The latest batch of games is in line with the steady pace of approvals this year. More than 85 games have been approved each month in 2023, rising from just a few dozen right after the NPPA resumed the monthly publication of the license list last year.
The crackdown in 2021 that froze approvals and limited minors to playing for just one hour a day, three days a week, caused widespread concern about the state of China’s gaming industry.
The NPPA has approved over 500 domestic games so far in 2023, compared with 466 domestic approvals for all of 2022.