The Philosophy of Top Games Inc. CEO Yaoqi Guo
If you follow MMO game news, you may already be familiar with the popular war-based strategy game, Evony, which has drawn a lot of attention in the MMO field. However, you may not be familiar with the CEO of the game's developer, Top Games Inc., Yaoqi Guo, also known as David Guo.
Guo majored in physics at Sun Yat-sen University and, after graduation, worked in programming and product management. He co-founded Skynet firewall, which protected tens of millions of internet users. In 2004, he co-founded one of the world's largest virtual currency exchange platforms, facilitating millions of transactions and generating hundreds of millions in value.
As a gamer himself, Guo noticed that many game companies do not prioritize user experience. He decided to devote himself to the gaming industry and joined Top Games Inc., a video game developer catering to gamers worldwide with a strong presence in over 150 countries. Guo became the co-founder and CEO of the company, leading the game development team with over ten years of experience and focusing on user-oriented game development with a special emphasis on details and execution efficiency.
Under Guo's leadership, Top Games Inc. released the popular war strategy game, Evony: The King’s Return, in 2016. The game has won several awards, including the NYX Silver Award in the 2022 NYX Game Awards Season 1 cycle, and ranks fifth on Data.ai's list of Top Ten US-Headquartered Mid-Core Games.
Top Games Inc. has achieved record-breaking sales, ranking as the #9 overall-grossing RPG company in the United States in June on the AppStore and Google Play. The company's games have been downloaded over 62 million times, contributing to over $220 million in annual revenue.
Looking forward, Guo plans to release three new titles in the coming year with top-requested features like co-op gameplay, 3-D sequencing, and real-time strategy play. As an independent mobile app game developer, Top Games Inc. has more than 100 million players around the world and consistently ranks on the top downloaded and highest-grossing lists through both Apple and Google. If Guo continues to adhere to his user-oriented mission-driven development and provide long-term valuable game products, it's likely that Top Games Inc. will continue to bring deep fun to more players.