Artdink

Artdink at a Glance

Artdink is a Japanese company based in Tokyo that has been active since 1985. They have released 93 games on PlayPile, working as either a publisher or developer on most of them. The studio shows a clear preference for simulation and role-playing genres. Their catalog includes 35 simulator titles and 26 RPGs, with strategy and adventure games rounding out their main focus. They have also produced five fighting games, five puzzle games, and smaller numbers of tactical shooters and sports titles. Their platform history spans from the PC-9800 Series to modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S. The PlayStation Portable is their most common platform with 30 games, followed closely by the original PlayStation with 29 entries. They have also released 26 games on PC and 25 on the PlayStation 3. Their output was highest in the 1990s with 39 titles, while recent years show a much smaller release schedule with only seven games in the 2020s so far. Quality varies across their history but leans toward positive results for their best work. The average rating for their fifteen rated titles is 70.9 out of 100. Five of these titles are considered great, scoring above 80. Seven others fall into the good range between 60 and 79. Three titles received mixed reviews. They have not published any poor-rated games in the sample data. Their highest rated projects include Carnage Heart from 1995 with a score of 92, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together from the same year at 91, and Triangle Strategy from 2022 which scored 86.2. More recent releases like the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake also performed well with an 80.5 rating. The studio is known for niche simulator games like A-Train, which saw international distribution in the past. Some of their PlayStation era titles received localizations in Europe through Midas Interactive but did not achieve mainstream success in the West. Their recent activity focuses heavily on remakes of classic Japanese role-playing franchises and tactical strategy games.

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