| Kairosoft | |
| Foundation: | 1996; 26 years ago (original) September 2007 (incorporated), 2014 (large business) |
| Location City: | Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Location Country: | Japan |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Num Employees: | 14 |
| Founder: | Kazuyuki Usui |
is a Japanese video game developer located in Tokyo, Japan that has created a number of simulation games for cell phones, PCs and Nintendo Switch. Founded in 1996, the company has developed a number of mobile games for the Japanese market and has found great success in porting them to the modern iOS and Android operating systems.[1] The company was ranked 30th in Pocket Gamers "top 50 developers of 2012" list.
Kairosoft was founded as a dōjin games developer in 1996, and is currently located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district of Tokyo with only nine employees. They started out developing simulation games for the Windows platform, the first of which was released in 1996 and simulated a used bookstore, and another example was the original Game Dev Story released in 1997, with a sequel released in 2001.[2] In 2001, Kairosoft switched to developing mobile simulation games for the Japanese cell phone market, which was much more developed than America's.[3] The company was incorporated in September 2007, and launched a new website on November 4, 2008.
With the release of Game Dev Story for iOS and Android in 2010, Kairosoft found itself a large hit, which reached the top ten in iPhone app sales in its first week.[4] Kairosoft continued to port over games that it had previously developed for other platforms. Pocket Gamer ranked Kairosoft 30th on its "top 50 developers of 2012" list, calling Kairosoft games a "genre in their own right" but noting that they still were mostly a niche in the market.[5]
| Name | WildTangent release date | Latest update | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anime Studio Story | June 7, 2015[6] | August 15, 2016 (1.19) | |
| Beastie Bay | April 10, 2013 | June 10, 2016 (3.12) | |
| Biz Builder Delux | May 16, 2016 | ||
| Bonbon Cakery | August 23, 2016 | ||
| Legends of Heropolis | Christmas 2016 | ||
| Dungeon Village | August 15, 2013 | June 30, 2016 (2.31) | |
| The Manga Works | Thanksgiving 2016 | ||
| Skyforce Unite! | June 17, 2016 | ||
| Mega Mall Story | April 10, 2012[7] [8] | October 1, 2016 (4.15) | |
| Magazine Mogul | August 15, 2015 | June 17, 2016 (1.27) | |
| Kairobotica | April 16, 2013 | June 7, 2015 (2.51) | |
| Game Dev Story | June 10, 2011 | October 2, 2016 (5.83) |
| Name | Play Store release date | |
|---|---|---|
| The Manga Works | Aug 4, 2016 | |
| Game Dev Story | Dec 10, 2010 | |
| Boxing Gym Story | Feb 9, 2021 | |
| Tropical Resort Story | Jun 19, 2022 | |
| Grand Prix Story | Jun 8, 2011 | |
| Dream Park Story | Oct 1, 2021 | |
| Station Manager | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| Dungeon Village | Mar 2, 2012 | |
| Hot Springs Story 2 | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| Home Run High | May 1, 2017 | |
| Mega Mall Story 2 | May 21, 2019 | |
| Pocket Academy | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| Burger Bistro Story | May 7, 2021 | |
| Forest Camp Story | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| The Sushi Spinnery | Jul 3, 2012 | |
| Pool Slide Story | Dec 18, 2017 | |
| Silver Screen Story | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| The Ramen Sensei | May 1, 2015 | |
| Bonbon Cakery | Mar 5, 2015 | |
| Pocket League Story | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| Dream House Days | Jan 28, 2013 | |
| Pocket Harvest | Oct 30, 2013 | |
| Basketball Club Story | Jun 30, 2019 | |
| Legends of Heropolis | Jul 19, 2016 | |
| Beastie Bay | Sep 28, 2012 | |
| Dream Town Story | Dec 11, 2017 | |
| High Sea Saga | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| March to a Million | Jan 23, 2017 | |
| Kingdom Adventurers | Aug 29, 2019 | |
| Pocket Clothier | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| Pocket Academy ZERO | Dec 21, 2012 | |
| Pocket League Story 2 | Jul 1, 2013 | |
| Grand Prix Story 2 | Jul 3, 2017 | |
| The Ramen Sensei 2 | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| Biz Builder Delux SP | Sep 20, 2017 | |
| Skyforce Unite! | Mar 24, 2016 | |
| Quest Town Saga | Jan 21, 2019 | |
| Cafeteria Nipponica SP | Apr 13, 2017 | |
| Jumbo Airport Story | Sep 26, 2022 | |
| Pocket Academy 3 | Aug 16, 2022 | |
| Convenience Stories | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| Forest Golf Planner | Feb 20, 2022 | |
| Dungeon Village 2 | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| Social Dev Story | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| Pocket Arcade Story DX | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| Kairo Land | Feb 21, 2018 | |
| Wild Park Manager | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| Shiny Ski Resort | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| 8-Bit Farm | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| Magician's Saga | Jan 13, 2017 | |
| Thrift Store Story | Sep 29, 2016 | |
| Pocket Arcade Story | Jun 24, 2016 | |
| Tennis Club Story | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| Fish Pond Park | Apr 27, 2015 | |
| Anime Studio Story | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| Biz Builder Delux | Dec 25, 2014 | |
| Kairo Club | Feb 9, 2015 | |
| Magazine Mogul | May 6, 2014 | |
| Pocket Stables Lite | Aug 20, 2014 | |
| Ninja Village | Mar 24, 2013 | |
| Pocket Stables | Feb 21, 2013 | |
| The Pyraplex | Dec 13, 2012 | |
| Venture Towns | Sep 7, 2012 | |
| Kairobotica | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| Oh!Edo Towns | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| Cafeteria Nipponica | Apr 4, 2012 | |
| Mega Mall Story | Dec 29, 2011 | |
| Epic Astro Story | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| World Cruise Story | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| Hot Springs Story | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| Zoo Park Story | May 21, 2023 | |
| Dream Town Island | Jun 1, 2023 | |
| Cafe Master Story | Jun 26, 2023 | |
| TV Studio Story | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| Cavern Adventurers | Jan 16, 2024 | |
| Heian City Story | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Game Name | Platform | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky Squadron | Windows 10 | ||
| Cafeteria Nipponica | Windows 8 | ||
| Departure! | Shipping Freighter | Windows 10 | |
| Dragging Cat Rebel | Windows 8 | ||
| Excitement! Manga Dojo | Windows 8 | ||
| Game Center Club | Windows 10 | ||
| Manga Path | Windows 8/10 | ||
| Mega Mall Story | Windows 7/10 | ||
| Million March | Windows 7 | ||
| Munch Munch Kairo-kun | Not defined | ||
| Outdoor Excavation Company | Windows Vista/7/8 | ||
| Pool Slide Story | PS4 | [9] | |
| Piko Piko! Game Expo | Windows 10 | ||
| Prestigious Pocket Academy | Windows 7 | ||
| Prestigious Pocket Academy 2 | Windows 7 | ||
| Royal Gallery Academy | Windows Vista | ||
| World Cruise Story | Windows 10 |