is a
video game developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
and
division of
Koei Tecmo Games, known for their ''
Atelier'' franchise.
Company
was founded in 1993 in
Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...
. The company began by creating ''
dōjinshi
, also romanized as ', is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels. Part of a wider category of '' doujin'' (self-published) works, ''doujinshi'' are often derivative of existing works and created ...
'' games for personal computers. Its first project was for the
PC-9801 personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the
Sony PlayStation
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...
video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game . In 1997, Gust released ''
Atelier Marie
is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Gust. The first entry in the '' Atelier'' series, it originally released for the PlayStation, then received ports and enhanced versions on other platforms. A remake for modern platforms ...
'', the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic ''Atelier'' series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems.
On December 7, 2011 Japanese publisher
Koei Tecmo acquired the company from its previous owner Keiken Holdings for 2.2 billion yen as a wholly owned subsidiary. It was announced on July 28, 2014 that Gust will be absorbed by its parent company Koei Tecmo on October 1, 2014, and will continue to develop existing game series and new intellectual properties as "Gust Nagano Development Group".
In 2015, Gust released a new site called "Gust Social" exclusively for its social games, starting with ''
Nights of Azure
is a 2015 action role-playing video game developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows. The PlayStation 4 version received a North American release on March 29, 2016, w ...
'', ''
Atelier Sophie'' and ''
Ciel Nosurge'' as the first advertised, for the purpose of improving communication with fan feedback. The website allows for fans to make a Gust ID account which allows them to participate in surveys, buy products from the Gust online store, and a variety of other related content. Additionally, the Gust Social serves as an active news site for its new social games.
In March 2020, Gust transferred from its building in Nagano to the newly completed Koei Tecmo head office in
Minato Mirai 21.
Games
Games developed by Gust are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with
Banpresto. In North America, these games are published by
NIS America. After the acquisition by Koei Tecmo, all games are published by them.
Cancelled
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Other media
Gust sells various licensed goods of their products from their online shop, such as
anime,
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
, music CDs, and
drama CDs.
Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, Salburg.com, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.
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