With its first product, ‘Kurukshetra: Ascension,' a card combat game, Bengaluru-based Studio Sirah plans to bring the Indian mythical universe into gaming. Studio Sirah received $830,000 in funding from Lumikai, an Indian gaming-focused venture capital fund, to help develop its first game. The company also intends to release more games inspired by Indian legends and history in the future.

Prateek Shah and Abhaas Shah, two brothers who grew up playing games like Contra, Age of Empires, Civilization, and Hearthstone, formed Studio Sirah. The gaming firm was created with the goal of bringing games with Indian content to audiences all across the world, not just in India. Studio Sirah will concentrate on creating mid-core games, which are hardcore games that can be completed in a short amount of time.

Prateek's first love was video games. Abhaas has honed the skill of being the jack of all trades, from a hazy Liberal Arts education at Berkeley to fundraising for agricultural innovation in Ethiopia and a diverse consulting stint at Bain.

“We didn’t see any good Indian content that we would like to play as gamers. There are a lot of hypercasual and casual games, but these are not the games that appeal to us,” Abhaas Shah was quoted as saying by VentureBeat.

Abhaas further mentioned how Indian mythology are still popular in the country. Studio Sirah aspires to provide a modernised version of these stories to players all over the world through its games.

Kurukshetra: Ascension will be Studio Sirah's first game, and it will be a card battler based on the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics. The basic premise in these types of games is card battles.

“Earn hundreds of unique cards and outplay your opponents in thrilling online duels. Battle mythical monsters and ancient gods in a legendary campaign of ascension where your decisions determine the fate of the universe,” reads the game’s description on the website.

The game will also have fictionalised tales and characters, with a focus on "strategic gameplay, immersive aesthetics, and a rich advancement system," according to the press release. It says there will be a lot of philosophical and religious undertones. When Kurukshetra: Ascension is released, it will be available on both mobile and PC. Studio Sirah's official website is now accepting pre-registrations.