Virtuos

Virtuos is a video game development and co-development company founded in Shanghai in 2004. The company supports game makers with full-cycle development, engineering, art production, adaptation and remastering work for console, PC, mobile and handheld platforms.

Its capabilities span game design, level design, prototyping, live services, graphics engineering, platform ports, technical art, tool development and R&D. Virtuos also produces high-fidelity 3D characters, vehicles, hard-surface assets and environments, alongside animation, cinematics, facial performance work and real-time visual effects.

Technical and production capabilities

• Full-cycle development and AAA co-development
• Platform conversion, adaptation, porting and remastering
• 3D character, environment and vehicle art
• Graphics engineering, rendering optimization and technical art
• Rigging, character animation, facial performance capture and audio synchronization
• QA, testing and live operations

Virtuos operates direct studios and regional hubs across Asia, Europe and North America, with its global headquarters in Singapore. Its Virtuos Labs teams focus on proprietary-engine R&D, graphics pipelines and technical problem-solving.

The company has contributed to projects including Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Horizon Forbidden West, NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, Demon's Souls, Batman: Return to Arkham, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Cyberpunk 2077, Dune: Awakening and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Virtuos was founded by Gilles Langourieux and later established its corporate headquarters in Singapore under Virtuos Holdings Pte. Ltd. The business is privately owned and backed by institutional investors including Baring Private Equity Asia EQT and Legend Capital.