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China Issues Final 2025 Game Licenses, Lifting Domestic Total to 1,676

The year-end list skews to mobile titles, with Tencent’s QQ Classic Farm among the approvals.

Overview

  • China’s National Press and Publication Administration on December 25 approved 144 domestic games and 3 imports, completing the year’s final batch.
  • Domestic approvals for 2025 reached 1,676, up 28.3% from last year, while import approvals totaled 96, down 12.7%.
  • Within the new domestic batch, 143 titles are mobile, including 57 in the mobile-casual category, 9 are client games, and 8 obtained both mobile and client licenses.
  • One imported title in this round received licenses covering mobile, client, and PlayStation 5 platforms.
  • Tencent’s QQ Classic Farm passed review, and a company staffer shared internal test content showing social mischief features such as stealing crops, throwing maggots, and planting weeds.