Spike Chunsoft
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha 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.
Native name | 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
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Founded | April 9, 1984 |
Founder | Koichi Nakamura (Chunsoft) |
Headquarters | Akasaka, , Japan |
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Products | Chunsoft:
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Owner | Kadokawa Corporation |
Number of employees | 225 (2022) |
Parent | Dwango |
Subsidiaries | Spike Chunsoft, Inc. |
Website | spike-chunsoft |
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. Spike developed Danganronpa before the merger.