# Kenny Wang

> Kenny Wang, also known as Wang Xinwen, co-founded Lilith Games in Shanghai in 2013 with Nanjing University friends Yuan Shuai and Zhang Hao. A former Tencent game designer, he leads a developer and publisher whose portfolio includes Xiaobingbing Legend, Art of Conquest and AFK Arena. His public reflections trace a shift from innovation as a goal towards player needs and, more recently, deeper localisation.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Lilith Games
- **Organizations:** Lilith Games, Tencent
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Nanjing University, School of Software
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lilith Games in 2013., Included in Forbes’ Chinese under-30 entrepreneur selection in 2015, as documented by Nanjing University., Led Lilith through the development and publishing of games reaching audiences internationally.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduated from Nanjing University and began working at Tencent in Shanghai.
- **2013** — Co-founded Lilith Games in May with Yuan Shuai and Zhang Hao.
- **2014** — Lilith released Dota Legend, later renamed Xiaobingbing Legend.
- **2015** — Included in Forbes’ Chinese under-30 entrepreneur selection, according to his university.
- **2016** — Articulated a global design ambition and publicly explained cancelling a game project.
- **2017** — Lilith released Art of Conquest.
- **2018** — Published a first-person reflection on failed projects and mistaken explanations for success.
- **2019** — Lilith released AFK Arena.
- **2021** — Spoke at the China Game Industry Annual Conference about digitising game development.
- **2025** — Met Tim Cook at Lilith’s Shanghai offices on October 14 and discussed deeper localisation for 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lilith Games in 2013.
- Included in Forbes’ Chinese under-30 entrepreneur selection in 2015, as documented by Nanjing University.
- Led Lilith through the development and publishing of games reaching audiences internationally.
- Lilith-developed AFK Journey, internationally published by Farlight Games, won Apple’s 2024 iPhone Game of the Year award; this is a team and company achievement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — An April 17 profile revisited Wang’s shift towards deeply localised regional game development.
- **2025-10** — Met Tim Cook at Lilith on October 14 alongside AFK Journey team members and described plans for deeper localisation in 2026.
- **2025-06** — Co-founder Yuan Shuai described renewed independent-game investment with Wang’s support.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lilith.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E4%BF%A1%E6%96%87-%E7%8E%8B-a875b4111/

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Last updated: 2026-10-07