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{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = Arc System Works Co., Ltd. | native_name = {{lang|ja|アークシステムワークス株式会社}} | romanized_name = Āku Shisutemu Wākusu kabushiki gaisha | logo = Arc System Works.png | type = [[Kabushiki gaisha]] | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | foundation = May 12, 1988<ref name="30th anniversary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-9868/ |title=社長所感~アークシステムワークス創業30周年を迎えて~ | Arc System Works Official Web Site |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201180953/http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-9868/ |archive-date=1 December 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | founder = Minoru Kidooka | location_city = [[Yokohama]] | location_country = [[Japan]] | key_people = {{plainlist| * Minoru Kidooka<ref name="company">{{cite web |url=https://arcsystemworks.com/company/ |title=Company |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Arc System Works Official Web Site |date=3 February 2018 |publisher=Arc System Works |access-date=2018-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217202255/https://arcsystemworks.com/company/ |archive-date=17 December 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * <small>(President and CEO)</small> * [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]]<ref name="company"/> * <small>(Chief Creative Officer)</small> * Toshimichi Mori<ref name="company"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/blazblue-series-creator-toshimichi-mori-leaves-arc-system-works|title=BlazBlue series creator Toshimichi Mori leaves Arc System Works|website=Gematsu|date=25 September 2022 |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> * <small>(Chief Development Officer [2003 - 2022])</small> }} | products = {{Unbulleted list|''[[BlazBlue]]'' series|''[[Double Dragon]]'' series|''[[Guilty Gear (series)|Guilty Gear]]'' series|''[[Jake Hunter]]'' series|''[[Kunio-kun]]'' series|'''Licensed''':|''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''|''[[Persona 4 Arena]]'' (''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax|Ultimax]]'')|''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus]]'' (''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising|Rising]]'')}} | revenue = {{Increase}} {{Yen|680 million|link=yes}} | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 233 (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=企業データ {{!}} ARC SYSTEM WORKS OFFICIAL WEB SITE|url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/company/data/.html|website=Arcsystemworks.jp|access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|https://arcsystemworks.com/}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Arc System Works Co., Ltd.'''|アークシステムワークス株式会社| Āku Shisutemu Wākusu kabushiki gaisha}}, commonly referred to as '''ArcSys''', is a Japanese [[video game developer]] and [[video game publisher|publisher]] located in [[Yokohama]]. Founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988, the company is known for arcade 2D fighting game franchises, including ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' and ''[[BlazBlue]]'', as well as other license-based fighting games for ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]'', ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]'' (''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax|Ultimax]]''), ''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus]]'' (''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising|Rising]]''), and others. ==History== The company was founded in January 1988 and incorporated as Arc Co., Ltd. in May.<ref name="30th anniversary"/> The company spent early years as a contract developer for [[Sega]], [[Sammy Corporation|Sammy]], and [[Banpresto]]. It consisted at the time of around eight developers; most of whom had previously worked at Sega including founder Minoru Kidooka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamekult.com/forum/|title=Forums de discussion jeux vidéo Gamekult - Gamekult|website=Forums de discussion jeux vidéo Gamekult - Gamekult|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311000452/https://www.gamekult.com/forum|archive-date=11 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was renamed Arc System Works in 1991.<ref name="Profile" /> In 1992 they developed a game for the Famicom called ''Pizza Pop!''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wong |first= Alistair|date=2019-06-23|title= Jaleco Famicom Game Pizza Pop! Has Been Fan Translated |url= https://www.siliconera.com/jaleco-famicom-game-pizza-pop-has-been-fan-translated/ |access-date=2024-03-31|website= [[Siliconera]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The company produced a series of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' video games for publisher Angel including ''[[Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen]]'' which was the first fighting game they produced''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quesada|first=Daniel|date=2020-07-04|title=Así era Sailor Moon S, el primer juego de lucha de Arc System Works|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/era-sailor-moon-s-primer-juego-lucha-arc-system-works-671629|access-date=2020-09-29|website=HobbyConsolas|language=es|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928225817/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/era-sailor-moon-s-primer-juego-lucha-arc-system-works-671629|url-status=live}}</ref> They published their first title in 1995 which was ''Exector'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=https://arcsystemworks.com/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510015116/https://arcsystemworks.com/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2012|title=ARC SYSTEM WORKS OFFICIAL WEBSITE|date=10 May 2012|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> On June 11, 2015, the company acquired all intellectual properties of [[Technōs Japan]], such as ''[[Double Dragon]]'' and ''[[Kunio-kun]]'', from Million Co., Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/12/8771015/arc-system-works-acquires-technos-brands-double-dragon |title=Double Dragon and Other Technos Brands Acquired by Arc System Works (update) |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=12 June 2015 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=13 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818082518/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/12/8771015/arc-system-works-acquires-technos-brands-double-dragon |archive-date=18 August 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Even prior to its acquisition of Million's library, the company had been the publisher of Technōs' video games for [[Virtual Console]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0709/28/news122.html | title=「ファミコン探偵倶楽部」、「半熟英雄」から「超兄貴」までそしてNEOGEOも――10月の「バーチャルコンソール」ラインアップ | date=28 September 2007 | language=ja | trans-title="Famicom Detective Club", "Henshu Hideo" to "Super Big Brother" and also NEOGEO-"Virtual Console" Lineup in October | publisher=ITmedia | access-date=15 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401203358/https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0709/28/news122.html | archive-date=1 April 2019 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/08/02/104,1186017852,76203,0,0.html|title=あの『くにおくん』がニンテンドーDSで復活!『超熱血高校くにおくん ドッジボール部』 - ファミ通.com|website=Famitsu.com|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192025/https://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/08/02/104,1186017852,76203,0,0.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/23027637.html|title=『ぶれいぶるー くろーんふぁんたずま』体験版と『びっくり熱血新記録!はるかなる金メダル』がニンテンドーeショップで配信|website=Famitsu.com|date=23 January 2013 |access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192356/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/23027637.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2009/02/24/33845.html|title=Wiiウェア『おきらくスゴロクWii』追加コンテンツ&VC『ダブルドラゴン』2009年2月24日より配信開始|website=Inside-games.jp|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192729/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2009/02/24/33845.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following the transaction, the company took the publishing duties from [[Aksys Games]] for Virtual Console releases in North America,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114195718/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2013|title=Nintendo.com – River City Ransom – Game Info|date=14 November 2013|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|title=River City Ransom|website=Nintendo.com|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401203327/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> though some Technōs games were already published by Arc System Works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-w_OoCXsbGRtawbsVbwEZc4W7dhQrgQF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222034544/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-w_OoCXsbGRtawbsVbwEZc4W7dhQrgQF|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2013|title=Nintendo.com – Crash 'n the Boys Street Challenge – Game Info|date=22 December 2013|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> On February 6, 2017, the company acquired the rights to the ''[[Jake Hunter]]'', ''[[Theresia (video game)|Theresia]]'', ''Nazo no Jikenbo'', and ''Koneko no Ie'' series from publisher [[WorkJam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/06/arc-system-works-picks-jake-hunter-theresia-series/ |title=Arc System Works Picks Up the Jake Hunter and Theresia Series |author=Jenni |date=6 February 2017 |work=Siliconera |publisher=[[Curse, Inc.]] |access-date=6 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113544/http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/06/arc-system-works-picks-jake-hunter-theresia-series/ |archive-date=7 February 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On November 2, 2017, the company announced the establishment of a [[North America]]n branch in [[Torrance, California]], known as Arc System Works America, Inc.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arc System Works Establishes North American Branch |url=http://arcsystemworks.com/arc-system-works-establishes-north-american-branch/ |location=Torrance, California |publisher=Arc System Works |date=3 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105052318/http://arcsystemworks.com/arc-system-works-establishes-north-american-branch/ |archive-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In July 2024, Arc System Works has opened its European branch at [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arc System Works Establishes European Branch |url=https://www.arcsystemworks.fr/en/news/ |location=Paris, France|publisher=Arc System Works |date=1 July 2024}}</ref> {{Clear}} ==Games developed== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Platform(s) !Publisher |- | rowspan="2" |1988 |''[[Final Lap]]'' |[[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]] |[[Namco]] |- |''[[Double Dragon (video game)|Double Dragon]]'' |[[Master System]] |[[Sega]] |- | rowspan="4" |1989 |''[[Scramble Spirits]]'' |Master System |Sega |- |''[[Rolling Thunder (video game)|Rolling Thunder]]'' |Family Computer |Namco |- |''[[Battle Out Run]]'' |Master System |Sega |- |''[[Vigilante (video game)|Vigilante]]'' |Master System |Sega |- | rowspan="9" |1990 |''[[Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]'' |Master System |Sega |- |''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]'' |Master System |Sega |- |''[[Code Name: Viper]]'' |[[Nintendo Entertainment System]] |[[Capcom]] |- |''Chiyonofuji no Ōichō'' |Family Computer |Face |- |''[[Operation Wolf]]'' |[[PC Engine]] |[[NEC Avenue]] |- |''[[Pengo (video game)|Pengo]]'' |[[Game Gear]] |Sega |- |''[[Super Monaco GP]]'' |Master System |Sega |- |''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' |Family Computer |[[Banpresto]] |- |''SD Sengoku Bushō Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Nusure!'' |Family Computer |Banpresto |- |1991 |''[[Compati Hero Series|Battle Commander: Hachibushu Shura no Heihou]]'' |[[Super Famicom]] |Banpresto |- | rowspan="6" |1992 |''Pizza Pop!'' |Family Computer |[[Jaleco]] |- |''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger#Video game|Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]'' |Family Computer |Angel |- |''[[Great Battle Cyber]]'' |Family Computer |Banpresto |- |''[[List of Sailor Moon video games#Nintendo systems|Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon]]'' |[[Game Boy]] |Angel |- |''[[Cyber Spin]]'' |[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] |[[Takara]] |- |''[[Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II]]'' |Master System |Sega |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |''[[Battletoads (1991 video game)#Ports|Battletoads]]'' |Game Gear, [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] |[[Sega]] |- |''[[Suzuka 8 Hours (video game)|Suzuka 8 Hours]]'' |Super NES |Namco |- | rowspan="3" |1994 |''Gaia Saver'' |Super Famicom |Banpresto |- |''[[Sailor Moon (1993 video game)|Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon]]'' |Mega Drive |Ma-Ba |- |''[[Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen]]'' |Super Famicom |Angel |- | rowspan="2" |1995 |''Exector'' |[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] | |- |''Wizard's Harmony'' |PlayStation, Saturn | |- |1997 |''Wizard's Harmony 2'' |PlayStation, Saturn | |- | rowspan="2" |1998 |''[[Guilty Gear (video game)|Guilty Gear]]'' |PlayStation, [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]] |[[Atlus]] (US) / [[Virgin Interactive]] (UK) |- |''Wizard's Harmony R'' |PlayStation | |- | rowspan="2" |1999 |''Prismaticallization'' |[[Dreamcast]], PlayStation | |- |''Tanaka Torahiko no Uru Toraryuu Shogi'' |Dreamcast, PlayStation | |- | rowspan="2" |2000 |''[[Guilty Gear X]]'' |[[Sega Naomi|NAOMI]], Dreamcast, [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]], Windows |Sammy Studios |- |''Grappler Baki: Baki Saikyo Retsuden'' |PlayStation 2 |[[Tomy]] |- | rowspan="2" |2001 |''[[Guilty Gear X|Guilty Gear X Plus]]'' |PlayStation 2 |Sammy Studios |- |''Digital Holmes'' |PlayStation 2 | |- | 2002 |''[[Guilty Gear X2]]'' |NAOMI, PlayStation 2 |Sammy Studios |- | rowspan="2" |2003 |''[[Guilty Gear X|Guilty Gear X Ver.1.5]]'' |[[Atomiswave]] |Sammy Studios |- |''[[Guilty Gear X2|Guilty Gear X2#Reload]]'' |NAOMI, PlayStation 2, [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], Windows, PSP |Sammy Studios |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |''[[Guilty Gear Isuka]]'' |Atomiswave, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows |Sammy Studios |- |''[[Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors]]'' |Game Boy Advance |Atari/Banpresto/[[Bandai]] |- | rowspan="3" |2005 |''[[Fist of the North Star (2005 video game)|Fist of the North Star]]'' |Atomiswave, PlayStation 2 |Sega |- |''[[Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2]]'' |[[Nintendo DS]] |Atari/Banpresto/Bandai |- |''[[Guilty Gear X2#Slash|Guilty Gear XX Slash]]'' |NAOMI, PlayStation 2, PSP |Sammy Studios/SEGA |- |2006 |''[[Guilty Gear X2#Accent Core|Guilty Gear XX Accent Core]]'' |NAOMI, PlayStation 2, [[Wii]] |Sammy Studios/Aksys Games (US) |- | rowspan="3" |2007 |''[[Guilty Gear 2: Overture]]'' |[[Xbox 360]], Windows |Arc System Works/[[Aksys Games]]/[[505 Games]] |- |''[[Battle Fantasia]]'' |[[Taito Type X]]2, [[PlayStation 3]], Xbox 360, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/505 Games |- |''[[Hoshigami Remix]]'' |Nintendo DS |ASNetworks/Aksys Games/505 Games |- | rowspan="7" |2008 |''[[Guilty Gear X2#Accent Core Plus|Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus]]'' |PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |Sammy Studios/Arc System Works(Wii) |- |''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]'' |[[Taito Type X]]2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PSP |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/PQube/Zen United |- |''[[Sengoku Basara X]]'' |[[Namco System 246|System 246 / System 256]], PlayStation 2 |Capcom |- |''[[Super Dodgeball Brawlers]]'' |Nintendo DS |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- |''[[Tantei Jingūji Saburō (series)|Tantei Jinguji Saburo DS]]'' |Nintendo DS |Arc System Works/WorkJam |- |''[[Petit Copter]]'' |Wii<ref>{{cite web|title=Petit missions in Petit Copter|url=http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/08/06/petit-missions-in-petit-copter/|website=Nintendowiifanboy.com|access-date=13 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812174010/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/08/06/petit-missions-in-petit-copter/|archive-date=12 August 2007|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |Aqua System |- |''[[Family Table Tennis]]'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- | rowspan="11" |2009 |''Diva Girls: Princess on Ice'' |Wii, DS |[[505 Games]] |- |''[[Family Glide Hockey]]'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- |''[[Family Pirate Party]]'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- |''[[Family Mini Golf]]'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- |''[[Family Slot Car Racing]]'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- |''[[Family Card Games]]'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- |''Family Grand Tennis'' |Wii |Aksys Games |- |''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]'' |Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK |- |''Animal Puzzle Adventure'' |DSiWare | |- |''Jazzy Billiards'' |Nintendo DSi | |- |''Othello'' |Windows, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo Switch, PSP, [[PlayStation Vita]], Wii, [[Wii U]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/othello/|title=ARC SYSTEM WORKS Othello シリーズサイト|website=www.arcsystemworks.jp|access-date=2019-11-29|archive-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511134251/http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/othello/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |- | rowspan="2" |2010 |''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift|BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II]]'' |Taito Type X2, PSP, [[Nintendo 3DS]] |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK |- |''[[BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale]]'' |[[DSiWare]] | |- | rowspan="2" |2011 |''[[Hard Corps: Uprising]]'' |PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |[[Konami]] |- |''[[Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan|Nurarihyon no Mago: Hyakki Ryouran Taisen]]'' |PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |Konami |- | rowspan="6" |2012 |''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma|BlazBlue: Chronophantasma]]'' |Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- |''[[Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R|Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R]]'' |Arcade, PlayStation Vita, Windows, [[Nintendo Switch]] |Sammy Studios/Arc System Works (Steam) |- |''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift|BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend]]'' |PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK |- |''[[Persona 4 Arena]]'' |Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |[[Atlus]] |- |''[[Kyūkōsha no Shōjo]]'' |Nintendo 3DS | |- |''[[Phi Brain: Puzzle of God|Phi Brain: Kizuna no Puzzle]]'' |PlayStation Portable | |- | rowspan="4" |2013 |''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]'' |Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, [[PlayStation 4]], Windows |Atlus/Sega |- |''[[Xblaze Code: Embryo]]'' |PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Funbox Media |- |''Magical Beat'' |PlayStation Vita | |- |''[[Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo]]'' |PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch |Arc System Works |- | rowspan="5" |2014 |''[[Guilty Gear Xrd|Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-]]'' |[[List of Sega arcade system boards#RingEdge 2|Sega RingEdge 2]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- |''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma|BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend]]'' |Taito Type X2 (as 2.0), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, [[Xbox One]], PlayStation Vita, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- |''Conveni Dream'' |Nintendo 3DS | |- |''Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy'' |PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch | |- |''[[Slice It!]]'' |Nintendo 3DS |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- | rowspan="5" |2015 |''Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai All-Star Special'' |PlayStation 3 | |- |''Family Tennis SP'' |[[Wii U]] |Aksys Games |- |''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' |Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/[[PQube]] |- |''[[XBlaze Lost: Memories]]'' |PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- |''[[Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden]]'' |Nintendo 3DS |[[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] |- | rowspan="5" |2016 |''[[Guilty Gear Xrd|Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-]]'' |[[List of Sega arcade system boards#RingEdge 2|Sega RingEdge 2]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows |Arc System Works/Aksys Games/[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] (Sign) |- |''[[Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories]]'' |Nintendo 3DS<ref>{{cite web|title=3DS adventure game Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division by Another Code staff announced|url=http://gematsu.com/2016/03/3ds-adventure-game-chase-unsolved-cases-investigation-division-another-code-staff-announced|website=Gematsu|access-date=11 March 2016|ref=3DS adventure game ''Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division'' by ''Another Code'' staff announced, Gematsu|date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312093425/http://gematsu.com/2016/03/3ds-adventure-game-chase-unsolved-cases-investigation-division-another-code-staff-announced|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |Arc System Works/Aksys Games |- |''Inferno Climber'' |PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows | |- |''[[One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum]]'' |Nintendo 3DS |Bandai Namco Entertainment |- |''River City Melee: Battle Royale SP'' |PlayStation 4, Windows |Arc System Works, H2 Interactive |- | rowspan="5" |2017 |''[[Double Dragon IV]]'' |PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |- |''Simple Mahjong Online'' |Nintendo Switch | |- |''[[Birthdays the Beginning]]'' |PlayStation 4, Windows |[[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]] |- |''[[Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk]]'' |Nintendo 3DS |Arc System Works/Orange |- |''Shephy'' |Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows | |- | rowspan="3" |2018 |''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]'' |PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch, [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] |Bandai Namco Entertainment |- |''[[Birthdays the Beginning|Happy Birthdays]]'' |Nintendo Switch |[[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]] |- |''[[BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle]]'' |PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Arcade, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |Arc System Works/PQube |- | rowspan="3" |2019 |''Wizard's Symphony'' |PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |- |''River City Melee Mach!!'' |PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |- |''Stay Cool, Kobayashi-San!: A River City Ransom Story'' |PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''[[Code Shifter]]'' |PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |- |''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus]]'' |PlayStation 4, Windows |[[Cygames]]/[[XSEED Games]] |- | rowspan="1" |2021 |''[[Guilty Gear Strive]]'' |PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Arcade, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment |- | rowspan="1" |2023 |''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising]]'' |PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows |[[Cygames]]/[[XSEED Games]] |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''[[Another Code: Recollection]]'' |Nintendo Switch |[[Nintendo]] |- |''[[Uma Musume: Pretty Derby|Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: Party Dash]]'' |PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows |[[Cygames]] |- |2025 |''Technos The World: Kunio-kun & Arcade Collection'' |PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Windows |Arc System Works |} ==Games published== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Platform(s) !Developers |- |2006 |''[[Castle of Shikigami III]]'' |[[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Windows]] |[[Alfa System]], [[Barnhouse Effect]] |- |2007 |''[[Hooked! Real Motion Fishing]]'' |Wii<ref>{{cite web|title=Bass Fishing Wii~ロクマル伝説~|url=http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/60/index.html|website=Aarcsystemworks.jp|access-date=15 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620214738/http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/60/index.html|archive-date=20 June 2007|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |[[SIMS Co., Ltd.|SIMS]] |- |2009 |''[[Strikers 1945 Plus|Strikers 1945 Plus Portable]]'' |[[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] |[[Psikyo]] |- |2011 |''[[Arcana Heart 3]]'' |[[PlayStation 3]], Xbox 360 |[[Examu]], [[Team Arcana]] |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |''[[Chaos Code]]'' |PlayStation 3, [[PlayStation 4]], Windows |FK Digital |- |''[[Go!_Go!_Kokopolo|Go! Go! Kokopolo - Harmonious Forest Revenge]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/arcstyle/kokopolo/ |title= Arc System Works - Kokopolo}}</ref> |[[Nintendo DS]] |Tanukii Studios Limited |- |2013 |''[[Bit.Trip Saga]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=BIT.TRIP SAGA |url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/arcstyle/bit_trip_saga/index.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.arcsystemworks.jp}}</ref> |[[Nintendo 3DS]] |[[Gaijin Games]] |- | rowspan="3" |2014 |''[[Arcana Heart 3|Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!!]]'' |Taito X2, PlayStation 3, [[PlayStation Vita]], Windows |Examu, Team Arcana |- |''[[Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters]]'' |PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |Toybox Inc. |- |''[[Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late]]'' |PlayStation 3, Windows |[[Ecole Software]], [[French Bread (game developer)|French Bread]] |- |2015 |''[[Skullgirls|Skullgirls: 2nd Encore]]'' (Japan only) |PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |Reverge Labs/Lab Zero |- |2016 |''[[Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters|Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs]]'' |PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows |Toybox Inc. |- |rowspan="5"|2017 |''[[Arcana Heart 3|Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!]]'' |Taito Type X2, Windows |Examu, Team Arcana |- |''[[Melty Blood|Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code]]'' |Windows |[[Type-Moon]], French-Bread, Ecole Software |- |''[[Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st]]]'' |[[Sega RingEdge 2]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows |Ecole Software, French Bread |- |''[[Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap#Remake|Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap]]'' (Asia only) |[[PlayStation 4]] |Lizardcube |- |''[[DJMax Respect]]'' (Japan only) |PlayStation 4 |Rocky Studio, [[Neowiz MUCA]] |- | rowspan="3"|2018 |''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' (Japan only) |PlayStation 4 |[[tri-Ace]] |- |''[[World End Syndrome]]'' | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 |Toybox Games |- |''[[The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories]]'' | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, [[Xbox One]], Windows |White Owls Inc. |- |rowspan="2"|2019 | ''[[Kill la Kill the Game: IF]]'' | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows |A+ Games |- |''[[River City Girls]]'' | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, [[PlayStation 5]] |[[WayForward]] |- |2020 |''[[Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[cl-r]]]'' | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, [[List_of_Sega_arcade_games#PC-based|Sega ALLS HX]] |Ecole Software, French Bread |- |rowspan="3"|2021 |''[[Kowloon High-School Chronicle]]'' |Nintendo Switch |Toybox Inc. |- |''[[Arcana Heart 3|Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars Xtend!!!!!]]'' |Windows, ex-Arcadia |[[Team Arcana]] |- |''River City Saga: Three Kingdoms'' |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows |A+ Games |- | rowspan="3" |2022 |''[[Ground Divers!]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Arc System Works announces mining action game Ground Divers! for Switch |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/arc-system-works-announces-mining-action-game-ground-divers-for-switch |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> |Nintendo Switch |Studio Tsuruhashi |- |''[[RWBY#Video_games|RWBY: Arrowfell]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2020/09/16/wayforward-arc-system-works-and-rooster-teeth-announce-rwby-video-game-coming-2021/|title=WayForward, Arc System Works, and Rooster Teeth announce RWBY video game, coming 2021|website=Nintendo Wire |date=16 September 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, [[Xbox Series X/S]] |WayForward |- |''[[River City Girls 2]]'' |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |WayForward |- |2023 |''[[Under Night In-Birth II|Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]]]'' |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows |French Bread |- |rowspan="2" |2024 |''[[Library of Ruina]]'' |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 |Project Moon |- |''River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next''<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next announced for PS4, Switch, and PC|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/river-city-saga-three-kingdoms-next-announced-for-ps4-switch-and-pc|website=Gematsu|date=July 18, 2024|access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows |A+ Games, R-Force Entertainment |- |rowspan="2" |2025 |''[[Hunter × Hunter#Video games|Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact]]''<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ArcSystemWorksU|author=Arc System Works America|number=1840633550695231793|title=The release timing for HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT will be changed from the previously announced 2024 timing to now release within 2025. [...]|date=September 30, 2024|access-date=September 30, 2024}}</ref> |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows |[[Eighting]] |- |''[[Double Dragon|Double Dragon Revive]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=Double Dragon Revive teaser trailer, first details and screenshots|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/double-dragon-revive-teaser-trailer-first-details-and-screenshots|website=Gematsu|date=July 11, 2024|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> |Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows |[[Yuke's]] |} ==See also== {{See also|Category:Arc System Works games}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://arcsystemworks.com/}} {{Arc System Works}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Amusement companies of Japan]] [[Category:Companies based in Yokohama]] [[Category:Video game companies established in 1988]] [[Category:Video game companies of Japan]] [[Category:Video game development companies]] [[Category:Video game publishers]] [[Category:Japanese companies established in 1988]]
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