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Original Force

Games & Interactive
Open roles
0
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 credits
  • 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
  • EA Sports FC
  • Dragons: Riders of Berk
  • Tales of Arcadia
  • Duck Duck Goose
  • UglyDolls
  • NeZha 2
  • Monster Hunt
  • Jiang Ziya
  • A Mortal's Journey to Immortality
  • Warrior Cats

Offices

Where Original Force is based

9 locations
  • Nanjing office

    Headquarters
    No. 267 Longzang Avenue, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaNanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Global headquarters and operating facility; the company also has a registered corporate address in Jianye District.

  • Beijing office

    Beijing, China
  • Chengdu office

    Units 504 & 505, 5th Floor, Building 2, Tianfu Changdao Phase II, No. 88 Shengtong Street, High-Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu, Sichuan, China

    Direct operating subsidiary.

  • Shanghai office

    Room 312, Building 14, Multimedia Valley, Lane 777 Guangzhong West Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai, China

    Direct operating branch.

  • Wuhan office

    North Side, 4th Floor, Building A, Changjiang Cultural & Creative Industrial Park, Wuhan Network Audio-Visual Industrial Park, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaWuhan, Hubei, China

    Direct operating subsidiary.

  • Mainz office

    Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Opened 2026

    European game development and co-development studio focused on C++ and Unreal Engine 5 projects.

  • Tokyo office

    Room 610, IsaI AkasakA Building, 5-2-33 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan

    Direct operating subsidiary or branch.

  • Bangkok office

    46/8 Rungroj Thanakul Building, 7th Floor, Ratchadaphisek Road, Huai Khwang Subdistrict, Huai Khwang District, Bangkok, 10310 ThailandBangkok, Thailand

    Direct operating subsidiary with a dedicated game division expanded in mid-2026.

  • Original Force Animation / Original Force 3D

    21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503, USATorrance, California, United States

    North American operating hub; formerly located in Culver City.

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