Recreate Games

Recreate Games is a Chinese video game developer best known for Party Animals, a multiplayer party brawler built around physics-driven animal characters. Founded in 2016, it operates as the dedicated game development studio of Source Technology, with development teams in Shanghai and Beijing.

The studio's work combines stylized 3D characters, ragdoll physics and character animation with competitive and cooperative multiplayer play. Its capabilities span game and level design, character and environment modeling, animation, client and engine engineering, multiplayer networking and ongoing online operations. Development also encompasses console adaptations and localization for international releases.

Developing Party Animals

Development of Party Animals began in early 2018, with the aim of creating a lighthearted game that friends and couples could enjoy together. Public Steam demos followed in 2020, introducing the game's animal cast and physical interactions to an international audience. The demos attracted more than 135,000 concurrent players, giving the project substantial visibility before its commercial release.

The game launched worldwide on September 20, 2023, for Windows PC and Xbox consoles, including availability through Xbox Game Pass. A PlayStation 5 version followed on January 23, 2025. The report also records an official Steam China release following Chinese regulatory approval.

Development and ongoing operations

Recreate Games continues to maintain Party Animals through content updates, community events and platform expansion. Its production work brings together visual character development and the technical requirements of a real-time online multiplayer game, including server architecture and network engineering.

The studio retains its own public brand and website within the Source Technology group. Its game development role is distinct from the group's publishing, international administration and separate virtual reality software activities.