Towards the end of his engineering course, Vikash took a day off and went to a ‘nearby’ cyber cafe (20 kilometres away) that allowed one-hour of internet access for Rs 100. “Even boys in my hostel used to play the game,” he says. In one such CD, Vikash found free gaming software, which brought back his childhood dream of creating his own game.Īlmost overnight, he developed a game, Eggy Boy, which went to receive the ’Game of the Month' title from various magazines. “When other people used to do ‘time pass’ on their computers, I used to collect the free software that came with computer magazines and explore,” he says. So much so, that he became the go-to person in the hostel for all computer-related queries. “Other people used to watch movies and listen to songs on the PC in my hostel, but I always used it for studies,” he says. He says he never wasted their investment. Vikash recalls that buying a computer was a big deal at that time, but his mother and brother managed to get one when he asked for it. “I wanted to be rich,” he says.Īs he grew up, he realised that IT engineers earn well, and decided to take up computer engineering. Vikash, who had an elder brother, recalls that nobody ever asked him what he wanted to become when he grew up. He was two years old when he lost his father the family survived on his father’s pension. Vikash grew up in a humble home in Patna. The founder highlights that an Indian game has never crossed the 100-million download mark before this, and that Ludo King is the only game with more than 350 million installs. Ludo King, which adds a modern touch to the royal game of Pachisi, which used to be played between Indian kings and queens in ancient times, has surpassed top gaming titles like Candy Crush Saga, PUBG, Clash of Clans, Subway Surfers, Temple Run, and others in monthly active users in India. Now, DAUs have crossed the 50 million-mark while MAUs are more than 185 million.

Vikash says before the lockdown, Ludo King’s traffic used to be 13-15 million DAUs (Daily Active Users) and 60-63 million MAUs (Monthly Active Users).

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