Small games and useful apps, made with care.
Meanwhile Works is an independent studio in India. We make games with a desi heart and apps that do one job well.
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Early versions you can try in your browser today.
Sarthavaha
Lead a merchant caravan for one year. Buy low, sell high, come home rich.
Seeds of Debt
Inherit a run-down farm and your great-uncle's debt. Grow your way out.
Mostly Settled
Live one Indian life, year by year.
One More Round
Classic desi party games, played by passing one phone around.
Chhota Gyaan
Hindi for little ones growing up abroad.
More from the studio
Games on the way, and the apps we run.
Rang Mahal
Sort threads. Restore boutiques.
Tall Storeys
Build a skyscraper. Keep the lifts moving.
Kolam
One calm loop a day. Close it and it blooms.
Thali
A word-association puzzle.
Know Your Party
A shared credit register for trade associations.
Journal Next
A personal journal, built for ourselves first.
How we make things
Offline first
Most of our games work without the internet, and your progress stays on your own device.
No sign-up to play
Open a game and start. No accounts, no forms, no waiting.
Stories from home
Caravans, haats, havelis and party games we grew up with, made for phones today.