Since 2020，the development of online games has been in good state. In terms of creation，online games pay attention to the selection of themes，the industry threshold is gradually raised，new highly popular mobile games emerge frequently. In terms of dissemination，the changes in the age and gender structure of players have brought new impacts，production and dissemination have been further standardized，and games ‘overseas dissemination’ is impressive. In terms of industrial development，from the dimension of R&D and production，games developed independently by domestic developers are still the main force of the game industry；from the perspective of industrial structure，the production value of mobile games is still considerable；from the dimension of international comparison，China’s game industry has become an important and indispensable part in the global game market. In terms of development trend，the concept of‘cloud game’ has been gradually carried out，the form of convergence media has been highlighted，and game and game platform as creative tools and entrance to the Metaverse have released new potentials. The aesthetic characteristic of online games，such as ‘interactivity’，‘sociality’ and ‘social-historical’，are further manifested.