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DWANGO

Japan Founded 1997 Website

Dwango is a telecommunications and media holding company that owns the video sharing website Niconico as well as the game developer Spike Chunsoft and the music company Mages inc. They merged with KADOKAWA Corporation in 2014. Both companies became wholly owned subsidiaries of the new KADOKAWA DWANGO CORPORATION holding comapny.

DWANGO at a Glance

DWANGO has been active in the gaming industry from 2001 to 2024, with 8 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, with additional titles in Visual Novel and Arcade. The studio carries a solid 75.1/100 average rating across their catalog, with 2 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Raging Loop (80.3/100). Games from DWANGO are available across 10 platforms, most notably PC (Microsoft Windows), Android, iOS.

8
Total Games
75.1
Avg Rating
2001
First Release
2024
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Role-playing (RPG)
24%
Indie
18%
Adventure
12%
Visual Novel
12%
Arcade
12%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
5
Android
4
iOS
4
PlayStation Vita
2
Web browser
2

Release Timeline

2000s
1
2010s
6
2020s
1

Rating Distribution

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