Playism (stylized as PLAYISM) is an independent video game publisher operated by Active Gaming Media. 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'' * '' Kero Blaster'' * ''

'' * ''

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'' * '' Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight'' * '' NightCry'' * '' Night in the Woods'' * ''

Pixel Game Maker MV Pixel Game Maker MV (released as "Action Game Tsukuru" (アクションゲームツクール) in Japan) is a 2D action game production software published by Playism. It allows for the creation of 2D games without the need for programming. The s ...

'' * '' VA-11 Hall-A'' * '' Yume Nikki'' * '' Gnosia'' * '' Bright Memory: Infinite'' * '' DEEEER Simulator'' * '' The Good Life'' * '' OMORI'' * ''

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

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

Bright Memory ''Bright Memory'' (), also known as ''Bright Memory: Episode 1'', is a first-person shooter action video game developed by Chinese-based FYQD Personal Studio. Created by a single developer in his spare time, it was initially released through S ...

'' * '' 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