The IDC Game Design Studio is a creative lab at the IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay dedicated to learning, experimenting, and imagining through games. It is an academic and experimental space where students explore game design through hands-on making, primarily using tabletop games as a medium.

Over the past three years, the studio has facilitated the creation of 40+ games across diverse themes — from mathematics, history, geography, and English to Mumbai’s local commute, Indian politics, and digital citizenship. Students also explore advanced concepts such as the theory of relativity, share market dynamics, and computational thinking, learning through design exercises, workshops, playtesting, and iterative experimentation.

At its core, the studio believes in learning by doing. Students explore mechanics, dynamics, aesthetics, systems thinking, and user experience while working with creative constraints and interdisciplinary teams. Through teaching, research, and experimentation, the studio explores how games can educate, engage, and inspire, contributing to the growing field of game design as a discipline.