| Sting Entertainment | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社スティング |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Type: | Private company |
| Foundation: | February 7, 1989 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Products: | Dept. Heaven series |
| Num Employees: | 31[1] |
| Homepage: | sting.co.jp |
is a Japanese game development studio. Some of their titles include Treasure Hunter G, , and the Dept. Heaven series of games. Its active properties currently include Baroque, Dokapon, and the Dept. Heaven series.
On March 10, 2009, Atlus and Sting announced a partnership where Sting games would be published by Atlus in Japan.[2] Atlus also expressed an interest in having Sting develop Atlus games.
In March 2012, Sting and fellow game developer Idea Factory formed a partnership, wherein members from both companies would collaborate to create games that would showcase both their talents.[3] Titles developed by both companies were released under the label of Super Sting. Their first title, , was released three months later, in July 2012.
Sting has developed many games, both original creations and contract work, across many platforms. They also regularly port and remake games for new platforms.
| Title | System | Original release date | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psycho Chaser | PC-Engine | Sting Entertainment | Naxat Soft | ||||||
| Naxat Stadium | PC-Engine | Sting Entertainment | Naxat Soft | ||||||
| Last Battalion a.k.a. OverRide | PC-Engine | Sting Entertainment | Data East | ||||||
| X68000 | Sting Entertainment | ||||||||
| Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League a.k.a. Extra Innings | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||||||
| Sony Imagesoft | |||||||||
| Hakunetsu Professional Baseball: Ganba League '93 | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||||||
| Kentou-Ou World Champion a.k.a. TKO Super Championship Boxing | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | SOFEL | ||||||
| Tatsujin | PC-Engine | Sting Entertainment | Taito | ||||||
| Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | SOFEL | |||||||
| Onizuka Katsuya Super Virtual Boxing | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | Tokuma Shoten | ||||||
| Yadamon: Wonderland Dream[4] | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | Tokuma Shoten | ||||||
| Melfand Stories | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | ASCII Entertainment | ||||||
| a.k.a. Yōkai Buster: Ruka no Daibōken | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | Taito | ||||||
| Kadokawa Shoten | |||||||||
| Treasure Hunter G | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | Square | ||||||
| Solid Runner | Super Famicom | Sting Entertainment | ASCII Entertainment | ||||||
| Slamtilt | Microsoft Windows | Sting Entertainment | 21st Century Entertainment | ||||||
| Baroque | Sega Saturn | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment, Atlus USA, Rising Star Games | ||||||
| PlayStation | |||||||||
| PlayStation 2 | |||||||||
| PlayStation Network | |||||||||
| Wii | |||||||||
| Dreamcast | Sting Entertainment | ESP Software, Ubisoft | |||||||
| Dreamcast | Sting Entertainment | ESP Software, Ubisoft | |||||||
| Baroque Shooting | Microsoft Windows | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| Baroque Syndrome | Microsoft Windows | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| Haruka Typing | Microsoft Windows | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| Wizardry Scenario 1: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | WonderSwan Color | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment, Sir-Tech | ||||||
| Koguru Guruguru: Guruguru to Nakayoshi | Game Boy Color | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| Baroque Typing | Microsoft Windows | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| Evolution Worlds | GameCube | Sting Entertainment | ESP Software, Ubisoft | ||||||
| WonderSwan Color | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment, Atlus USA, 505 Games, Bandai | |||||||
| Game Boy Advance | |||||||||
| PlayStation Portable | |||||||||
| Game Boy Advance | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment, Atlus USA, 505 Games | |||||||
| PlayStation Portable | |||||||||
| Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| PC (Steam) | Sting Entertainment | ||||||||
| Utawarerumono | PlayStation 2 | Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus, NIS America | ||||||
| PlayStation Portable | |||||||||
| PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| PlayStation Vita | |||||||||
| Dokapon Kingdom | PlayStation 2 | Sting Entertainment | Examu, Atlus USA, BigBen Interactive | ||||||
| Wii | |||||||||
| Nintendo Switch | Compile Heart | ||||||||
| Dokapon Journey | Nintendo DS | Suzak Inc. | ESP Software, Ubisoft | ||||||
| Knights in the Nightmare | Nintendo DS | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| PSP | |||||||||
| Hexyz Force | PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Atlus | ||||||
| Yggdra Unison | Cellphone | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment, Atlus | ||||||
| Nintendo DS | |||||||||
| PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Atlus | |||||||
| PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus | |||||||
| PlayStation Vita | |||||||||
| Gungnir: Inferno of the Demon Lance and the War of Heroes | PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Atlus | ||||||
| Gloria Union | PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Atlus | ||||||
| Nintendo Switch | Sting Entertainment | ||||||||
| Dragon Labyrinth | Android 2.1-or-higher smartphone | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| Baroque FPS | iOS | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | ||||||
| (Generation of Chaos VI) | PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Idea Factory, NIS America | ||||||
| Dungeon Travelers 2 | PlayStation Portable | Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus, Atlus, NIS America | ||||||
| PlayStation Vita | |||||||||
| Compile Heart, Sting Entertainment | Compile Heart, Idea Factory International | ||||||||
| Microsoft Windows | |||||||||
| PlayStation 3 | Aquaplus, Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus, Atlus, Deep Silver | |||||||
| PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| PlayStation Vita | |||||||||
| PlayStation 3 | Aquaplus, Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus, Atlus, Deep Silver | |||||||
| PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| PlayStation Vita | |||||||||
| Dungeon Travelers 2-2 | PlayStation Vita | Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus | ||||||
| Dokapon UP! Roulette of Dreams | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 | December 10, 2020 | Sting Entertainment | Aquaplus |