Duoyi Network (simplified Chinese: 多益网络; traditional Chinese: 多益網絡; pinyin: Duō Yì Wǎng Luò), or Duoyi Games, is a Chinese video game company headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Founded in 2006 by Xu Youzhen, the company is known for developing some of China’s most acclaimed game franchises, including the Shenwu series and the Dream World series.[1] Their most recent projects include the third generation of the Shenwu series Shenwu 3,[2] the cross-platform game for the Dream World franchise Dream World 3D,[3] the 3D MMORPG Eternal Magic,[4] the mobile turn-based RPG Legion of Knights,[5] the multiplayer sandplay SLG Circle of War,[6] and the sandbox RPG Portal Knights.[7][8]

Duoyi Network
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FounderXu Yuzhong
Headquarters
Guangzhou
,
China
ProductsShenwu series, Dream World series

In 2015, Duoyi reached a net profit of USD 150 million with a 50% growth rate and ranked the 4th among Chinese game companies in iOS revenue.[9] In 2016, the company kept the same level of performance and started IPO.[10] Duoyi ranked 25th among the MIIT’s 2017 Top 100 Chinese Internet Enterprises, and 4th among all game companies in China.[11]

History

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Duoyi Network was founded by Xu Youzhen, one of China's most well-known game designers since the early 2000s. Before founding Duoyi Network, Xu was the main designer of Fantasy Westward Journey and responsible for the architecture of the core gameplay. He led the development of Dream World and Shenwu as the founder and president of Duoyi Network.

On September 24, 2007, Duoyi released its first PC title, Dream World, a 2D turn-based MMORPG. In 2008, Duoyi received the Gold Finger Award from the China Cultural Industry Association for the creation of Dream World.[12]

In 2010, Duoyi released Dream Emperor, a strategy mini-client game,[13] and Shenwu, a turn-based MMORPG based on the story line of Journey to the West.[14]

In 2011, Duoyi launched Tank Force!, an action mobile game that hit No. 1 on the App Store Download Chart. In 2012, Duoyi ranked the 40th of “China’s Top 100 Internet Companies” jointly released by the Internet Society of China and MIIT.[15]

In 2015, Duoyi released Shenwu Mobile, which hit the first on App Store Grossing Chart in China and 9th globally.[1] Shenwu Mobile remained a top 10 grossing app for over 80 consecutive weeks. Shenwu 2, a major expansion set for both Shenwu PC and Shenwu Mobile, was released on July 3, 2015.[16] On March 19, 2016, Shenwu 2 received two Gold Finger Awards for Excellent Online Game and Excellent Mobile Game at the Chinese Game Industry Annual Conference.[17] Shenwu 3, the second major expansion set for the Shenwu franchise, was released on December 24, 2017.[2]

Dream World Mobile and Dream World 3D were released, respectively in June 2015 and July 2017.[18][3][19] In December 2017, the Dream World franchise announced its 10th Anniversary Event.[20]

Duoyi established a partnership with 505 Games for the exclusive right to operate Portal Knights, a survival action role-playing game, in China.[7] Duoyi released Portal Knights in China on November 21, 2017.

In 2017, Duoyi Network ranked the 25th of “China’s Top 100 Internet Companies”, released by Internet Society of China and MIIT, and the 4th among game companies in China.[11]

Games

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Title Year Platform(s) Genre
Dream World 2007 PC Turn-based MMORPG
Shenwu 2010 PC Turn-based MMORPG
Dream Emperor 2010 PC RPG, Strategy
Tank Force! 2011 Android, iOS Action
Shenwu 2 Mobile 2014 Android, iOS Turn-based MMORPG
Dream World 2 2014 PC Turn-based MMORPG
Tank Force 2 2014 Android, iOS Action
Shenwu Tactics 2014 PC Turn-based strategy game
Dream World Mobile 2015 Android, iOS Turn-based MMORPG
D10: Origin of Heroes 2016 PC Multiplayer online battle arena
Eternal Magic 2017 PC 3D MMORPG
Dream World 3D 2017 Android, iOS Turn-based MMORPG
Legion of Knights: Crystal Revelation 2017 Android, iOS RPG, Simulation
Circle of War 2017 Android, iOS Strategy
Portal Knights 2017 PC Sandbox, RPG
Shenwu 3 2017 PC Turn-based MMORPG
Shenwu 3 Mobile 2017 Android, iOS Turn-based MMORPG
Gunfire Reborn 2021 PC Roguelite, first-person shooter
Gunfire Reborn Mobile 2022 Android, iOS Roguelite, first-person shooter

Honors and awards

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Title Award Presented by Year
Shenwu 2 Best Online Game Alibaba 2017
Most Influential Game Toutiao 2017
Top 10 Most Popular Client Online Game Chinese Game Industry Annual Conference 2016
Top 10 Most Popular Original Client Online Game Chinese Game Industry Annual Conference 2016
Shenwu 2 Mobile Top 10 Most Popular Mobile Game Baidu 2017
Top 5 Adapted Mobile Games Baidu 2015
The Most Popular Mobile Game 17173 2015
Dream World Gold Finger Best Original Online Game China Culture & Entertainment Industry Association 2008
Developer Awards Duoyi Network - Red Herring Top 100 Aisa[21] Red Herring 2017
Duoyi Network - Top 10 Online Game Developers Chinese Game Industry Annual Conference 2016
Tang Yilu (CEO) - Top Ten Influential Persons in Chinese Game Industry[22][23] Chinese Game Industry Annual Conference 2016
Duoyi Network - 25th among China's Top 100 Internet Companies MIIT 2017

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