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Game Studio

Japan Founded 2004 Website

GameStudio Inc. (株式会社ゲームスタジオ) is a Japanese game development company based in Nagashima, Aomori. They work for several major companies including Nintendo, SEGA, BandaiNamco, and Square Enix among others.

Game Studio at a Glance

Game Studio has been active since 1986, though the company profile lists a founding date of 2004. Based on the data from PlayPile, this Japanese developer released three titles in the 1980s, six in the 1990s, and seven during the 2000s. Their output slowed significantly in the 2010s with only one game listed, before rising to three releases in the 2020s. The publisher currently lists 21 games as a developer on the platform, with an additional entry where they acted solely as a publisher. Their portfolio spans a wide range of genres, though Puzzle titles dominate with nine entries. They also have four Shooter games, three RPGs, and smaller selections of Adventure, Racing, Platform, Arcade, Quiz/Trivia, and Strategy games. Their work appears across many hardware generations, including seven titles for the Game Boy Color and four for the Family Computer. More recent releases target modern systems like the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Legacy Mobile Devices. They have also released content for the Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, original PlayStation, and Android. The quality of their work varies across this long history. The only rated title on record is Synduality: Echo of Ada from January 2025, which holds an IGDB score of 69.8 out of 100. This single rating places the game in the "good" category between 60 and 79 points. There are no titles rated as great or poor in the current data set. The recent release of Synduality: Echo of Ada also includes Ultimate and Deluxe editions from the same month. Earlier notable releases include Dragon Quest of the Stars from October 2015 and Unou Paradise from March 2003. According to available bios, Game Studio Inc. is based in Nagashima, Aomori, and they work as a contractor for major industry players like Nintendo, SEGA, BandaiNamco, and Square Enix. Their long timeline suggests a shift from older console hardware to current generation platforms, yet their catalog remains relatively small compared to other developers active since the 1980s. The lack of high scores in the available data indicates that while they maintain a steady presence, their recent titles have not achieved critical acclaim on the major rating platforms used by PlayPile.

21
Total Games
69.8
Avg Rating
1986
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Puzzle
33%
Shooter
15%
Role-playing (RPG)
11%
Adventure
11%
Racing
11%

Platform Spread

Game Boy Color
7
Family Computer
4
PC (Microsoft Windows)
3
Xbox Series X|S
3
PlayStation 5
3

Release Timeline

1980s
3
1990s
6
2000s
7
2010s
1
2020s
3

Rating Distribution

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