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Thunder Cloud Studio

Thunder Cloud Studio is a game art design and animation outsourcing studio based in Hanoi, Vietnam. The studio provides 2D and 3D art production services for video games, including 2D game art, concept art, character and environment modeling, animation, VFX, and cinematic trailers.

Founded in 2013 by CEO Hoang Thuy Dung (Zoey Hoang) and Art Director Dzung Phung Dinh, the studio has expanded to over 100 artists.[1] serving international game studios across the United States, Japan, and Europe.

Thunder Cloud Studio is best known for its work on titles such as Monopoly Go!, Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus, Genshin Impact, Infinity Kingdom, Subverse. The studio has also released several commercial game asset packs on Epic Games’ FAB Marketplace.

Milestones

2013: Thunder Cloud Studio was founded in Hanoi as an independent game art outsourcing studio. Initially formed by a small team of three people, the company focused on stylized 3D modeling and animation for video games.

2014: Thunder Cloud Studio joined VTC Academy's 3D character workshop[2], sharing the importance of foundational knowledge in 3D design.

2015: Thunder Cloud developed GEO Maya Hair 2[3][4][5][6][7][8], a plugin for Autodesk Maya that assists artists in modeling and stylizing hair geometry.

2017: Thunder Cloud Studio's founder shared his thought on human shaders in Unreal Engine 4[9].

2018: The studio grew to 15 members, featured on 80 Level sharing artists' thoughts on the trend of stylized art in videos games[10]

2019: Thunder Cloud Studio partnered with FPT Arena Multimedia[11] to support digital art training in Vietnam.

2020: Thunder Cloud Studio continued its partnership with VTC Academy[12][2][13] by hosting a company tour for students.

2021: The studio had grown into a medium-sized animation and game art production studio. Around this time, Thunder Cloud Studio and VMO Holdings signed a cooperation agreement in which Thunder Cloud Studio was responsible for carrying out VMO’s graphic design activities[14] for its blockchain game.

2024: Thunder Cloud Studio was selected as the exclusive stylized art partner in Scopely's elite global trust program[15]. That same year, the studio also became the strategic partner of Modern Times Group (MTG), responsible for producing marketing materials for game studios under MTG. In addition, Thunder Cloud joined the British University Vietnam (BUV) and other industry partners in supporting the Tech Queens Scholarship, a program designed to expand opportunities for talented students pursuing undergraduate studies in the university’s School of Computing and Innovative Technologies.

Some notable projects

Title Release year Developer Client
League of Angels 2013 Yoozoo Yoozoo
School of Dragons 2013 Jumpstart Jumpstart
Warframe 2013 Digital Extreme, Nitro Games, Panic Button Games Digital Extreme
Guardian Kingdoms 2017 Pheonix Games Pheonix Games
WWE champions 2017 Scopely Gear Inc.
Fast and Furious Spy Racers[16] 2019 3D Clouds 3D Clouds
Race with Ryan[16] 2019 3D Clouds 3D Clouds
The Arcadia Trilogy 2020 Outright Games Loopify (Interleave)
Cross Reverie 2020 Sinxsoft Sinxsoft
Farm Fable 2020 IGG Singapore IGG Singapore
Blaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers[16] 2021 3D Clouds 3D Clouds
Subverse 2021 Studio FOW Studio FOW
Clementine’s Nightmare 2022 Big Red Button Petrol Advertising
Epic Age 2022 IGG Singapore IGG Singapore
Ghost of Dragon 2022 Meta Interaction Meta Interaction
Mytheria 2022 Diffusion Games Mytheria
Paw Patrol Grand Prix[16] 2022 3D Clouds 3D Clouds
Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus 2022 Snowprint Studio, GamesWorkshop Snowprint Studio
Zenith 2022 RamenVR RamenVR
Genshin Impact 2023 Hoyoverse Hoyoverse
Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart[16] 2023 3D Clouds 3D Clouds
Infinity Kingdom 2023 Yoozoo Yoozoo
Lies of P 2023 Round 8 Studio Petrol Advertising
Metados 2023 DOS Labs DOS Labs
Monopoly GO! 2023 Scopely Scopely
Rise of Cultures 2023 InnoGames InnoGames
Tiny Troopers 2023 Epiphany Games Epiphany Games
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - BlackCell passes 2024 Activision Petrol Advertising
Heroes of History 2024 InnoGames InnoGames
Illuvium 2024 Illuvium Labs Illuvium Labs
Drex Pharma[16] 2025 3D Clouds 3D Clouds
Formula of Legends[16] 2025 3D Clouds 3D Clouds

Partnerships and Education

Thunder Cloud Studio has established collaborations with educational institutions aimed at advancing digital art education and linking academic programs with industry practices. Partnerships with FPT Arena Multimedia[11], VTC Academy[2][12][13], and the British University Vietnam (BUV) focus on providing students with exposure to professional workflows, mentorship opportunities, and applied learning in 3D art production.

The studio's founder (Dzung Phung Dinh) have taken part in Vietnam Halography[17] in 2016, 2017 and 2021[18], where he served as judge and specialist in the digital art category.

Thunder Cloud also operates Thunder Forge, an internal mentorship initiative that supports emerging Vietnamese artists through structured training and hands-on project experience in game art and animation.

References

  1. ^ Redgrave, Chris (2025-03-25). "Thunder Cloud Studio: AAA Game-Art Outsourcing in Hanoi". Game Scout Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. ^ a b c News, VietNamNet. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "3DCGソフトウェア", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 2025-11-18, retrieved 2025-11-18
  4. ^ "GMH2 - Hair Modeling & Stylizing in Maya". 80.lv. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  5. ^ "Thunder Cloud Studio releases GMH2 for Maya | CG Channel". Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  6. ^ "Maya Hair Conversion Guide | PDF | Polygon | Geometry". Scribd. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  7. ^ رحمتی (2018-08-07). "دانلود اسکریپت GMH 2.6 برای Maya". سافت ساز (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  8. ^ "Maya多边形头发插件 GMH 2.6 Geo Maya Hair Script 含使用教程 Maya 2011/2012/2013/2014/2015 | 龋齿一号GFXCamp". www.gfxcamp.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  9. ^ "Secrets of Human Shaders in UE4". 80.lv. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  10. ^ "Following the Stylized Trend in Video Games". 80.lv. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  11. ^ a b News, VietNamNet. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ a b Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) (2014-06-11). "Công ty Việt dựng lại các trận World Cup bằng công nghệ 3D". Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  13. ^ a b "Học viên ngành Thiết kế của VTC Academy tham quan Thunder Cloud Studio – VTC Academy" (in Vietnamese). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  14. ^ VCCorp.vn (2021-11-01). "VMO Holdings ký kết thỏa thuận hợp tác chiến lược với Thunder Cloud". cafef (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  15. ^ "Thunder Cloud has been selected as Exclusive Stylized Partner in Scopely's Elite Global Trusted Program". Thunder Cloud Studio. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Thunder Cloud Studio Ltd". MobyGames. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  17. ^ "Vietnam Halography - NO HALO - Không hào quang" (in Vietnamese). 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  18. ^ "14 Cố Vấn Chuyên Môn Tại Vietnam Halography 2021 - Họ Là Ai? | Trung Lê". Advertising Vietnam. Retrieved 2026-01-30.

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