The studio
Made in Hyderabad. Played everywhere.
5th Ocean Studios is an independent mobile game developer and publisher. Our mission is to make Indian games globally competitive, and to give Indian culture the authentic, joyful representation in games it deserves.
Who we are
We are a team of about two dozen artists, engineers, designers and producers, working out of our studio on Hitex Road in Hyderabad. We build original IP across three lanes: competitive sports (Gully Gangs), casual play and rewards (Boogie Games), and action games drawn from Indian mythology (the Ilavath universe).
We also publish games for partner studios. Hisscapes, built by Game Sculptors, is the first, and the Boogie developer SDK will open our platform to more.
Our long-term goal is simple to say and hard to do: a world-class game franchise, built in India.
Leadership
The people behind the games
- YVYasaswy Sarma VeluriCo-founder and CEO
Strategy, finance and marketing. A Chartered Accountant turned game-studio founder.
- STSai Tej VinjamuriCo-founder and COO
Leads art and design, and the look of every 5th Ocean world.
- SVSudheer VeluriCo-founder and CTO
Leads game development, engineering and live operations.
- SRSai Rakesh AkaremsettiDirector, Game Production
Drives production, partnerships and commercial terms.
Our journey
How we got here
- 2022
5th Ocean Studio Private Limited is incorporated in Hyderabad and incubated at IMAGE CoE (STPI).
- 2024
Our mythology strategy game Devas vs Asuras, later Ilavath: Battle Arenas, heads for a Steam demo. We show at the India Pavilion, Tokyo Game Show.
- 2025
Ilavath: Battle Arenas wins Bharat Tech Triumph Season 3 and goes to GDC. Gully Gangs opens its Android beta. Boogie Games launches.
- 2026
Gully Gangs wins Best Casual Game at the GEM Awards. Boogie Games passes 900,000 installs. Ilavath: Battle of Cosmos opens pre-registration and is nominated at the India Game Awards. Hisscapes launches as our first published title.