India, June 29 -- Is Dream11's fantasy platform hitting a wall? That's the indication from the company's move into WinZO and MPL (M-League) territory with the launch of the Dream Play app.

Launched in May 2025, Dream Play brings games such as carrom, pool and potentially others such as archery, ludo and more that have become monetisable, as evidenced by WinZO and M-League. Both these major rivals - along with others - have become household names in the casual gaming space, but so is Dream 11.

So this new entry is once again heating up the Indian gaming sector. Could there be a spring in the offing for funding in gaming startups? Let's find out.

We'll look at how Dream11 has been compelled to break away from its core focus thus far, and...