Riverhillsoft

Riverhillsoft at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile looking for information on Riverhillsoft, you will find a Japanese company that operated from 1984 until 2010. Founded in 1982, the publisher released 38 games across their history with 26 titles published and 31 developed under their name. Their catalog is heavily weighted toward adventure games, which make up 23 of their entries, followed by visual novels and role-playing games. They also touched on puzzle, real-time strategy, shooter, simulator, strategy, music, and sport genres. Riverhillsoft started by releasing software for Japanese home computers like the NEC PC-8800 Series. Their platform reach expanded significantly in the 1990s when they began producing home console games for systems like the PC Engine and Sony PlayStation. The company released 29 games during the 1990s compared to just 8 in the 1980s and a single game in the 2010s. Their titles appeared on platforms including the PlayStation, PC, Sega Saturn, 3DO, and Sharp X68000. The quality of their work shows a mixed track record based on available data. They have an average IGDB rating of 60.8 across three rated titles. Two of these games fall into the good range between 60 and 79, while one is rated poor below 40. Faceball 2000 from 1992 holds their highest score at 76, followed by Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen at 67.2 in 1993. OverBlood from 1996 received a rating of 39.2, which is quite low. Their output included niche titles like Doctor Hauzer for survival horror and the Burai series for RPGs. The company faced financial struggles as sales dwindled on PCs, consoles, and mobile platforms. This led to the folding of the business in 2010 after a release of Keiji J.B. Harold no Jikenbo: Murder Club in July of that year. Most staff members left to form Althi, Inc., while original co-founder Rika Suzuki moved to Cing or took freelance contracts. The data suggests a company that was active for over two decades but struggled to maintain commercial success in its final years.

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