- CEO
- Cheng Han Zhan
- Full Time Employees
- 1,426
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Packaged software
- Address
- Singapore Singapore
- IPO Date
- Nov 20, 2023
- Business
- Winking Studios Limited provides art outsourcing, game development, and global publishing services to the interactive entertainment industry worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Art Outsourcing, Game Development, and Global Publishing and Other Services. The Art Outsourcing segment offers 2D concept design, illustration, and 2D animation; 3D character, asset, and environment modeling; 3D animation; visual effects (VFX); and game engine integration for AAA video game titles across console, PC, and mobile platforms. The Game Development segment provides end-to-end full-cycle game design, software programming, scriptwriting, level design, quality assurance testing, and multi-platform porting services. The Global Publishing and Other Services segment engages in the publishing, marketing, and distribution of proprietary and third-party video game titles across digital storefronts and platforms, including Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Xbox, and Steam; intellectual property (IP) licensing; and the commercialization of gaming merchandise and peripheral products.
The company primarily serves Tier-1 global game developers and publishers, maintaining commercial partnerships with major industry participants including Tencent, NetEase, miHoYo, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Nexon, and NCSOFT. Tracing its origins to 1997 and incorporated in 2004, Winking Studios Limited is headquartered in Singapore, with production studios and offices across Singapore, Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, and North America. The company operates as a subsidiary of Acer Gaming Inc., part of Acer Incorporated. Its shares are dual-listed on the Singapore Exchange Catalist board and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WKS.
In recent corporate developments, Winking Studios completed the acquisition of Taipei-based art outsourcing studio On Point Creative Co., Ltd. in April 2024 to strengthen its AAA production capacity. In November 2024, the company executed a dual listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. In April 2025, Winking Studios completed the acquisition of Shanghai Mineloader Digital Technology Co., Ltd., expanding its technical workforce and console-focused development capacity. In March 2026, the company announced the strategic acquisition of North American studio AMPERA to accelerate Western market expansion. Additionally, Winking Studios collaborated with parent company Acer Inc. to establish an AI Research Lab and launched GenMotion.AI, a proprietary text-to-3D animation software application integrated with major digital content creation workflows and game engines.