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(S/01) Game development · playable demo

Games people come back to.

Mobile, PC and console games, built from the first idea to launch day and kept alive after. Over two million downloads so far. Step into the cabinet and drive one of ours.

Downloads
2M+
Since
2014
Platforms
Mobile · PC · Console
FareRs 0
Passengers0
Speed0 km/h
Score0
Best0

← → or A / D to change lanes · keep left at bus halts to pick up passengers · don’t hit the traffic

Bus halt ahead · -1 m · keep left

Crashed!

00 passengers · Rs 0 fare · best 0

Street, buildings & traffic: Kenney City Kit & Car Kit (CC0)

(01) Launch event

Koombiyo, live on stage.

The full launch event for Koombiyo The Game, the first game based on a Sri Lankan TV series. It went on to 1M+ downloads, rated 4.9 from 180K reviews.

YouTubeKoombiyo Game Launch | Full Event

(02) Our titles

Made in Sri Lanka, played everywhere.

Three releases covering PC, mobile, open-world adventure and simulation.

Koombiyo The Game artwork01

Open-world adventure · Windows · Linux · macOS

KoombiyoThe Game

A fan-made open world inspired by the Sri Lankan TV series Koombiyo, one of the first games built from a local TV series. Free on all three desktop platforms.

Downloads
1M+
Rating
4.9
Reviews
180K
Released
Jan 2019
  • Explore settings from the series
  • Meet the show's characters
  • Free multi-platform PC release
  • Strong fan engagement from the TV audience
Sri Lanka Bus Simulator 3D artwork02

Driving simulation · Android

Sri Lanka BusSimulator 3D

A bus-driving simulation through Sri Lanka's cities, villages and rough terrain, with customisable buses, passengers, weather and day–night cycles.

Downloads
500K+
Rating
4.5
Reviews
20K
Updated
Jan 2023
  • City, village and off-road routes
  • Custom liveries, upgrades and parts
  • Passenger pick-up and satisfaction
  • Dynamic weather and time of day
Choon Paan Street-food sim artwork03

Management simulation · Android

Choon PaanStreet-food sim

Step into the role of a Choon Paan vendor: work the neighbourhood, manage inventory, fill orders and serve a lively community, with the sounds of Sri Lankan street life.

Downloads
100K+
Rating
4.8
Reviews
5K
Released
Dec 2021
  • A vendor's daily routine
  • Routes, stock and customer orders
  • Progress by serving the community
  • Music and art from local street culture

(03) Services

Full-cycle production, one team.

  • 01

    Mobile games

    From concept and design through programming, QA, deployment and updates.

  • 02

    PC & console

    Storyboarding and development through animation, testing, distribution and marketing.

  • 03

    AR / VR games

    Custom AR and VR content, app development, integration and UX for play, training and learning.

  • 04

    3D art for games

    Character modeling and rigging, environments, animation, motion capture and VFX.

(04) How we build

From playable idea to release.

Two production tracks. Pick one to see the steps, then hover a step to open it.

  1. Define the player fantasy, the audience and the core loop before production starts.

  2. Shape mechanics, interfaces, levels and the visual direction.

  3. Build gameplay systems, controls, environments and platform features.

  4. Test performance, device coverage and playability before release.

  5. Prepare store builds, platform requirements and a stable launch.

  6. Patches, new content and live improvements after launch.

(05) Cast & creators

The people behind Koombiyo.

Interviews from the KodeX YouTube channel with the series' cast and creators.

InterviewThumindu Dodantenna on the Koombiyo PC game
InterviewLakmal Darmarathna talks about Koombiyo
InterviewAndrew Pulle (Tiran) talks about Koombiyo
InterviewMeesha (Udara) talks about the Koombiyo PC game
Press ReadMe.lkKodeX, a Kandyan dream to triumph the gaming industryHow the Kandy team moved from software into games, met Koombiyo's producers and built the first game based on a Sri Lankan TV series. ↗

(06) Milestones

Ten years, in five moves.

  1. 2014Studio

    KodeX begins in Kandy

    Founded by a group of students at the Java Institute in Kandy.

  2. Jan 2019Release

    Koombiyo launches on PC

    Free on Windows, Linux and macOS, made with the series' producers.

  3. Dec 2021Release

    Choon Paan Game

    Sri Lankan street-food culture as a simulation. Now past 100K downloads, rated 4.8.

  4. Jan 2023Update

    SL Bus grows its world

    City, village and off-road routes, buses, passengers, weather and time of day. 500K+ downloads.

  5. 2024Studio

    Beyond games

    Expanded into AR/VR, 3D modeling and AI-based applications alongside game work.

Next service 02Simulation & digital twinsReal-time 3D simulations of machines, vehicles, places and processes, connected to live data as digital twins, so teams can test, train and decide before they build.