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2025

A Year of Milestones

Son of Thanjai

Ayelet Studio

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The Year in Numbers

2M+
Teaser Views
20K+
Wishlists
50K+
Strong Community
30+
Team Members
3
Awards Won
12
New Hires
150+
Countries Reached
365
Days of Dedication
9999+
Ctrl+Z Pressed
25+
People Brought Snacks

Key Moments of 2025

February 2025
🏆 Triple Crown at GEM Awards
Won Best Promo, Best Art Direction, and Most Anticipated Game at GAFX Bangalore.
March 2025
🌐 GDC 2025 - San Francisco
Xbox Portfolio Demo presented at the world's largest game developers conference. Publisher progress reached 80%.
May 2025
đŸŽŦ Yamini Yagnamurthy Joins
Award-winning cinematographer brings her expertise from Saani Kaayidham and Raghu Thatha.
July 17, 2025
🎮 Xbox GamePass Pitch at Final Validation
First Indian studio pitching debut title to Xbox. A historic moment for Indian game development.
August 20, 2025
🌍 Future Games Show World Premiere
"SON OF THANJAI" officially revealed to the world. 20K+ wishlists achieved!
September 11, 2025
🚀 First Playable Shipped
Xbox GamePass application submitted. Abraham flies to Tokyo for PlayStation meeting.
September 12, 2025
đŸŽŦ Complete Gameplay Walkthrough
"This was a nightmare lol" - Stealth, shadowing, interrogations, disguises, sneaking, and air assassination. Finally complete!
November 7, 2025
đŸĸ Xbox Visits Chennai
Ling & Nivedita from Xbox visit Ayelet Studio India for Game Pass discussions.
December 15, 2025
✍ī¸ Madhan Karky Joins
India's celebrated lyricist from Baahubali, RRR, and Ponniyin Selvan joins the team.

Creative Partnerships

đŸŽŦ

Yamini Yagnamurthy

Award-Winning Cinematographer

Saani Kaayidham Raghu Thatha Sillukarupati

"Son of Thanjai's rich historical setting provides endless opportunities to create visually stunning moments."

✍ī¸

Madhan Karky

India's Celebrated Lyricist

Baahubali RRR Ponniyin Selvan Enthiran

"Son of Thanjai will showcase our rich heritage to the world."

Publisher Partnerships

🎮

Xbox DAP & GamePass

Pitched July 2025

First Indian studio to pitch their debut title to Xbox. Historic milestone for the Indian gaming industry.

🌍

Future Games Show

August 2025

World premiere on the global stage. Over 20,000 wishlists following the reveal.

What We Built

⚔ī¸

Combat System Overhaul

"Contained Furious Tornado" - Complete combat redesign featuring engagement rings, morale system, and dynamic enemy AI. A revolutionary approach to action gameplay.

đŸŽ¯

Valari Weapon System

Traditional Tamil throwing weapon brought to life with Bezier trajectories, ricochet physics, and authentic cultural representation.

🎨

Tanjore Coming Alive

Award-winning visual design capturing the biome and world of 11th century Chola dynasty with meticulous historical accuracy and stunning aesthetics.

⚡

Custom Unreal Engine 5.7

Built on a custom version of Unreal Engine 5.7, leveraging Nanite, Lumen, custom shaders, tool NPC implementations, and advanced animation systems.

🛠ī¸

Ayelet Codex

Custom internal tools and unified development system built to power all upcoming Ayelet Studio titles with streamlined workflows and shared assets.

New Faces of 2025

Our team grew significantly this year, welcoming talented individuals who share our vision of bringing Tamil heritage to the world through gaming.

V
Vijay Naik
Principal Gameplay Animator
January 2025
S
Sanjai
Associate Technical Artist
June 2025
S
Shobit
Game Design Director
July 2025
S
Shivani
Associate Narrative Designer
July 2025
N
Naveen Marupakula
Senior Rigging Artist
August 2025
S
Soundar Raj
Lead Animation Director
September 2025
C
Chandrasekhar
Audio Programmer
September 2025
S
Subhadip Ghosh
Gameplay Animator
October 2025
S
Soji Thomas
Senior Concept Artist
October 2025
R
Raaghava Dhattha S
Lead World Designer
November 2025
S
Salahudeen M I
Lead Cinematic Artist
November 2025
G
Guna Sekhar
Junior Animator
December 2025

Looking to 2026

🚀

Game Launch

Son of Thanjai releases to the world - our debut title goes live.

đŸŽŦ

Gameplay Trailer

Full gameplay reveal showcasing combat, exploration and story.

đŸŽ¯

Vertical Slice

Complete delivery to Xbox with full gameplay demonstration.

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2025

A Year of Milestones

Son of Thanjai

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📊

The Year in Numbers

2M+
Teaser Views
20K+
Wishlists
30+
Team Members
3
Awards Won
đŸ”Ĩ

The Journey

50K+
Community
12
New Hires
150+
Countries
365
Days of Work
9999+
Ctrl+Z Pressed
25+
Snack Sharers
February 2025
🏆

Triple Crown!

GEM Awards at GAFX Bangalore

Best Promo
Best Art Direction
Most Anticipated Game
March 2025
🌐

GDC 2025

San Francisco, USA

Xbox Portfolio Demo presented at the world's largest game developers conference. Publisher progress reached 80%.

May 2025
đŸŽŦ

Yamini Yagnamurthy

Award-Winning Cinematographer Joins

Saani Kaayidham Raghu Thatha Sillukarupati

"Son of Thanjai's rich historical setting provides endless opportunities to create visually stunning moments."

July 17, 2025
🎮

Xbox GamePass

PITCH AT FINAL VALIDATION!

First Indian studio pitching debut title to Xbox. A historic moment for Indian game development.

August 20, 2025
🌍

World Premiere

Future Games Show

"SON OF THANJAI" officially revealed to the world. 20K+ wishlists achieved!

September 11, 2025
🚀

First Playable

Shipped to Publishers!

Xbox GamePass application submitted. Abraham flies to Tokyo for PlayStation meeting.

September 12, 2025
đŸŽŦ

Complete Walkthrough

"This was a nightmare lol"

Stealth, shadowing, interrogations, disguises, sneaking, and air assassination. Finally recorded!

November 7, 2025
đŸĸ

Xbox Visits Chennai

Ling & Nivedita at our studio

A historic moment - Xbox team visits Ayelet Studio India for Game Pass discussions.

December 15, 2025
✍ī¸

Madhan Karky

India's Celebrated Lyricist Joins!

Baahubali RRR Ponniyin Selvan Enthiran

"Son of Thanjai will showcase our rich heritage to the world."

🛠ī¸

What We Built

Part 1

⚔ī¸
Combat System
"Contained Furious Tornado" - engagement rings & morale system
đŸŽ¯
Valari Weapon
Traditional Tamil throwing weapon with Bezier trajectories
🛠ī¸

What We Built

Part 2

🎨
Tanjore Coming Alive
11th century Chola dynasty with historical accuracy
⚡
Custom UE 5.7
Custom shaders, tool NPCs & animation systems
đŸ“Ļ
Ayelet Codex
Custom internal tools & unified dev system
đŸ‘Ĩ

New Faces of 2025

Part 1

V
Vijay Naik
Principal Gameplay Animator
January 2025
S
Sanjai
Associate Technical Artist
June 2025
S
Shobit
Game Design Director
July 2025
S
Shivani
Associate Narrative Designer
July 2025
N
Naveen Marupakula
Senior Rigging Artist
August 2025
đŸ‘Ĩ

New Faces of 2025

Part 2

S
Soundar Raj
Lead Animation Director
September 2025
C
Chandrasekhar
Audio Programmer
September 2025
S
Subhadip Ghosh
Gameplay Animator
October 2025
S
Soji Thomas
Senior Concept Artist
October 2025
R
Raaghava Dhattha S
Lead World Designer
November 2025
S
Salahudeen M I
Lead Cinematic Artist
November 2025
G
Guna Sekhar
Junior Animator
December 2025
🚀

Looking to 2026

The journey continues...

Vertical Slice
Complete delivery to Xbox
Gameplay Trailer
Full gameplay reveal
Game Launch
Son of Thanjai goes live
Ayelet Studio Team

Ayelet Studio

Son of Thanjai

Strength and Honor

2026