Hotta Studio
CompanyChina · Founded 2018
Hotta Studio is a Chinese video game developer founded in 2018 and based in Suzhou, operating as a subsidiary of Perfect World Games. They are best known for developing the open-world MMORPG Tower of Fantasy and the upcoming urban supernatural open-world game Neverness to Everness (NTE).
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About the company
- Founded
- 2018
- Country
- China
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Documents about Hotta Studio
🚨📢 BREAKING NEWS: Record Revenue, Record Layoffs, Why Only 2 Genres Are Actually Winning in 2026
The global gaming industry reached a record $195.6 billion in revenue in 2025, yet this financial milestone coincides with a severe labor crisis, characterized by over 44,000 developer layoffs since 2022 and an additional 2,000 to 3,000 job losses in early 2026.
- The gaming industry reached a record $195.6 billion in revenue in 2025, yet this growth is highly concentrated, with Roblox alone accounting for 67% of net market growth.
- Mass layoffs continue to plague the sector, with over 44,000 developer jobs lost since 2022 and an additional 2,000 to 3,000 cuts in early 2026, leaving nearly half of terminated U.S. developers unemployed.
- 4X strategy games, led by titles like 'Last War' and 'Whiteout Survival,' are the only genre currently experiencing simultaneous growth in revenue, downloads, and user engagement.
Tower of Fantasy: Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist?
Tower of Fantasy, an MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite, is analyzed to determine if its gameplay experience successfully differentiates it from the action RPG Genshin Impact.
- Tower of Fantasy differentiates itself from Genshin Impact by utilizing an MMORPG framework rather than an action RPG model, focusing on shared open-world experiences and social interaction.
- Unlike Genshin Impact, which requires players to invite friends to private worlds, Tower of Fantasy features a persistent shared world where players can intuitively interact and team up with strangers for combat and exploration.
- Tower of Fantasy incorporates dedicated social and competitive systems absent in Genshin Impact, including a guild (Crew) system for rewards and an Apex League PvP mode.
