Alicesoft

Alicesoft at a Glance

Alicesoft is a Japanese developer and publisher that has been active since 1989 and continues to operate through 2025. The company has released 50 games listed on PlayPile, with 39 titles published by them and 49 developed in-house. Their primary output focuses on the visual novel genre, which accounts for 34 of their entries, followed closely by adventure games at 30 and role-playing games at 28. They also have a significant presence in turn-based strategy with 13 titles. The vast majority of their work targets PC platforms, specifically Microsoft Windows with 43 releases, though they have a long history on legacy systems like the PC-9800 Series and FM Towns from the early days of their career. Their catalog shows a clear production rhythm over time. They released only three games in the 1980s before ramping up to twenty titles in the 1990s. The 2000s saw thirteen releases, followed by ten in the 2010s and four in the 2020s so far. This data suggests their output slowed down significantly in recent years compared to their peak activity in the 90s and early 2000s. Despite the smaller number of new games recently, they continue to issue updates and remasters like the Limited Edition of Sengoku Rance in November 2020 and the Square of the Moon remaster scheduled for May 2025. Quality control appears consistent across their history. The average rating for their four rated titles is 85.3 out of 100. Their best work includes Sengoku Rance from 2006 with a score of 94.6 and Kichikuou Rance from 1996 at 92. Even their lower-rated entries remain in the good range, such as Rance 02 at 74.9 and Rance 01 at 79.8. There are no mixed or poor rated games in their dataset. While their bio on IGDB notes they specialize in erotic visual novels, their genre tags show a broad mix of strategy and adventure elements wrapped around that core identity. Fans browsing PlayPile will find a steady stream of content from this long-standing studio, though new releases have become less frequent in the last few years.

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