We took part in the annual @agge_kz festival at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace. Visitors could play the first demo of Illusionary Manor at the @gamelab.kbtu booth and even grab exclusive merch.

"It was our third year at AGGE, and the booth keeps growing each time. Together with us, mentee teams presented their projects — from pixel games inspired by Turkic mythology to horror and detective stories." - GameLab KBTU.

Our game Illusionary Manor was also featured in the media, including Khabar TV and national newspapers.

At @comicconastana we showcased Illusionary Manor. For the first time, three of our members presented the project on such a big stage:

🎤 Ivan — Narrative Designer

🎨 Mikhail — 3D Artist

💻 Leila — UE Developer

Players tested the demo, shared feedback, and even tried to “break” the game 😅. We collected reviews, compared results with AGGE events, and already see how we can improve.

Back at @agge_kz, this time with new insights and a stronger booth. We showcased Illusionary Manor, tracked how players interacted with it, and compared the feedback with AGGE 2024.
Some categories showed impressive growth — proof that we’re moving in the right direction. In others, we found room for improvement and are already working on it.

Our projects and GameLab KBTU were featured on national TV channel Khabar. In the program “Useful Mobile Games Created by Kazakhstani Developers | NeoSet”, we shared how we create games that are not only fun but also meaningful. It was an honor to show the growing power of Kazakhstani game development to a wide audience!

“Kazakhstan’s gaming industry is still young, but already shows great promise” — this is how the article about us and our teams begins. The newspaper highlighted the boldness of our ideas, the social impact of our stories, and the fresh perspective of young developers from GameLab KBTU and ALAMID Games. For us, it’s a sign that we’re moving in the right direction.

🎙️ We’ve got great news — we took part in the Indie Game Movement podcast! This was our very first experience with such a format, and it turned out to be incredibly exciting and productive. Everything went smoothly and naturally, and most importantly — we were able to share our experience and perspective on game development.

Our game designer, Ivan Voitovich, joined the episode to talk about the creation of Illusionary Manor, our studio’s journey, and the challenges of indie development.

The episode is available at the link below 👇
🔗 Turning Puzzles Into Player Retention Tools with Ivan Voitovich

Huge thanks to the organizers for the invitation — this was truly valuable for us 🙌