Duoyi Network was founded by Xu Youzhen, one of China's most well-known game designers since the early 2000s. Before founding Duoyi Network, Xu was the main designer of
Fantasy Westward Journey and responsible for the architecture of the core gameplay. He led the development of Dream World and Shenwu as the founder and president of Duoyi Network. On September 24, 2007, Duoyi released its first PC title, Dream World, a 2D turn-based MMORPG. In 2008, Duoyi received the Gold Finger Award from the
China Cultural Industry Association for the creation of Dream World. In 2010, Duoyi released Dream Emperor, a strategy mini-client game, and Shenwu, a turn-based MMORPG based on the story line of
Journey to the West. In 2011, Duoyi launched Tank Force!, an action
mobile game that hit No. 1 on the App Store Download Chart. In 2012, Duoyi ranked the 40th of "China's Top 100 Internet Companies" jointly released by the
Internet Society of China and MIIT. In 2015, Duoyi released Shenwu Mobile, which hit the first on App Store Grossing Chart in China and 9th globally. On March 19, 2016, Shenwu 2 received two Gold Finger Awards for Excellent Online Game and Excellent Mobile Game at the Chinese Game Industry Annual Conference. Shenwu 3, the second major expansion set for the Shenwu franchise, was released on December 24, 2017. In December 2017, the Dream World franchise announced its 10th Anniversary Event. Duoyi established a partnership with
505 Games for the exclusive right to operate
Portal Knights, a survival
action role-playing game, in China. Duoyi released Portal Knights in China on November 21, 2017. In 2017, Duoyi Network ranked the 25th of "China's Top 100 Internet Companies", released by Internet Society of China and MIIT, and the 4th among game companies in China. ==Games==