KOEI TECMO Singapore Pte Ltd

What KOEI TECMO Singapore Pte Ltd does

KOEI TECMO Singapore Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based game development studio and wholly-owned subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. (Japan), operating as the Japanese parent group's Asia development hub outside Japan. Incorporated in August 2004 as KOEI Entertainment Singapore and rebranded through the KOEI-TECMO merger to its current identity in July 2014, the studio has 51–100 employees based at Aperia Tower 2 in Kallang, Singapore, under the leadership of President & COO Hisashi Koinuma. Its core products include the turn-based strategy game 'Three Kingdoms HEROES' (globally launched on Apple Arcade in April 2025), the strategy simulation 'Sangokushi Hado' for Japanese and Taiwanese markets, and the 'DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation' franchise, all built on industry-standard Unity and Unreal Engine plus proprietary internal tools with multi-language localization across Japanese, Chinese, and English.

The studio develops titles targeting global gaming consumers interested in strategy, action, and simulation games with Asian cultural themes, particularly historical settings such as the Three Kingdoms period. Its business model centers on one-time-license game sales and platform royalties, with no SaaS or live-service monetization disclosed. Distribution is concentrated on Apple Arcade for global iOS reach and the parent group's GameCity regional platforms (Japan, China, Taiwan), giving the studio privileged access to multi-regional storefronts that independent developers would struggle to replicate. The 20-year operational track record, with structured training pipelines sending employees to Japan since 2002, positions the studio as a stable institutional capability within the KOEI TECMO group rather than a standalone commercial entity.

Name

KOEI TECMO Singapore Pte Ltd

Legal name

KOEI TECMO Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://koeitecmo.com.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KOEI TECMO Singapore is a wholly-owned game development subsidiary of Japan's KOEI Co., Ltd., developing strategy, action, and simulation games with Asian heritage themes for global distribution via Apple Arcade and the parent group's GameCity platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Game Development

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile & F2P Game Studios (MPAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy/4X/Management Game Studios (MPAFAAAK), Mobile Game Publishing & App Game Stores (BPAMAKAB)

Keywords

• Video game development
• Mobile game development
• Strategy game design
• Cross-platform game porting
• Game localization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Game Sales and Publishing: Development and publishing of video games for global markets, including mobile games, console games, and games distributed through digital platforms such as Apple Arcade.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KOEI TECMO Singapore is a video game development studio that designs, develops, and co-publishes games for global digital distribution. Its portfolio centers on strategy simulation, turn-based strategy, and action titles with Asian historical and cultural themes — notably the "Three Kingdoms HEROES" turn-based board game on Apple Arcade, the smartphone strategy game "Sangokushi Hado," and contributions to the "DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation" franchise. The studio operates as a wholly-owned development hub within the KOEI TECMO group, delivering localized, cross-platform game products for Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, and worldwide consumers.

Product overview

KOEI TECMO Singapore is a game development studio and wholly-owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO, operating as part of the company's global strategy. The company develops games for the Japanese and Asian markets with a focus on strategy simulation games, action games, and titles based on historical Asian themes. Their product portfolio includes the Three Kingdoms HEROES turn-based strategy game on Apple Arcade, the Sangokushi Hado mobile strategy simulation, and the DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation franchise. The company has evolved through name changes from KOEI Entertainment Singapore (2004) to TECMO KOEI Singapore (2010) to the current KOEI TECMO Singapore identity (2014).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Three Kingdoms HEROES A turn-based battle board game inspired by the Three Kingdoms historical setting, in which the player's strategy directly determines victory. Released on Apple Arcade worldwide and aimed at strategy-game consumers on iOS devices.
• Sangokushi Hado (三國志 覇道) A strategy simulation smartphone game in which players fight alongside unique Sangokushi (Three Kingdoms) warlords; the first smartphone title in the long-running 35th-anniversary Sangokushi franchise, served to Taiwanese and regional Asian consumers via the GameCity Taiwan portal.
• DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation A vacation-themed spin-off title within the DEAD OR ALIVE fighting-game franchise, developed by KOEI TECMO Singapore and served to fans of the franchise through its dedicated online portal.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KOEI Co., Ltd. (Parent Company)coreOthers · 1 August 2004KOEI TECMO Singapore was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. in August 2004. The company was originally named 'KOEI Entertainment Singapore Pte. Ltd.' and later rebranded following the merger between KOEI and TECMO. The parent company provides strategic direction, intellectual property access, and training support including sending employees to Japan for world-class training and projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ubisoft Singapore: Singapore-based AAA/multi-platform game development studio under Ubisoft, directly comparable as a foreign-owned regional development hub producing globally distributed titles.
• Gameloft Singapore: Singapore studio of Gameloft (a major mobile game publisher), highly comparable as a multinational-owned development studio focused on mobile and cross-platform titles.

Broad incumbents

• Electronic Arts: Global game publisher with a Singapore studio presence; comparable as a major publisher operating regional development hubs worldwide.
• Bandai Namco Entertainment: Major Japanese game publisher (parent company of regional studios), comparable in industry vertical, Japanese parent structure, and global IP publishing model.
• Square Enix: Japanese publisher of strategy and role-playing franchises, comparable as a Japanese-headquartered publisher with global mobile/console development operations.
• Capcom: Japanese game publisher with global mobile and console franchises; comparable as a Japanese incumbent operating across strategy/action genres with international distribution.
• Sega: Japanese publisher of strategy (Total War via Creative Assembly) and simulation franchises, comparable in genre overlap and cross-border publishing structure.
• Sony Interactive Entertainment: Global console/PC publisher with Japanese parent and multiple regional studios; comparable as a major Japanese-rooted publisher managing distributed development centers.

Emerging players

• miHoYo (HoYoverse): Chinese-founded global game developer with cross-platform strategy/RPG titles; comparable as an emerging multinational publisher scaling global mobile-first franchises.
• NetEase Games: Major Chinese publisher operating global development studios; comparable as a regional publisher investing in multi-platform international development capability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KoeiSingapore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/koeitecmosingapore/mycompany

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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