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Career Soft

Japan Founded 1996

Originally part of Masaya Games, a brand used by Nippon Computer Systems (NCS) or NCS Corporation, that became an independent studio while still working on the Langrisser game series. They created Growlanser as a spiritual successor of Langrisser in 1999 which was published by Atlus. In 2001, they were bought by and became a subsidiary studio of Atlus. In 2004, most of the staff were merged into the main development team of Atlus and worked on the Devil Survivor sub-series of Shin Megami Tensei. Continuing to exist as a brand/label. In 2010, Career Soft continued to exist as a brand/label after Atlus was bought by Index Corporation. In 2013, Career Soft was dissolved into Sega Dream Corporation along with all other Index Corporation game assets when they were bought by Sega. Sega Dream Corporation was renamed Index Corporation along with the merger. In 2014, Index Corporation was split with it's business related departments were setup as a new Index Corporation while the games division was rebranded as Atlus.

Career Soft at a Glance

Career Soft has been active in the gaming industry from 1996 to 2007, with 10 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Strategy, Role-playing (RPG), Real Time Strategy (RTS), with additional titles in Tactical and Adventure. The studio carries a solid 71.3/100 average rating across their catalog, with 3 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time (80.0/100). Games from Career Soft are available across 5 platforms, most notably PlayStation 2, Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable.

10
Total Games
71.3
Avg Rating
1996
First Release
2007
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Strategy
33%
Role-playing (RPG)
33%
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
11%
Tactical
11%
Adventure
6%

Platform Spread

PlayStation 2
7
Sega Saturn
3
PlayStation Portable
2
PlayStation
2
PC (Microsoft Windows)
1

Release Timeline

1990s
4
2000s
6

Rating Distribution

1
80-100
2
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39