Spike Chunsoft

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト, Hepburn: Kabushikigaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto) is a Japanese video game development and localization company specializing in role-playing video games, visual novels and adventure games. The company was founded in 1984 as Chunsoft Co., Ltd. and merged with Spike in 2012. It is owned by Dwango.[3]

Spike Chunsoft
Native name
株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト
Kabushikigaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 9, 1984 (1984-04-09)
(as Chunsoft)[1]
2012 (2012)
(as Spike Chunsoft)
Headquarters
Minato-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
ProductsChunsoft:
Spike:
Number of employees
200[2] (2016)
ParentDwango
SubsidiariesSpike Chunsoft, Inc.
Websitespike-chunsoft.co.jp

They created games such as the first five Dragon Quest installments and the Mystery Dungeon franchise as Chunsoft, and the Conception series as Spike Chunsoft. They also developed titles such as The Portopia Serial Murder Case, the Sound Novel series (consisting of Otogirisō, Kamaitachi no Yoru, Machi and 428: Shibuya Scramble) and the Zero Escape series as Chunsoft, and the Danganronpa franchise as Spike Chunsoft.

The logo of Chunsoft before the Spike merger.

History

Chunsoft

Chunsoft was founded by Koichi Nakamura, a video game designer and programmer who had worked with Enix. The "Chun" in the company name is from the first kanji Naka (中) of the company founder name; Naka is read as "Chun" in Japanese Mahjong. In 2005, it was bought by Dwango and became a subsidiary of the company.

Before the project, Sega were helping Chunsoft in developing and releasing their games for the Dreamcast. From 2006 to 2008, Sega have made a collaboration with Chunsoft titled "SEGA x Chunsoft Project". Their goal was to provide support and sales for development funds and help port their games who were only purchasable in Japan at the time, such as the Nintendo DS remake of Shiren the Wanderer or 428: Shibuya Scramble.

Spike
Main article: Spike (company) § History

Merger

In 2012, Chunsoft merged with its sister company Spike and the new company would be called Spike Chunsoft.[4]

Subsidiary

In 2017, Spike Chunsoft established a North American subsidiary based in Long Beach, California to carry out localization and publishing of its own games, in addition to games by its sister company 5pb./Mages under a newly formed partnership.[5] Their first game under the Mages partnership was the Microsoft Windows version of Steins;Gate, taking over publishing of the game from Mages in 2018;[6] they have since continued publishing further games in the Science Adventure series, including Steins;Gate 0[7] and Chaos;Child.[8]

On July 16, 2020, NIS America announced that Danganronpa games on the Playstation Store will be removed.[9][10] Spike Chunsoft subsequently announced on July 22, 2020 that they will take on publishing the Danganronpa series outside of Japan.[11] Similarly, the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows release of Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate would not be released by Aksys but by their subsidiary.[12]

Titles
See also: Spike (company) § Games

Published and/or developed
Title Platform Release date Developer Ref.
Otogirisō Super Famicom March 7, 1992 Chunsoft
Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon September 19, 1993
Kamaitachi no Yoru November 25, 1994
PlayStation December 3, 1998
Mobile phones April 1, 2002
Game Boy Advance June 28, 2002
Web browser July 1, 2002
Android February 1, 2011
Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer Super Famicom December 5, 1995
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB: Moonlight Village Monster Game Boy November 22, 1996 Aquamarine
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Moonlight-Village Monster Microsoft Windows December 8, 1999
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Moonlight-Village Monster for Android Android May 27, 2011 Chunsoft
Machi: Unmei no Kousaten Sega Saturn January 22, 1998
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB2: Magic Castle of the Desert Game Boy Color July 19, 2001
Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 PlayStation 2 July 18, 2002
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Side Story: Swordswoman Asuka Arrives! for Windows Microsoft Windows December 20, 2002 Neverland
Shiren Monsters: Netsal Game Boy Advance April 22, 2004 Chunsoft
Homeland Nintendo GameCube April 29, 2005
Kamaitachi no Yoru × 3 Mobile phones February 15, 2007
Kowa-Oto iOS August 31, 2010
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 5: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate Nintendo DS December 9, 2010
Zombie Daisuki January 20, 2011
Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru PlayStation 3 December 17, 2011
PlayStation Vita December 17, 2011
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Nintendo 3DS February 16, 2012

Developed only
Title Platform Release date Publisher Ref.
Door Door NEC PC-8801 February 1983 Enix
Famicom July 18, 1985
The Portopia Serial Murder Case November 29, 1985
Dragon Quest Famicom/NES May 27, 1986
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line January 26, 1987
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation February 10, 1988
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen February 11, 1990
Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin Famicom December 2, 1991 Bandai
Tetris 2 + Bombliss December 13, 1991 Bullet-Proof Software
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Super Famicom September 27, 1992 Enix
Dragon Quest I & II December 18, 1993
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 - Mystery Dungeon
(Torneko: The Last Hope)		 PlayStation September 15, 1999
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2: Demon Invasion! Shiren Castle! Nintendo 64 September 27, 2000 Nintendo
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: Mystery Dungeon Game Boy Advance December 20, 2001 Enix
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon PlayStation 2 October 31, 2002
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: Mystery Dungeon Game Boy Advance June 24, 2004 Square Enix
The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon PlayStation 2 July 29, 2004 JP: Arika
NA: Namco
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Game Boy Advance November 17, 2005 Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Nintendo DS November 17, 2005
Kamaitachi no Yoru × 3 PlayStation 2 July 26, 2006 Sega
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Nintendo DS December 14, 2006
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness September 13, 2007 Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Imabikisō PlayStation 3 October 23, 2007 Sega
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3: The Sleeping Princess of the Karakuri Mansion
(Shiren the Wanderer)		 Nintendo Wii June 5, 2008 JP: Sega
NA: Atlus USA
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable PlayStation Portable January 28, 2010 Spike
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS2: Magic Castle of the Desert Nintendo DS November 13, 2008 Sega
428: Shibuya Scramble Nintendo Wii December 4, 2008
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Nintendo DS April 18, 2009 Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Team Nintendo Wii August 4, 2009 The Pokémon Company
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Nintendo DS December 10, 2009 JP: Spike
NA/EU: Aksys Games
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel Nintendo DS February 25, 2010 Spike
Wii Play: Motion Nintendo Wii June 13, 2011 Nintendo

Published and/or developed

Developed only

Published western third-party games in Japan

Published internationally by Spike Chunsoft, Inc.

This table lists video games published internationally by Spike Chunsoft's American subsidiary Spike Chunsoft, Inc. since its foundation on December 1, 2017. Outside of titles from Spike Chunsoft in Japan, the company publishes titles from Mages (which was also part of Spike Chunsoft's parent company Dwango until July 2019) and from other companies.

Title Platform(s) Release date Ref.
Steins;Gate Win May 1, 2018 [6]
Steins;Gate 0[lower-alpha 1] Win, Switch May 8, 2018 [7][24]
PixelJunk Monsters 2 Win, Switch, PS4 May 25, 2018 [25]
428: Shibuya Scramble Win, PS4 September 4, 2018 [26]
Chaos;Child Win January 22, 2019 [8]
8-bit ADV Steins;Gate Switch February 19, 2019 [27]
Steins;Gate Elite Win, Switch, PS4 February 19, 2019 [27]
Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram Win, PS4 February 19, 2019 [27]
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning Win, PS4 April 9, 2019 [28]
Crystar Win, PS4 August 27, 2019 [29]
AI: The Somnium Files Win, Switch, PS4 September 17, 2019 [30]
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World Win, Switch, PS4 October 1, 2019 [31]
Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars Win, PS4 November 5, 2019 [32]
Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace Win, Switch, PS4 December 11, 2019 [24]
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story Win, Switch, PS4 February 20, 2020 [33]
Robotics;Notes Elite Win, Switch, PS4 October 13, 2020 [34]
Robotics;Notes DaSH Win, Switch, PS4 October 13, 2020 [34]
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate[lower-alpha 2] Win, Switch December 2, 2020 [12]
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne Win, Switch, PS4 January 29, 2021 [35]

Notes
  1. The Nintendo Switch version was released on December 10, 2019.[24]
  2. The Japanese version were released on December 3, 2020.

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