TiMi Studio Group () is a video game developer group based in Shenzhen. A subsidiary of Tencent Games, it operates branches in Singapore, Los Angeles, Chengdu, and Shanghai. TiMi generated an estimated revenue of US$10 billion in 2020. Reportedly, TiMi is the largest video game operator and developer in the world by revenue. Founded in 2008 as Jade Studio, TiMi comprises several development divisions, developing titles such as Honor of Kings, Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, Speed Drifters, Pokémon Unite and Delta Force. In 2014, Jade Studio merged with Wolong Studio and Tianmeiyiyou Studio to form TiMi Studio Group. In 2025, it was designated as a "Chinese military company" by the US.

History 2008–2013: Origins as Jade Studio TiMi began in 2008 as Jade Studio in Shenzhen, China. The studio debuted into the Chinese PC gaming market with QQ Speed (known as GKART and Speed Drifters in Western markets), China's most successful racing game. As of July 2, 2019, Speed Drifters has 700 million registered users, with 200 million registered as mobile players. Following Speed Drifters, the studio released its own massive multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG) titled The Legend of Dragon in 2010 and first-person shooter (FPS) Assault Fire in 2012. In 2013, the studio released their final PC game which is a third-person shooter (TPS) titled Age of Gunslingers before they made their debut into mobile gaming with the release of WeChat exclusive games such as We Match and We Run.

2014–2016: Formation of TiMi Studio Group and Chinese success In 2014, Jade Studio merged with Wolong Studio from Chengdu and Tianmeiyiyou Studio from Shanghai to form TiMi Studio Group. Following the merge, in 2015, the group's development division TiMi-L1 debuted into mobile gaming with the massive Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game, Honor of Kings. As of July 2019, Honor of Kings is the most profitable mobile game globally of the first half of 2019, earning more than $728 million.

In 2016, the division introduced the King Pro League (KPL); an official competitive esport for Honor of Kings. The KPL marked the division' and studio group' first entry into esports.

2016–2020: Worldwide growth, Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon UNITE Following the success of Honor of Kings, in 2016, the group's development division TiMi-J6 released Arena of Valor. The MOBA game was launched for mobile and Nintendo Switch in over 50 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and South America, expanding the group's reach worldwide, with more than 13 million monthly active users reported in May 2019. The game became a part of the esports demonstration event at the 2018 Asian Games, 2019 Southeast Asian Games and 2022 Asian Games.

On March 19, 2019, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, California, Activision announced that they were partnering with TiMi Studio Group to develop their upcoming title, Call of Duty: Mobile. The game was developed by the TiMi-J3 division and released worldwide on October 1, 2019. As of October 4, 2019, the game has surpassed 35 million downloads and over $2 million in revenue. In December 2019, the game received an award for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards.

In June 2020, it was announced that the studio group and The Pokémon Company are developing a new Pokémon game, which was revealed on July 21, 2021, called Pokémon UNITE, a Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game for mobile and Nintendo Switch.

2020–2025: Team Kaiju, Code: J, Delta Force

In May 2020, the studio group announced ex-343 Industries and Ubisoft developer Scott Warner as Studio Head in North America. Scott Warner will lead TiMi's Team Kaiju (stylized as TEAM KAIJU), which was revealed on 15 October 2021. The subsidiary is working on one unnamed first-person-shooter (FPS) game for the PC and console market.

On June 27, 2020, the studio group and SNK announced a new unnamed mobile game, Code: J, for the classic arcade franchise Metal Slug.

In November 2020, the studio group announced that Honor of Kings set a record of 100 million average daily active users worldwide.

In July 2021, the group established a new division located in Canada, Montréal. The division's classification is TiMi-F1 and the development focus is an AAA open-world game.

In May 2021, the studio group announced a strategic partnership with Xbox Game Studios.

In June 2022, TiMi L1 Studio, a development division of the group, announced a strategic partnership with Level Infinite on publishing Honor of Kings world-wide, where Level Infinite will take over the publishing, eSports, but TiMi the operations and community. The five versus five video game in the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre will adapt on areas where TiMi L1 Studio's Arena of Valor have a shared eSports with in Honor of Kings World Championship (KCC), under TiMi eSports, but did not reach the expected player base.

Honor of Kings was launched worldwide on June 20, 2024, following pre-releases in Brazil and Turkey as well as countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Delta Force, a free-to-play first-person tactical shooter video game, was released for Windows, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S in 2025.

2025-present: Designation as a "Chinese military company" by the US

In January 2025, TiMi Studio Group's parent Tencent was labelled as a Chinese military company by the United States Department of Defense. After five years without releasing a game, TiMi Montreal was shut down in February 2026.

List of games

Year Title Genre(s) Platform(s) Development division(s)2007QQ Three Kingdoms Massively multiplayer online role-playingMicrosoft Windows L1 2008 QQ Speed (GKART / Speed Drifters) RacingJ1 2011 The King of Dazzling Fighters / King of Combat FightingJ12012The Legend of DragonMassively multiplayer online role-playingZ1Assault Fire First-person shooterJ32013Age of Gunslingers Third-person shooterJ3 We MatchCasualAndroid, iOS T1Parkour Everyday We DriftJ12014We Fight L1 Fantasy Fighters FightingJ12015Crossfire Mobile First-person shooter J3Honor of Kings Multiplayer online battle arena L1 2016 Arena of Valor Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch L1The Legend of Dragon: MobileMassively multiplayer online role-playingAndroid, iOSZ12017Contra ReturnsRun and gunJ1 King of Chaos Role-playingT1 QQ Speed: Mobile / Garena Speed Drifters RacingJ12018PUBG Army Attack Battle royaleJ3Battle Through The HeavensMassively multiplayer online role-playingZ1Saint Seiya: AwakeningTurn-based strategy role-playingL12019Let's Catch Demons Together! / Let's Hunt MonstersCasualJ1Call of Duty: Mobile ShooterJ3 2021 Pokémon UniteMultiplayer online battle arena, real-time strategy Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch J12022Age of Empires: Return to Empirereal-time strategyAndroid, iOST12023Metal Slug: AwakeningRun and gunJ1Party StarsBattle-royal, racing, partyT12024Need for Speed Mobile RacingJ1Delta ForceFirst Person ShooterAndroid, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, PC J3TBAHonor of Kings: WorldAction-adventureTBAL1TBAMonster Hunter OutlandersTBDMobile devices and phonesJ1TBACrossfire: Rainbow (Project: Spectrum)First person/Third person shooter, Extraction shooterPC and consolesJ1

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