQ Nordic / HandyGames, ReliaQuest, Pocketpills, Red Sea Film Foundation, and dozens of others. The legal entity is still NipsApp Gaming Software Pvt Ltd. The flag on the building is NipsApp Game Studios.
Current Brand · Global Studio591 verified reviews. Five stars.
Across six platforms.
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The outcome was a resounding success. The framework they built was one of the smoothest-running multiplayer systems we've used.
They treated our stories not like assets, but like living creatures.
It's the best company that I've collaborated with. Communication, quality, top notch.
We came to NipsApp with a vision for our VR Anatomy project. They executed it perfectly.
For Immortal Fight, we hit 5,000+ Steam downloads and 100+ positive ratings.
They built tools that directly addressed our workflows and the sophistication of our technology.
Studios, publishers and enterprises
that came back for more.
Universal Destinations and Experiences
An AR/VR platform for guest engagement: a VR exploration hub introducing Universal's iconic worlds, plus AR characters that come to life on-site.
HandyGames (THQ Nordic)
Real-time multiplayer Android title with matchmaking, leaderboards, live chat, lobby creation and friend invites. Stable under high concurrent sessions.
ReliaQuest
VR cyberattack simulation training for security analysts, plus AR visualisations of GreyMatter's core detection-at-source architecture.
Pocketpills
Immersive VR training for pharmacists and healthcare staff: prescription handling, drug interactions, pharmacy workflows, with progress analytics.
Peach Construction
Mobile and web build with AI-powered text and voice translation (OpenAI plus Google Translate) and full offline-first sync via CRDTs for field crews.
Hesperia
Real-time multiplayer mobile game with secure wallet integration, seamless matchmaking and anti-cheat systems. Engagement and retention exceeded forecasts.
Red Sea Film Foundation
Multi-sensory VR exhibition for the Red Sea International Film Festival: a virtual gallery walking guests through Arab cinematic heritage.
ClassLink
VR onboarding for educators and admins: a virtual school where each room represented a real ClassLink product feature, plus AR scan-to-tutorial.
Incorporation.ai
Blockchain game where every collectible, achievement and crafted item is recorded on-chain, built around story-driven, player-owned economies.
Wood Expressions Inc
A digital extension of physical board games: VR environments, AR scan-to-play features, and a companion app bridging the physical and digital.
Blowfish Studios
Advanced AI gameplay features and AI-driven analytics tools that enhanced core mechanics and the player experience across multiple titles.
AHP Aged Care
VR medical surgery training platform with detailed anatomical models, AI-guided clinical workflows and haptic feedback for healthcare education.
Building VR for the Royal Family-affiliated healthcare institutions of the UAE.
Through our Abu Dhabi office in Masdar City, NipsApp delivered a full VR-based anatomy learning platform for a world-class healthcare institution under Royal Family-affiliated leadership. The build features lifelike 3D models of human organs, multi-user instructor-led sessions, clinical-procedure simulation, and integrated learning analytics for medical trainees.
Project specifics remain confidential under NDA. What we can share is what the Managing Director shared publicly on Clutch: that the team approached the work with genuine curiosity and a desire to push boundaries, and that the resulting product exceeded expectations and became a major addition to their training setup.
Independent platforms noticed.
TechBehemoths Global Excellence Award
For excellence in Blockchain, ReactJS, and WordPress development, recognising sustained client outcomes and delivery quality across complex engineering engagements.
Global Recognition Award
For sustained excellence in delivering complex interactive systems across games, immersive technology, and enterprise platforms. Awarded to studios with verifiable multi-year, multi-region track records.
The tools that turn briefs into builds.
Game Engines
- Unity3D ★
- Unreal Engine ★
- Cocos2D / Cocos2D-X
- WebGL / Three.js
VR / XR Platforms
- Meta Quest / Oculus
- SteamVR · HTC Vive
- Apple Vision Pro
- Pico · ARKit · ARCore
Blockchain / Web3
- Ethereum · Polygon
- Solana · Binance SC
- NFT · Smart Contracts
- Crypto Wallet Integration
Art · 3D · AI
- Blender · Maya · ZBrush
- Substance Painter
- TensorFlow · PyTorch
- OpenAI · IBM Watson
Live on every storefront that matters.
We overlap with your working hours, wherever they are.
Trivandrum, Kerala
Viddhya Bhavan, Panniyode Road, Vattappara, Trivandrum, Kerala, IndiaAbu Dhabi, UAE
Office No. 102, Near Siemens Building, Masdar Free Zone, Masdar City, Abu DhabiAustralia (APAC)
APAC operations supporting clients across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.
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That's our favourite kind.
Whether it's a hyper-casual mobile game, a $50k VR training simulator, or an $800k blockchain economy with NFTs and a full metaverse, we've shipped that exact project before, with that exact budget, for someone you've heard of.
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