Ishan Manjrekar🇩🇰

About Ishan Manjrekar

Principal Game Designer, Subway Surfers at SYBO

✨Fun Fact: I've been a part of the team behind a top 5 most-downloaded mobile game* from 2021-2025!

📌16+ years in Game Design, specializing in free-to-play mobile and web-based platforms. ⭐Involved in games with over 5 billion cumulative installs. 🪙Core team member on Subway Surfers, responsible for game improvements, and live ops. ▶️Extensive experience in managing live operations on games as a service. 📊Data-driven design approach, utilizing metrics to inform design decisions. 🎙️Hobbyist podcaster, exploring player behavior through the Playstyle podcast.

Here, I can try and help you with your doubts and concerns regarding Mobile Games, Game UX, Game Design, or general industry insights.

*Android+iOS, according to Sensor Tower.

Expertise

Sessions with Ishan Manjrekar

• Short Catch Up (30 min): Let's use this slot for a quick catch up. Feel free to suggest topics that you think would help you. If you think that more time would help you, please book for the longer mentorship session.
• Mentorship Session (60 min): A short mentorship session where I can try and help you with any queries that you may have. Feel free to drop in your questions, and topics that you'd like to talk about. This is just a single session slot, but there's always an option to book more sessions if you decide that it could be something of help for you.

What mentees say

“The session with Ishan was super helpful. He understood right from the beginning the problem I was trying to solve and gave me some cool insights I'll apply. Thank you so much Ishan!”

“I had an outstanding experience with Ishan as my mentor. His amazing communication and deep subject knowledge made complex concepts in game design clear and accessible. He provided incredible motivation and effective problem-solving strategies, guiding me through all my questions. I highly recommend booking a session with Ishan for anyone looking to enhance”

“Ishan was very approachable and helpful. Despite being from a different area of design he gave me plenty of time to listen to my situation and suggested ways in which I can navigate the current design landscape. Overall a healthy discussion and opened up my mind a lot.”