Indus, the home-grown Indian battle royale cellular title, has handed 5 million pre-registrations and is ready to enter closed beta in the course of the “festive season” of 2023.
The title is the second battle royale title SuperGaming shall be producing after their latest hit recreation Battle Stars. It’s value noting the latter solely added these recreation modes after launch, nonetheless the addition has helped to spice up battle stars to over 5 million gamers and has seen the title have fun Indian independence day with a Delhi-themed map. Whereas these figures are spectacular, Indus has already surpassed Battle Stars’ participant base with pre-registration alone, suggesting the title might even see nice success when it will definitely releases.
CEO and co-founder of SuperGaming, Roby John – who we interviewed final month – commented, “The Indus Closed Beta trailer is our try at showcasing the Indian gaming trade by involving aspirational real-life icons from tradition, sports activities, and content material creation as part of it. With over 5 million pre-registrations to this point and the assist of a vocal neighborhood we firmly imagine Indus is on the forefront of constructing India’s gaming revolution.”
A possible rival to BGMI?
Though Indus has not been posed as a possible rival to BGMI immediately, it’s exhausting to disregard the competitors that it’s going up towards. BattleGrounds Cellular India was developer Krafton’s try to revamp PUBG for the Indian cellular market after the unique title was pulled from storefronts over the builders ties to Chinese language corporations such asTencent. Though the sport was subsequently eliminated, in 2023 the corporate was in a position to get their title reinstated, and since then it has confirmed to nonetheless be an immensely profitable title.
Whereas it’s not possible to say how a lot patriotism is an element, there’s no denying Indus is positioning itself as a particularly Indian product. From the inclusion of main personalities, akin to gaming YouTuber Techno Gamerz and even Olympic sharpshooter Heena Sidhu, in addition to the title’s concentrate on an “indo-futuristic” aesthetic, it seeks to distinguish itself from different, comparable titles.
With sturdy pre-registration numbers and its upcoming beta, we’ll be watching carefully to see how Indus measures up, and whether or not SuperGaming has a bona-fide hit on their palms.
