Idea Factory International, Inc.

Idea Factory International, Inc. at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile looking for details on Idea Factory International, you will find they are a US-based branch of a Japanese company that has been active since 1996. The American entity itself was founded in 2013 to handle localization and publishing in North America and Europe. Their catalog on our site contains 17 titles where they are listed as the publisher, with only two entries where they acted as the developer. This suggests their primary role is bringing games from Tokyo to Western audiences rather than creating them domestically. Their output has grown significantly over time. They released just one game in the 1990s when the parent company was operating alone. The 2010s saw six titles, while the 2020s already account for ten releases. This shift indicates a much more aggressive publishing schedule in the last decade compared to their early years. They focus heavily on Role-playing games, which make up 13 of their 17 listed titles. Adventure and Strategy genres follow with six and three titles respectively. Visual Novels and Shooters appear less frequently with three and two games each. These games are available across many platforms. PC Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch both have ten titles, followed by PlayStation 4 with nine. PlayStation 5 has six entries, while Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S each have four. They also have a smaller presence on older handhelds like the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable, as well as VR hardware. The quality of their library is mixed. The average IGDB rating across nine rated titles is 64.5 out of 100. There are no games in this dataset that reach the great rating tier above 80. Six titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79, while three sit in the mixed category from 40 to 59. Their top-rated game is Mary Skelter: Nightmares from 2016 at 76.7, followed by Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei at 75. The Neptunia series appears frequently, with Sisters vs. Sisters scoring 73 and Megadimension Neptunia VIIR at 66.5. Recent releases like Charade Maniacs show they continue to publish new content regularly in 2023. While their catalog is not small, the ratings suggest a steady stream of competent but occasionally flawed entries rather than a string of masterpieces.

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