is a Japanese

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founded on June 2, 2006 as a subsidiary of

Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome games under the name of Otomate. An international branch, Idea Factory Internatio ...

. The company was formerly managed by

Compile In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the ''source'' language) into another language (the ''target'' language). The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that ...

's former executive Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani, most well known as the creator of the ''

Madou Monogatari Madou may refer to: In Brussels, Belgium: * Place Mandou, near the Small ring * Madou Plaza Tower, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode * Madou metro station In other places: * Madou, Tainan, Taiwan * Madou, Burkina Faso People with the name People with t ...

'' and ''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo ...

'' series, before his retirement in December 2012. Compile Heart is primarily known for its ''

Hyperdimension Neptunia is a series of role-playing video games created and developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The series debuted in Japan on August 19, 2010, with the video game of the same name for the PlayStation 3, later re-released as an enhanced rem ...

'' and ''

Record of Agarest War , known in Europe as ''Agarest: Generations of War'', is a tactical role-playing game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is a collaboration between Idea Factory, Red Entertainment and Compile Heart. An updated port of ...

'' brands. As of 2010, the company managed to acquire a licensing deal with

D4 Enterprise is a Japanese video game publisher currently specializing in content delivery services like Project EGG over the Internet. Some of the titles that have been re-released include many of Compile's titles, like the '' Madō Monogatari'' games. The ...

(the copyright holder of most property rights under

) to create new video games based on franchises from the defunct developer. This does not affect the rights to the ''Puyo Puyo'' series which D4 does not own and remains the property of

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Games

* CH Selection (Compile Heart Selection) is similar to "The Best" (JP) or "Greatest Hits" (US), but use specially for Compile Heart's games.

Projects

Compile Heart has announced a project titled ''Galapagos RPG'', that aims to create new RPGs with a Japanese style, aimed towards Japanese gamers. The first game from this project is a "Fantasy RPG" with a dark tone called ''

Fairy Fencer F is a 2013 fantasy role-playing game under Compile Heart's Galapagos RPG brand for the PlayStation 3 and Windows. The game uses a modified version of ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' battle system. The Windows version was released on August 4, 2015. ...

'' for the PlayStation 3 followed respectively by ''

Omega Quintet is a video game developed by Galapagos RPG, a subsidiary of Compile Heart, for the PlayStation 4. A hybrid between an Japanese idol, idol simulation game and a role-playing video game, the player plays as Takuto, the manager of the Verse Maidens, ...

'', '' Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'', ''

Death end re;Quest ''Death End Request'' (stylized ''Death end re;Quest'') is a role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in April 2018 and worldwide in February 2019, for Windo ...

'', '' Dragon Star Varnir'', ''Arc of Alchemist'', and ''

Death end re;Quest 2 ''Death End Request'' (stylized ''Death end re;Quest'') is a role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in April 2018 and worldwide in February 2019, for Windo ...

'' for the PlayStation 4.

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* {{Authority control Video game companies established in 2006 Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Japanese companies established in 2006