Playism (stylized as PLAYISM) is an independent video game publisher operated by

Active Gaming Media Active Gaming Media Inc. (AGM) is a localization company based in Osaka, Japan. Founded in 2008 by CEO Ibai Ameztoy, the company's main focus lies in providing Game localization, localization services for video games. AGM has since branched out t ...

. Playism started as a digital distribution platform for PC games, launched in May 2011.

History

Playism was launched in May 2011 as a digital distribution platform for PC games. In April 2013, Playism began a project with HAL College of Technology & Design in both Osaka and Nagoya. The project involves students creating games in four-person teams over a period of several months. The games would then be judged by PLAYISM staff, Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya (''

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''), Smoking Wolf (''One Way Heroics''), and members of Nigoro (''

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''). The highest-rated games were then localized by PLAYISM, and released on the PLAYISM store page for purchase. Playism was closely involved in the administration of the indie-based game event in March 2013, helping both with translation and interpretation as well as with logistics. In September 2013, Playism collaborated with

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Japan Asia on an event called Indie Stream. Originally planned by indie developers Nigoro and Nyamyam, Indie Stream was designed to bring indie developers from both Japan and abroad together to meet and share information. It was announced at Indie Stream that PLAYISM would be assisting indie developers in publishing their games on

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and

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in Japan. In 2021, the Playism digital distribution platform has closed, Playism focusing now on their publishing activities on PC and consoles.

Notable titles

* '' D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die'' * ''

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'' * '' La-Mulana 2'' * '' Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight'' * ''

NightCry is a graphic adventure survival horror video game developed by Nude Maker and published by Playism Games. ''NightCry'' is directed and written by '' Clock Tower'' series creator Hifumi Kono, and is considered a spiritual successor to the serie ...

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Night in the Woods ''Night in the Woods'' is a 2017 single-player adventure video game. It was developed by Infinite Fall, a studio founded by game designer Alec Holowka and animator/artist Scott Benson, and Secret Lab, an Australian studio, and published by Fin ...

'' * '' Pixel Game Maker MV'' * ''

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Yume Nikki is a 2004 adventure game created by pseudonymous Japanese developer Kikiyama. The player controls a girl named Madotsuki and explores her dreams, collecting 24 effects that change her appearance and equipment. Random events also occur throughou ...

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Gnosia is a 2019 visual novel social deduction role-playing game developed by Petit Depotto. It was originally released in June 2019 for the PlayStation Vita, and was ported to the Nintendo Switch in December 2020, with a Windows version released in Ja ...

'' * '' Bright Memory: Infinite'' * '' DEEEER Simulator'' * '' The Good Life'' * '' OMORI'' * ''

Mighty Goose ''Mighty Goose'' is a run and gun video game developed by Blastmode and published by Playism. It was released for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. The game follows Mighty Goose, ...

'' * '' Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth'' * '' Ib remake'' * '' Bright Memory'' * '' SIGNALIS''

References

External links

* {{Authority control Video game companies of Japan Companies based in Osaka Prefecture Translation companies Online-only retailers of video games Pay what you want game vendors E-commerce in Japan Video game companies established in 2011 Japanese companies established in 2011 Video game publishers