China's domestic gaming industry historically focused on mobile and free-to-play, so '
3A大作' was used to describe Western imports (GTA, Call of Duty, Witcher). 《
黑神话:悟空》 (Black Myth: Wukong, 2024) by Game Science was a watershed - it was marketed and accepted as the first Chinese 3A game, and broke Steam concurrent-player records on launch.