Iksa Studios

Iksa Studios is an independent Indian game-development and animation studio based in Kolkata. Operating through Bridzd Digital Private Limited, the studio was conceived in 2022 by a group of long-time friends and animation professionals, before its formal corporate incorporation in 2023.

The studio works across games, animation and visual development, combining traditional storytelling with real-time interactive production. Its approach is described as “animators first, technologists second”: prioritising handcrafted physical weight, stylised visual fidelity and responsive combat over default game-engine physics.

Capabilities

• Narrative design, world building and visual storytelling
• Concept art, storyboarding and 2D character animation
• 3D character modelling, gameplay animation and cinematics
• Cinematic previs, level design and real-time mechanics integration
• Unreal Engine 5 pipeline integration and in-engine execution

Iksa supports production from early visual development through delivery for games, film, television and advertising. Its work spans concept development, character styling, 2D and 3D animation, cinematics, previs and real-time game production.

Original work

The studio’s flagship project, Blade of Indus, is an in-development third-person narrative action-adventure game set against the backdrop of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. The game follows a young protagonist, Shakti, and incorporates research-informed visual references including seals, terracotta figures and urban architecture. Its combat is framed around discipline and body mechanics, with chakra-inspired ideas rather than spell-based fantasy.

Alongside original game development, Iksa creates stylised commercial animation and internal shorts. Lift-Off, an animated short directed by co-founder Soham Chakraborty, uses the journey of a young girl to address climate awareness. The studio has also presented demonstration and character-development work including The Survivor, Feudal Samurai, Zero Wolf, Ghost Rider, Land Cruiser, Porsche GT3, Story Moments and Poison.