Original Force
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- Founded
- 1999
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Offices
- 9
About Original Force
Founded in 1999 in Nanjing, Original Force is a high-tech digital entertainment content creation company working across game development support, CG animation, interactive media and production technology. Its work spans game art outsourcing and co-development, full-cycle animated film and episodic production, digital humans, themed entertainment and real-time interactive experiences.
The studio’s game division provides end-to-end support for character and environment creation, texturing, rigging, keyframe animation, visual effects, lighting and in-engine implementation. Its capabilities include concept art, cinematic and cutscene production, real-time assets, C++ programming and Unreal Engine 5 development. Original Force has contributed to more than 1,800 game titles worldwide.
Animation and screen work
Original Force also operates a CG and animation division producing and supporting feature-film, television and streaming work. Its credits include Dragons: Riders of Berk, the Tales of Arcadia trilogy, Duck Duck Goose, UglyDolls, NeZha 2, Monster Hunt, Jiang Ziya and A Mortal's Journey to Immortality. In games, supported credits include Black Myth: Wukong, God of War Ragnarök, Baldur's Gate 3, The Last of Us, Call of Duty, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Grand Theft Auto V, League of Legends and EA Sports FC.
Technology and interactive production
Its technical work includes optical and markerless motion capture, 4D facial scanning, AI-driven facial animation, speech-to-animation pipelines and virtual digital-human production. The company develops interactive applications including virtual anchors, banking concierges, digital exhibitions and attraction media for themed-entertainment venues.
Original Force expanded its European game-development presence in 2026 with a Mainz studio focused on full-cycle development and co-development using C++ and Unreal Engine 5. The company reports more than 2,700 professionals across its global operations.
More about Original Force
Leadership
- Harley Zhao (赵锐) is Original Force’s founder, President and CEO.
Corporate development
The business formally incorporated in 2010 as Jiangsu Original Force Computer Animation Production Co., Ltd. and later restructured into the joint-stock company Jiangsu Original Force Digital Technology Co., Ltd. in 2017.
Notable credits
18 creditsOffices
Where Original Force is based
- No. 267 Longzang Avenue, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaNanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nanjing office
HeadquartersGlobal headquarters and operating facility; the company also has a registered corporate address in Jianye District.
- Beijing, China
Beijing office
- Units 504 & 505, 5th Floor, Building 2, Tianfu Changdao Phase II, No. 88 Shengtong Street, High-Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu, Sichuan, China
Chengdu office
Direct operating subsidiary.
- Room 312, Building 14, Multimedia Valley, Lane 777 Guangzhong West Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai, China
Shanghai office
Direct operating branch.
- North Side, 4th Floor, Building A, Changjiang Cultural & Creative Industrial Park, Wuhan Network Audio-Visual Industrial Park, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaWuhan, Hubei, China
Wuhan office
Direct operating subsidiary.
- Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Mainz office
Opened 2026
European game development and co-development studio focused on C++ and Unreal Engine 5 projects.
- Room 610, IsaI AkasakA Building, 5-2-33 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan
Tokyo office
Direct operating subsidiary or branch.
- 46/8 Rungroj Thanakul Building, 7th Floor, Ratchadaphisek Road, Huai Khwang Subdistrict, Huai Khwang District, Bangkok, 10310 ThailandBangkok, Thailand
Bangkok office
Direct operating subsidiary with a dedicated game division expanded in mid-2026.
- 21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503, USATorrance, California, United States
Original Force Animation / Original Force 3D
North American operating hub; formerly located in Culver City.
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