Spike Chunsoft Explained

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Native Name:	Japanese: 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト
Romanized Name:	Kabushiki-gaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto
Type:	Subsidiary
Industry:	Video games
Founder:	Koichi Nakamura (Chunsoft)
Hq Location:	Akasaka
Hq Location City:	Minato-ku, Tokyo
Hq Location Country:	Japan
Products:	Chunsoft: Spike:
Revenue Year:	2023
Num Employees:	260^[1]
Num Employees Year:	2024
Owner:	Kadokawa Corporation
Parent:	Dwango
Subsid:	Spike Chunsoft, Inc.

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.^[2]

It 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 ) and the Zero Escape series as Chunsoft. Spike developed Danganronpa before the merger.

History

Chunsoft

Chunsoft was founded by Koichi Nakamura, a video game designer and programmer who had worked with Enix, including the popular Dragon Quest franchise until Dragon Quest V. The "Chun" in the company name is from the first kanji Naka (中) of the company founder's name; Naka is read as "Chun" in Japanese Mahjong. This name would also appear in Nakamura's first work with Enix, titled Door Door in 1983. Otogirisō marked Chunsoft's debut brand. Following that, successive genre-trailblazing titles , Kamaitachi no Yoru, and Shiren the Wanderer established the company's good reputation. Nakamura himself had to move away from programming in order to run the company.^[3]

For a time, the company's products were considered mediocre, but 3-Nen B-Gumi Kinpachi Sensei: Densetsu no Kyoudan ni Tate! was a hit that showed signs of recovery. During the development of , Kouji Malta, one of the programmers for these two games, and contributed previously on EarthBound and Shiren the Wanderer 2, stated the company went through bad business performance, as employees from Chunsoft would leave the company progressively due to this issue. The game's success not only helped giving more popularity in the Mystery Dungeon franchise, it also helped Chunsoft from avoiding bankruptcy.^[4] Later 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 2005 to 2010, Sega have made a collaboration with Chunsoft titled "SEGA×CHUN PROJECT". Their goal was to provide support and sales for development funds, such as the Nintendo DS remake of or .^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/company/information/. ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフトの公式サト. spike-chunsoft.co.jp. August 22, 2016. ja. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823004224/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/company/information.html. August 23, 2016.
2. Web site: 株式会社ドワンゴ. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310021429/http://info.dwango.co.jp/english/history/. 2014-03-10.
3. Book: Game Maestro, Vol. 2: Producer/Director Edition (2) . Hidekuni Shida . 2000 . 24.
4. Web site: ほぼ日の学生採用企画 . January 31, 2020 . 1101.com . July 14, 2020 . ja . 『ポケモン不思議のダンジョン』とかも作りかけていたけど、おそらくこれも売れないだろうし、先行きの見通しがない状況だったと思うんです。でも、なんとその後、その『ポケモン不思議のダンジョン』が大ヒット。あんなにたくさんの人が辞める必要はなかったんじゃないかな、と思いますけど。で、ぼくも他の人と同じように別の開発会社に転職してテレビゲームの開発を続けるかどうかを考えはじめました。でも、その前にそうとう泣きましたよ。.
5. 『街』への想いから昨今のインディーゲームまで――チュンソフト30周年のすべてを中村光一氏と振り返るロングインタビュー【後編】. June 9, 2014. Famitsu. September 11, 2021. ja.
6. 志田英邦『ゲーム・マエストロ Vol. 2 プロデューサー/ディレクター編(2)』毎日コミュニケーションズ、2000年、p.16。中村光一インタビュー。
7. Web site: Spike Chunsoft Establishes N. American Subsidiary . 2017-12-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061145/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-02/spike-chunsoft-establishes-n-american-subsidiary/.124778 . 2017-12-04 .
8. Web site: Danganronpa Games PlayStation Store Publisher Update About to Occur. 17 July 2020.
9. Web site: Danganronpa Titles to be Delisted from PSN by Publisher NIS America. 17 July 2020.
10. Web site: Spike Chunsoft Will Handle Older Danganronpa Game Publishing Duties. 22 July 2020.
11. Web site: ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=19&platform_id=other&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316211640/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=19&platform_id=other&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2014-03-16 . 2013-06-13 . Spike Chunsoft . ja.
12. Web site: April 2, 2002 . チュンソフト、人気サウンドノベル『かまいたちの夜』をJ-PHONEでサービス開始 . February 23, 2019 . 電撃オンライン . . ja.
13. Web site: 滝沢修 . September 9, 2005 . ドワンゴ、iモード用サウンドノベル「街」とRPG「風来のシレン Wana」を配信 . February 24, 2019 . Game Watch . インプレス.
14. Web site: September 9, 2005 . チュンソフトの名作タイトル『街』＆『風来のシレンWana 』が10月よりiモードに登場！ . February 24, 2019 . 電撃オンライン . Kadokawa.
15. Web site: ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 . Spike Chunsoft . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=17&platform_id=other&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2013-06-13 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316215659/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=17&platform_id=other&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2014-03-16 . dead .
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19. Web site: ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=4&platform_id=5&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316220017/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=4&platform_id=5&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2014-03-16 . 2013-06-13 . Spike Chunsoft . ja.
20. Web site: ja:トルネコの大冒険3 不思議のダンジョン . Spike Chunsoft . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/games/torneco3/ . 2012-10-16 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316213716/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/games/torneco3/ . 2014-03-16 . dead .
21. Web site: ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=5&platform_id=other&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316220035/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=5&platform_id=other&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2014-03-16 . 2013-06-13 . Spike Chunsoft . ja.
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30. Web site: ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 . Spike Chunsoft . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?platform_id=4 . 2013-06-13 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20130914184906/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?platform_id=4 . 2013-09-14 . dead .
31. Web site: ja:株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 . Spike Chunsoft . http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=2&platform_id=4&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2013-06-13 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316214321/http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/game/search?page=2&platform_id=4&lowend_flag=0&download_flag=0&abroad_flag=0 . 2014-03-16 . dead .
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79. Web site: Steins;Gate 0 Is Out Now On Switch, And My Darling's Embrace Comes West . O'Connor, James . 2019-12-10 . . . 2019-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191211091701/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steinsgate-0-is-out-now-on-nintendo-switch-and-my-/1100-6472097/ . 2019-12-11 . live.
80. Web site: Review: Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story . Peeples, Jeremy . 2020-02-25 . Hardcore Gamer . 2020-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226000559/https://hardcoregamer.com/2020/02/25/review-katana-kami-a-way-of-the-samurai-story/367957/ . 2020-02-26 . live .
81. Web site: Robotics;Notes Elite & DaSH Double Pack launches October 16 in Europe . Romano, Sal . 2020-04-23 . Gematsu . 2020-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425083158/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/roboticsnotes-elite-dash-double-pack-launches-october-16-in-europe . 2020-04-25 . live .
82. Web site: Shiren The Wanderer 5 Coming To Nintendo Switch and PC With New Dungeons . Carr, James . 2020-06-23 . . . 2020-06-29.
83. Web site: Spike Chunsoft Reveals New Re:Zero Game for PS4, Switch, PC . Pineda, Rafael Antonio . 2020-05-29 . . 2020-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200620092412/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-29/spike-chunsoft-reveals-new-re-zero-game-for-ps4-switch-pc/.160047 . 2020-06-20 . live .
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85. Web site: セガ・チュンソフトプロジェクト | セガＸチュンプロジェクトとは？|url=http://chun.sega.jp/about.html|website=Chun Sega|access-date=January 2, 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418211924/http://chun.sega.jp/about.html|archive-date=April 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}^[5]

    Spike

    See main article: Spike (company)#History.

    Merger

    In 2012, Chunsoft merged with its sister company Spike and the new company would be called Spike Chunsoft.^[6]

    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.^[7] 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; they have since continued publishing further games in the Science Adventure series, including Steins;Gate 0 and Chaos;Child.

    On July 16, 2020, NIS America announced that Danganronpa games on the Playstation Store will be removed.^{[8] [9]} Spike Chunsoft subsequently announced on July 22, 2020 that they will take on publishing the Danganronpa series outside of Japan.^[10] Similarly, the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows release of would not be released by Aksys but by their subsidiary.

    Works

    See also: Spike (company)#Games.

    Chunsoft

    Developed

    Year	Title	Platform	Publisher
    1983	Door Door mkII	PC-8801, Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    1985	The Portopia Serial Murder Case	Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    1986	Dragon Quest	Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    1987	Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line	Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    1988	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation	Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    1990	Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen	Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    1991		Nintendo Entertainment System	Bandai
    	Tetris 2 + Bombliss	Nintendo Entertainment System	Bullet-Proof Software
    1992	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    	Otogirisō	Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Mobile	Chunsoft
    1993	Dragon Quest I & II	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Enix
    	Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Chunsoft	^[11]
    1994	Banshee's Last Cry	Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, Mobile, Web browser	Chunsoft	^[12]
    1995	Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer	Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo DS	Chunsoft
    1998	Machi	Saturn, PlayStation, Mobile, PlayStation Portable	Chunsoft Sega (PSP)	^[13] ^[14]
    1999		PlayStation, Game Boy Advance	Enix	^[15] ^[16]
    2000		Nintendo 64	Nintendo	^[17]
    2001		Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS	Chunsoft Sega (DS)	^[18] ^[19]
    2002	Kamaitachi no Yoru 2	PlayStation 2, Mobile, PlayStation Portable	Chunsoft Sega (PSP)
    	Torneko's Great Adventure 3	PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance	Enix	^[20] ^[21]
    2004	Shiren Monsters: Netsal	Game Boy Advance	Chunsoft
    	3-Nen B-Gumi Kinpachi Sensei	PlayStation 2	Chunsoft
    	The Nightmare of Druaga	PlayStation 2	Arika (JP) Namco (NA)	^[22]
    2005	Homeland	GameCube	Chunsoft
    	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	^[23] ^[24]
    2006	Kamaitachi no Yoru × 3	PlayStation 2	Sega
    2007		Nintendo DS	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	^[25] ^[26]
    	Imabikisō	PlayStation 3, Wii	Sega
    2008	Shiren the Wanderer	Wii, PlayStation Portable	Sega (JP) Atlus USA (NA) Spike (PSP)	^[27] ^[28]
    		Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable	Spike
    2009		Nintendo DS	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	^[29]
    		Wii	The Pokémon Company	^[30] ^[31]
    	Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors	Nintendo DS	Spike (JP) Aksys Games (NA/EU)
    2010		Nintendo DS	Spike	^[32]
    		Nintendo DS	Chunsoft
    2011	Zombie Daisuki	Nintendo DS	Chunsoft
    		Wii	Nintendo
    2012		Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita	Chunsoft

    Published only

    Year	Title	Platform	Developer
    1996		Game Boy, Windows, Android	Aquamarine Chunsoft (Android)	^[33] ^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
    2002	Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman for Windows	Windows	Neverland	^[37]

    Spike Chunsoft

    Year	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher
    2012	Conception	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4, Windows	Chime	Spike Chunsoft
    	Kenka Banchō Bros. Tokyo Battle Royale	PlayStation Portable	Bullets	Spike Chunsoft
    		PlayStation Vita, Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    		PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[38]
    	Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel	PlayStation Portable	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    	Fire Pro Wrestling	Xbox 360	Spike Chunsoft	Microsoft Studios
    		Xbox 360	Spike Chunsoft	Namco Bandai Games
    		Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	^[39]
    2013	Banshee's Last Cry	iOS, Android	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[40] ^[41]
    		iOS	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    	Warrior's Way	Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Nintendo
    		Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Windows	Chime	Spike Chunsoft
    		Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Examu
    	Heroes VS	PlayStation Portable	Spike Chunsoft	BNE Entertainment
    2014	Sekai Seifuku: Costume Fes.	PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    		PlayStation Vita, Windows, PlayStation 4	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    		Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Nintendo
    	J-Stars Victory VS	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment
    2015		iOS, Android	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    	Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood	Nintendo 3DS	Studio Zan	Spike Chunsoft	^[42]
    	Ukiyo no Shishi	PlayStation 3	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    	Ukiyo no Roushi	PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    			Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[43] ^[44] ^[45]
    		PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    	Exist Archive	PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft Tri-Ace	Spike Chunsoft	^[46]
    	Etrian Mystery Dungeon	Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	JP: Atlus NA: Atlus USA EU: NIS America	^[47]
    	J-Stars Victory VS+	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment
    	Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon	Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	^[48]
    2016	Kenka Bancho Otome	PlayStation Vita	Red Entertainment	Spike Chunsoft
    	Zero Time Dilemma	Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Chime	Spike Chunsoft	^[49]
    	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Nintendo
    		PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment	^[50]
    2017		Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Windows, iOS, Android	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[51] ^[52]
    	Kamaitachi no Yoru Rinkai Ayane	PlayStation Vita, Windows	5pb. (MAGES.)	Spike Chunsoft
    	Fire Pro Wrestling World	Windows, PlayStation 4	Zex Corporation	Spike Chunsoft	^[53]
    	Kenka Bancho Otome: Kanzenmuketsu no My Honey	PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    	Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2	Nintendo 3DS	Spike Chunsoft	Atlus	^[54]
    2018		Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft Lancarse	Spike Chunsoft	^[55]
    	One Piece Grand Cruise	PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Xbox One, Windows	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment
    2019		iOS, Android	Cyclone Zero	Spike Chunsoft	^[56]
    	Kenka Bancho Otome 2nd Rumble!		PlayStation Vita	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    		Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[57]
    	Jump Force	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment
    2020		Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment
    		Nintendo Switch	Spike Chunsoft	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	^[58]
    2021		Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft
    2022		Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[59]
    	Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness	Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4	Chime	Spike Chunsoft	^[60]
    2023		Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S	Spike Chunsoft Too Kyo Games	Spike Chunsoft	^[61]
    2024		Nintendo Switch	Spike Chunsoft	WW: Spike Chunsoft EU: Reef Entertainment
    	The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer	Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4	MAGES.	Spike Chunsoft
    	The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You	Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4	MAGES.	Spike Chunsoft
    	Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid		Toybox, Millenium Kitchen	Spike Chunsoft
    		Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S	Spike Chunsoft	Bandai Namco Entertainment	^[62]
    	Kamaitachi no Yoru × 3	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	^[63]

    Published western third-party games in Japan

    Title	Platform(s)	scope='col'	Developer(s)	Release date
    Hotline Miami		Dennaton Games	2012
    		CD Projekt Red	2012
    		Big Huge Games	2012
    Darksiders II		Vigil Games	2012
    		Techland	2013
    	PlayStation 3 Xbox 360	4A Games	2013
    Terraria		Re-Logic	2013
    		DreamRift	September 26, 2013
    	Wii Wii U	Junction Point Studios Blitz Games Studios Heavy Iron Studios	September 26, 2013
    Saints Row IV	PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One	Volition	2014
    Metro Redux	PlayStation 4 Xbox One	4A Games	2014
    CastleStorm		Zen Studios	2015
    		Dennaton Games Abstraction Games	2015
    	PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5	CD Projekt Red	2015
    	PlayStation 4	inXile Entertainment	2015
    Crypt of the NecroDancer		Brace Yourself Games	2015
    	PlayStation 4	Larian Studios	2015
    		Dambuster Studios	2016
    	PlayStation 4	Studio Wildcard	October 26, 2017
    	Nintendo Switch		February 24, 2023
    	PlayStation 4	Colossal Order	April 12, 2018
    Metro Exodus	PlayStation 4 Xbox One	4A Games	February 15, 2019
    	PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch	Larian Studios	October 31, 2019
    Cadence of Hyrule	Nintendo Switch	Brace Yourself Games	June 14, 2019
    Indivisible	PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch	Lab Zero Games	July 16, 2020
    Cyberpunk 2077	PlayStation 4	CD Projekt Red	December 10, 2020
    Disco Elysium: The Final Cut	PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5	ZA/UM	August 25, 2022	^[64] ^[65]
    Dying Light 2 Stay Human	PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5	Techland	February 4, 2022
    Baldur's Gate 3	PlayStation 5	Larian Studios	December 21, 2023	^[66] ^[67]
    	PlayStation 5	Studio Wildcard

    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
    Steins;Gate	Win		^[68]
    Steins;Gate 0	Win, Switch		^[69]
    PixelJunk Monsters 2	Win, Switch, PS4		^[70]
    	Win, PS4		^[71]
    Chaos;Child	Win		^[72]
    8-bit ADV Steins;Gate	Switch		^[73]
    Steins;Gate Elite	Win, Switch, PS4
    	Win, PS4
    	Win, PS4		^[74]
    Crystar	Win, PS4		^[75]
    	Win, Switch, PS4, XB1		^[76]
    	Win, Switch, PS4		^[77]
    	Win, PS4		^[78]
    	Win, Switch, PS4		^[79]
    Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story	Win, Switch, PS4		^[80]
    Robotics;Notes Elite	Win, Switch, PS4		^[81]
    Robotics;Notes DaSH	Win, Switch, PS4
    	Win, Switch		^[82]
    	Win, Switch, PS4		^[83]
    	Win, Switch, PS4, iOS, Android
    	Win, Switch, PS4, XB1
    Chaos;Head Noah	Win, Switch	October 7, 2022
    	Win, Switch, PS5, XSX/S	June 30, 2023
    Anonymous;Code	Win, Switch, PS4	September 8, 2023
    	Switch	February 27, 2024
    The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer	Win, Switch, PS4	May 23, 2024
    The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You	Win, Switch, PS4	May 23, 2024
    Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid	Win, Switch	August 6, 2024
    BAKERU	Switch, Win	September 3, 2024	^[84]

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