Nitro Plus

Nitro Plus at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to find out more about Nitroplus, here is what the data shows about this Japanese company. Founded in 2000 and active through at least 2025, they have released 29 games on our platform. They appear as a developer on 27 titles and as a publisher on 22 others. Their catalog is heavily focused on the visual novel genre with 21 entries, followed by 11 adventure games. They also have smaller forays into simulator, role-playing, hack and slash, puzzle, shooter, racing, music, and strategy categories. The vast majority of their work targets PC Microsoft Windows, appearing on that platform 25 times. Smaller numbers reach Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Android, Blu-ray Player, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and iOS. The company maintains a consistent output over time. They released 13 games in the 2000s, 13 in the 2010s, and only 3 so far in the 2020s. This recent slowdown suggests their pace has slowed compared to previous decades. Their average rating across six rated titles sits at 78.1 out of 100. The breakdown shows a solid track record with three great games scoring above 80 and three good games falling between 60 and 79. They have no mixed or poor rated titles in this dataset. Specific high-rated titles include You and Me and Her: A Love Story from 2013 with an 88.9 score, Saya no Uta from 2003 at 84, and SoniComi from 2011 at 80. Rusty Rabbit released in April 2025 holds a 76 rating, while Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace from 2011 sits at 74.6. Recent releases like Dolls Nest and Rusty Rabbit both arrived in April 2025. Other recent works include Touken Ranbu Warriors from February 2022 with a 65 rating, Tokyo Necro from January 2016, and Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas from July 2015. According to their bio, Nitroplus is known for developing visual novels that often feature dark themes such as murder and the reanimation of the dead. They have collaborated with TYPE-MOON on the Fate/Zero light novel series. The company also operates a branch called Nitro+Chiral which focuses on Boys' Love visual novels. Their mascot Super Sonico appears at their annual music festival, which has run every year since 2000.

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