How Many Games Are Owned Or Published By Tencent As Of 2021?

When talking about games, we must mention Tencent – the biggest video game distributor, and also one of the most financially valuable companies in the world. In fact, Tencent invests in various businesses related to Internet services, but its video games might be the most popular. Here is the full Tencent games list 2021 you may want to give it a go!

This list includes games developed, published, or owned by Tencent around the world in history.

1 - League of Legends

The famous MOBA game was released by Riot Games in 2009. In fact, the American-based game publisher had developed League of Legends since 2006. In the game, there are 10 players in 2 teams competing in player vs player combat. Their goal is to occupy and defend their half of the game map.

In 2011, Riot Games officially became a subsidiary of the conglomerate Tencent, adding League of Legends to the available Tencent games list. With the 2019 League of Legends World Championship being the most viewed gaming event of 2019, it’s definitely not an exaggeration to say this game is the largest esport in the world right now.

2 - PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Another online multiplayer game that brings enormous profit to Tencent is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG. Inspired by the Japanese movie Battle Royale, the South Korean company Bluehole developed PUBG and published its beta program in March, 2017.

In August, Tencent announced it had invested an amount of money into Bluehole. At the end of the year when PUBG was fully published, the Chinese giant successfully gained 11.5% of the South Korean company, becoming a co-owner of the classic title.

3 - PUBG Mobile

One year after the full release of PUBG, Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation announced two versions of PUBG Mobile: Exhilarating Battlefield and Army Attack. The former then became the worldwide English version as we know today.

Last year, when the world faced a massive lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, PUBG Mobile rose to the top of Tencent games list and became the highest-grossing game of 2020 with around $2.6 billion in revenue. Over 50% of the money came from its Chinese version Game for Peace. However, PUBG Mobile suffered a considerable loss after facing a ban in India where half of its players were living.

4 - ArcheAge

ArcheAge is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was developed by the Korean company XL Games by Jake Song. It was first released in 2013 and commented as a combination of sandbox and theme park games.

In China, Tencent Games was the exclusive publisher of ArcheAge since 2015.

5 - Ring of Elysium

The free-to-play Ring of Elysium was a multiplayer online battle royal game developed and published by Tencent. It was available on Steam and Garena from 2018.

Ring of Elysium follows a typical narrative style in which each gaming season as well as added characters would have backstories and continue the events in the game plot. However, it’s not an outstanding name in the list of Tencent games.

6 - Crossfire

Besides LOL and PUBG, Crossfire is another success of Tencent company games list. The online tactical 1^st-person shooter (FPS) game Crossfire was introduced to the world in 2007 via the South Korean company Smilegate Entertainment. Tencent gained the right to publish the game in China in 2008.

Over a decade, Crossfire ranked among the highest-grossing video games of all time with $12 billion lifetime revenue till 2018. The Chinese TV series based on this video game also became an instant hit in 2020 with over 1.7 billion views in this country only.

7 - Alliance of Valiant Arms

The MMOFPS game Alliance of Valiant Arms is a product of the Korean company Red Duck by Seungtaek Oh who specializes in FPS games. It was first released in Korea in 2007 and published by Tencent in China two years later.

8 - Honor of King

Honor of King was developed by a subsidiary of Tencent named TiMi Studios. It was published for the Chinese market only in 2015 and quickly became one of the hottest MOBA games in mainland China at that time. Honor of King, along with its international version Arena of Valor, is no doubt one of the most well-known titles in the Tencent games list.

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9 - Arena of Valor

As we mentioned before, Arena of Valor is the international adaptation of Honor of King. It was introduced to the world in 2016 on Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch.

The game didn’t need much time to become popular with worldwide players, grossing over $140 million outside China by the end of 2018. It is among the most downloaded item in the Tencent games list Android. However, similar to PUBG, Arena of Valor also faced a permanent ban in India for its relation to Chinese companies.

10 - Happy Farm

Millennials must be very familiar with this Tencent game title. Happy Farm was developed by the Chinese developer 5 Minutes. Tencent QQ is the game’s host who recorded 2 million new players per day at its prime time.

Happy Farm simulates activities of farm management, attracting countless urban white-collar workers to join in the game for over 5 hours daily. It was the most popular MMOG of all time regarding the number of players. However, the game was discontinued in September, 2017.

11 - Moonlight Blade

This is a free-to-play action-packed 3D martial arts by Tencent Games, published in 2015. It was developed with the aid of martial arts movie creators to provide cinematic experiences for game players.

Moonlight Blade is available in some Asian markets including China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is not yet to be made in English.

12 - Chess Rush

Chess Rush was launched by Tencent as an Auto Battler mobile game to compete directly with big titles on the market such as Auto Chess or Dota Underlords.  The turn-based strategy game was released in July 2019.

13 - Infinity Blade Fate

Infinity Blade Fate or Infinity Blade Destiny is a direct translation of the Chinese title of the game. It is made exclusive on Xbox One in China by Tencent in 2014. The game compiled different parts of the 3 previous titles of Infinity Blade.

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14 - Xuan Dou Zhi Wang

Xuan Dou Zhi Wang, whose English title is The King of Dazzling Fighters, is an online PC fighting game by Tencent subsidiary. It was first released in 2011 and has been paused in 2014 but still available to play. An international game Fantasy Fighter was introduced later that year to replace the old Xuan Dou Zhi Wang in the Tencent games list.

15 - Avengers: The Ultimate Hero

This is also an English translation from a Chinese game title by Tencent. There isn’t much information about the role-playing game as it’s only available in China under the name of Fùchóu Zhě Liánméng: Zhōngjí Yīngxióng.

16 - Garena Contra Return

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Garena Contra Return is a collaboration between Tencent subsidiary Timi Studios and the Japanese game company KONAMI. It remains its classic format while adding novel HD graphics and 3D characters for a brand new experience. However, it seems the game isn’t welcomed by worldwide players.

17 - Samurai Spirits: Oborozuki Densetsu

Samurai Spirits: Oborozuki Densetsu is a mobile game of the Samurai Shodown franchise, developed by the Japanese company LEDO and published by Tencent.

18 - The King of Fighters Destiny

This is a beat-em up game in the famous animated series The King of Fighters: Destiny. It features fighters using typical moves to defend against waves of enemies. The game was developed by Yinhan Games and published by Tencent.

19 - Synced: Off-Planet

Synced: Off Planet is a recent sci-fi shooter from Tencent with visually stunning features. It is a much-awaited title in the Tencent games list. The game can host up to 50 players whose goal is to survive against 1000 corrupted human cyborgs. Tasks involve crafting gear, escorting survivors, and preparing group to fight for your survival.

20 - Call of Duty: Mobile & Online

Following the success of the original Call of Duty by the American-based company Activision, Tencent seeks partnership with this developer to launch Call of Duty: Mobile in 2019. This was one of the biggest mobile game launches in Tencent games list Android and iOS history with more than 270 million downloads in just one year and $480 million in revenue in total.

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Tencent also launched Call of Duty Online in China after that but in 2020, Activision has parted ways with Tencent due to the backlash against Chinese apps. Thus, Tencent is no longer co-owner of these game titles.

21 - QQ Sanguo

QQ Sanguo is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Tencent. It is a free-to-play game for Chinese market, basing on the three kingdoms in the country history.

22 - QQ Pet

QQ Pet was launched in 2005 by Tencent. It took inspiration from the penguin in the Tencent logo at that time. In the game, players would raise and interact with their virtual pets, helping them to mate and reproduce. However, due to a sharp decline in users, Tencent has shut down the game and wiped out million digital pets of QQ Pet users.

23 - Pokemon UNITE

This was a strategic team battle game, a collaboration of Tencent TiMi Studios and The Pokemon Company. Each team in the battle would have 5 players to catch wild Pokemon, evolve them and defeat the opponents’.

24 - GKART

GKART is a massively multiplayer online kart racing game by Tencent, also known as Speed Drifters or QQ Speed. It premiered in China in 2010 and successfully gathered more than 2 million players within one year.

By 2020, this game has up to 700 million users worldwide. Its mobile version only brought back nearly $800 million in the 2017-2018 period. This is also among the most successful titles of Tencent games list in recent years.

25 – Fortnite

The last but not least in the Tencent games list is Fortnite, developed by Epic Games in 2017. The online video game would have nothing to do with the Chinese giant if Tencent hadn’t acquired 40% of Epic Games in 2012 in return of $330 million. This proved to be a smart decision of the largest video game vendor in the world as Fortnite then rose to international popularity.

Above are 25 games by Tencent and its partners. Thanks to the enormous profit from this Tencent company games list, the conglomerate could maintain its position as the most financially valuable company in the world.

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