About the Sumo Pune family

Established in 2007, Sumo Pune was the 2nd Studio opened by Sumo Digital.   

Since then, Sumo Pune has developed into a premier destination for console and PC games development in India.  

We collaborate with all studios in the Sumo Digital family, co-developing with them across Engineering, Art, Design, QA, and Production through all the stages of making and publishing a game.  

Together with Sumo Digital studios, have developed videogames for partners like Apple, SEGA, Microsoft, Sony, EA, 2K and many more. We are incredibly proud to be working on highly anticipated and exciting next-gen games. 


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STUDIO HISTORY

FOUNDED IN 2007

  • Primarily established as an Art studio
  • Art team seamlessly integrated within UK Studios and projects

2015

  • Engineering Team started
  • Fully integrated with UK development teams
  • Providing both key specialist engineering expertise and generalist development support

2017

  • Design Team started
  • Currently working across multiple projects providing level design and game design expertise

QA TEAM STARTED

  • Supporting Quality Assurance across multiple projects
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Sumo Pune Employees celebrating an award

OUR STUDIO TEAM

Currently nearing a 140-person strong multi discipline, Co-Development Studio, and growing!

  • Production Team: 4 people
  • Art Team: 87 people across UI, Animation, Characters, Environments, Vehicles and Props
  • Engineering Team: 27 people across Gameplay, AI, Systems, Tools and Generalists
  • Design Team: 7 people across Level Design and Game Design
  • Quality Analyst Team: 2 people
  • IT, Operations, Finance, HR, Recruitment and Marketing: 10 people
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STUDIO LEADERSHIP

Stewart Neal

Stewart Neal

Studio Director
22 years experience: Codemasters, Midway Games
Anup Totala

Anup Totala

Director of Finance and Operations
12 years experience: Deloitte
Jacob Kureekattil

Jacob Kureekattil

Head of Production
19 years experience: Keywords (Lakshya), Auryn Inc
Asit Ghadge

Asit Ghadge

Head of Art
15 years experience: FX Labs (Now Glu), Aurona Technologies
Ganesh Chaudhari

Ganesh Chaudhari

Technical Manager
11 years experience: Motorola, MOP Ltd
Dolly Thomas

Dolly Thomas

Manager Talent Acquisition
Ayush Bhandari

Ayush Bhandari

Marketing Manager
Gaurav Bhoite

Gaurav Bhoite

Lead - Quality Analyst
Pratiksha Nagori

Pratiksha Nagori

HR Manager - Strategy & Compliance
Udain Singh Tomar

Udain Singh Tomar

Lead Level Designer
Laxmikant Sharma

Laxmikant Sharma

Art Manager
14 years experience: Jump Games (Now Reliance Games)

ONE BIG FAMILY WITH OUTSTANDING SUPPORT AND PERKS

IN AND AROUND PUNE

Pune is a green city boasting Hill Stations, Parks and Forts. There are also multiple restaurants and bars within walking distance for a great night life experience. Close access to a large shopping mall with a movie theatre and party facilities and sports venues, makes Pune a great place to keep all ages occupied when not creating some of the worlds best known AAA games.

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Cricket ground
Lavasa Riverfront