Harshal Karvande

Harshal Karvande is an experienced game designer who has worked for various companies in the gaming industry. Harshal has held positions such as Game Design Lead at Rovio Entertainment Corporation, where they worked on their match 3 puzzle game Small Town Murders and is currently working on a new title at their puzzle game studio. Harshal has also worked as a Pro Content Contributor at Naavik, where they provided comprehensive insights on key mobile F2P games. Harshal has experience as an Editor at Game Design Post and has worked at Zynga as a Lead Game Designer and Senior Game Designer, where they worked on FarmVille 2 and led the live ops design team. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Game Designer at Play Motion, where they worked on the flagship title IronKill, and at Reliance Games as a Game Designer, where they were involved in crafting the core fighting and upgrading loop for Real Steel WRB, the studio's first F2P title. Harshal started their career as a Game Design Intern at Reliance Games.

Harshal Karvande obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology in 2010. Later, from 2010 to 2012, they pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Design with a focus on New Media Design from the National Institute of Design.