Garena

Garena
  • Garena
Sea Ltd
Company typePublic
NYSE: SE
ISINUS81141R1005
IndustryVideo Games
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
FounderForrest Li
HeadquartersSingapore
Key people
Forrest Li (Founder)
Terry Zhao (President)
RevenueUS$550m financing-2009
OwnerSea Ltd Tencent 18%
Websitewww.garena.sg

Garena is a game developer and publisher of games from Singapore. It is part of the company Sea Ltd.


The company makes games on Garena+ in many countries in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It has made many platforms for popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games like League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth, the football (soccer) game FIFA Online 3, the first-person shooter game Point Blank, the mobile MOBA game Arena of Valor and the racing game Speed Drifters for people in the area.

In 2017, it made Free Fire. In May 2021, the game had over 150 million active users.

Games

Garena has platforms for many games like Defense of the Ancients and Age of Empires. It has also published games, like multiplayer online battle arena games League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Free Fire, Call of Duty and Black Shot.

Garena-published games:

TitleGenreDeveloperYear of launchCountriesRemarks
BlackShotMMOFPSVertigo Games2009Singapore, Malaysia, PhilippinesChanged as self-published (Vertigo Games via PapayaPlay)
MstarCasual/DanceNurien/Netmarble2009Taiwan, Malaysia and SingaporeClosed 26 August 2019
League of LegendsMOBARiot Games2010Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau, Thailand, VietnamChanged as self-published (Riot Games Southeast Asia) ex. Taiwan/Hong Kong (via Taiwan Mobile) & Vietnam (via VNG Games); since January 2023
Heroes of NewerthMOBAFrostburn Studios2010Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, CISClosed on 20 June 2022
Duke of Mount DeerMMORPGChangyou.com2011TaiwanClosed 24 March 2014
Point BlankMMOFPSZepetto2012Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, IndonesiaClosed 28 June 2017; later relaunch in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia (self-published)
Path of ExileARPGGrinding Gear Games2013Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, CIS, ThailandClosed 2016 (CIS), ?[source?] (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia)
ElswordMMORPGKOG Studios2013PhilippinesClosed 2 December 2015
FirefallTeam Shooter/FPSRed 52014Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the PhilippinesClosed
Lost SagaCasual/FightingIO Entertainment2015Thailand, TaiwanClosed 3 December 2017
Thunder StrikeVertical Scrollersunmosh2015Thailand, Taiwan, VietnamClosed 6 October 2017
Alliance of Valiant ArmsTeam Shooter/FPSRed Duck Inc./NEOWIZ2015Singapore, MalaysiaClosed 3 July 2018
VindictusMMORPGdevCAT/Nexon2015ThailandClosed 31 August 2018
Arena of Valor (Mobile Game)MOBATencent TiMi Studio2016Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan.
Free Fire (Mobile Game)Battle RoyaleGarena2017Global
Blade & SoulMMORPGTeam Bloodlust/NCSoft2017Thailand, VietnamClosed 15 August 2023 (Vietnam)
FIFA Online 3Sports/SoccerElectronic Arts2018Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, VietnamClosed and replaced by FIFA Online 4
Ring of ElysiumBattle RoyaleTencent Aurora Studio2018Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, IndonesiaClosed 21 January 2022
TalesRunnerSportsRhaon/Smilegate2018IndonesiaClosed
Onmyoji (Mobile Game)Visual Novel/ActionNetEase Games2018ThailandClosed 3 April 2019
DD Tank (Mobile Game)ArtilleryMMOG.asia/Changyou.com2018Thailand[source?]
Rising Force OnlineMMORPGsCCR InternationalThailand[source?]
FIFA Online 4Sports/SoccerElectronic Arts2018Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Call of Duty: Mobile (Mobile Game)Battle Royale/MultiplayerActivision/Tencent TiMi Studio2019Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines
Speed Drifters (Mobile Game)RacingTencent TiMi Studio2019Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Contra: Return (Mobile Game)Run and Gun ShooterTencent TiMi Studio/Konami2019Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Fairy Tail: Forces Unite (Mobile Game)RPGTencent Morefun Studios2020Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines
Free Fire MAX (Mobile Game)Battle RoyaleGarena2021Global
Moonlight Blade M (Mobile Game)MMORPGTencent Games2021Taiwan
Blockman GO (Mobile Game)SandboxZhuhai Sandbox Network Co. Ltd.2017 (relaunched in 2022)Global
Black Clover M (Mobile Game)RPGIlinix, inc2022Global
Cái Thế Tranh Hùng (Mobile Game) Strategy, Role Playing Topjoy 2023 Vietnam
Need for Speed Mobile (Mobile Game)RacingElectronic Arts/Tencent TiMi Studio2024Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau

Notes

  1. ↑ known as Need for Speed: Assemble in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

References

  1. 1 2 "Garena Online Pvt Ltd". Bloomberg. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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  3. ↑ Obedkov, Evgeny (2021-08-17). "Mobile battle royale Free Fire surpasses 150 million peak daily active players". Game World Observer. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ↑ "BlackShot Online - Southeast Asia". Papaya Play. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Allsop, Ken (November 9, 2022). "League of Legends 'set free' by Riot Games publishing in SEA". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ Bernardo, Anna (November 9, 2022). "Riot Games to take back League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics publishing in SEA from Garena in 2023". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Chris (August 2, 2016). "Concerns related to the Russian merge". pathofexile.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "FORM 20-F". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Lai, Adrian (2020-12-31). "'Fairy Tail: Forces Unite!' Now Available in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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  12. ↑ Stevens, Nathan (16 November 2022). "Garena to Publish Upcoming Black Clover RPG in Select Global Markets". Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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