Softstar Entertainment Inc. (), abbreviated as Softstar (), is a

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ese video game developer and

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based in Zhonghe District,

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, with

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subsidiary branches in

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and

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. Softstar is famous among the

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regions for designing and publishing

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and puzzle/

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s, mainly for the

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. Its most popular franchises include ''

The Legend of Sword and Fairy ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' (), also known as ''Chinese Paladin'', is a game/media franchise created by Yao Zhuangxian and is developed by Taiwanese company Softstar. The franchise centers on a series of Chinese mythology-based role-play ...

'' series, ''

Xuan-Yuan Sword ''Xuan-Yuan Sword'' (, literally "Sword of the Xuan-Yuan") is a series of Taiwanese role-playing video games for personal computers developed by the DOMO Studio (DOMO小組/多魔小組) of Softstar Entertainment Inc. (大宇資訊) based in Tai ...

'' series, ''

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'' series and ''Star Dream'' series.

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