About us - Where design meets game thinking

Seven Summits Studio is a design-driven game development and consulting studio founded by Asar Dhandala, whose work spans video game design, gamification strategy, and large-scale SaaS system design.

Asar has blended these disciplines across the last decade, drawing from his experience building award-winning mobile games, designing complex AI-powered legal-tech systems, and applying game-design thinking to real-world products.

As a UK Global Talent–endorsed designer in the field of video game design, Asar brings a unique perspective that combines deep game-design expertise with modern UX principles, systems thinking, and production craft.

Game downloads: 10M+
Average rating: 4.4★
Countries reached: 150+

Our Philosophy - Design shaped by three core ideas.

These principles guide everything we create, from mobile games to enterprise products.

Games are systems of meaning.. The same principles that make a game engaging—clarity, challenge, progression, feedback—can transform any digital product.
Design should feel effortless.. Whether in a mobile game or a B2B workflow, the user should feel guided, not overwhelmed.
Play is universal.. From Istanbul to Lisbon to Tokyo, our global perspective and cultural understanding inform our approach, blending design psychology with diverse influences.

Core Pillars - Three disciplines. One unified approach.

Today, Seven Summits Studio works across three interconnected areas, each informed by deep game-design thinking.

Video Game Design & Development. We conceptualise, prototype, and build mobile game experiences driven by strong mechanics and atmospheric storytelling. Our games have been played by millions worldwide.
Gamification Strategy for B2B & B2C Products. We help companies turn complex processes into motivating systems that encourage engagement, clarity, and momentum through applied game design.
Game-Design Principles for SaaS UX. We redesign high-friction enterprise workflows using progression systems, interactive feedback, and structured design thinking inspired by modern game systems.

Our Mission

To build experiences—games or otherwise—that feel clear, playful, and unmistakably human.

From the blog

Insights on game design, gamification, and building engaging digital experiences.

The Accessibility Paradox: Why "Realistic" Flight Sims Are Designing Themselves Into Irrelevance

November 15, 2024

The flight simulation genre has a gatekeeping problem. After designing three mobile flight games with over 10 million combined downloads, here's what the "hardcore" community gets wrong about accessibility.

Points Are Not Gamification: What Enterprise Software Gets Wrong About Engagement

October 22, 2024

Legal tech is the final boss of gamification. If you can make contract review genuinely engaging, you can gamify anything. Here's why most attempts fail—and what actually works.

Let's create something together

Whether you're looking to develop a game, implement gamification strategies, or apply game-design thinking to your products.

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Our office

London
1 Atlantic Crescent
London, HA9 0UF
United Kingdom