Velan Studios

A decade ago, Velan Studios started with a few curious people and a business plan that fit on an index card.📝 To reflect on the last 10 years, some of the people who built the studio into what it is today sat down to talk about it. Watch our full story on YT (link in replies)!

You can thank Josie for the thick wall of slime in Sludge Works. Watch our full story: https://youtu.be/h8UVn4W7Wus

Guha and Karthik had the perfect bookends for their experiences in game development start-up, and you'll never guess where it was. Watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61LQaP4f6ic

Bonus Story from our 10-Year Anniversary Developer Diary video featuring Karthik, latency, and mixed reality! Watch our full story here: youtu.be/h8UVn4W7Wus

Discover more stories from the staff of Velan Studios, and our video game journeys in our 10-Year Anniversary Developer Diary. Watch here: https://youtu.be/h8UVn4W7Wus

Watch the full story celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary! For more: youtu.be/h8UVn4W7Wus

It's been six years since Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit raced into people's homes. Happy Anniversary, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit!

A special thanks to Toronto Global for taking the time to speak with us about our new Toronto location, and what the future holds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROdb...

Our very own Karthik and Guha Bala joined Chris Dring to discuss our journey as a studio over the last 10 years. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/star-fox-d...

“The Nintendo partnership is a very special and unique one, and the bar is really high in terms of what we need to make.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/star-fox-d...

To mark our tenth anniversary, our co-founders Karthik and Guha Bala wrote a letter to our team about what we got right, what we learned the hard way, and the people that made it all possible. Read it here: https://www.velanstudios.com/10-years-of-velan

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Wanna know how one of our Producers got their start? Her favorite games? We sit down with Sammi at Troy's Collar City Cold Pressed for the juicy details! Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/RP3YFok61zk

September is Back to School for many people, but we wanna see how far removed our team is (or isn't) from these memories. Do you use these? 👀

🚨 This is your two month notice 🚨 The Annual Extra Life Game Day Velan 24HR stream takes place November 7-8, 2026. We'll have more details on what you can look forward to in support of the Bernard and Millie Duke Children's Hospital. Until then, here's a sneak peak at last year's. 👀

Bringing something in gaming from concept to completion is an experience with many adjustments and lessons, small or large. Sometimes, it can be important to take a look back at where it started to where it ended. Here's a few of ours for display to all of you. 😰 #indiegamedev

No matter what stage of our careers, we never stop learning at Velan. Here are a few pearls of wisdom from Velanites from their time here. We'll add a motivational song playlist later.

We've been working on a small indie project for about 9 months now, and we'd love to get your player feedback on it. If interested, please sign up for our Player Network: https://velanstudios.typeform.com/to/vx0OSlIW If you're a good fit for what we're looking for, we'll reach out with more info!