
In March 2007, Square Enix changed the structure of their company to be project-based. The 1st Production Department was formed from the combination of Square Enix's Tokyo and Osaka development studios in fall 2010, with Shinji Hashimoto as its corporate executive. Despite the name, there were no "2nd" or "3rd" Production Departments at the time, the rest of the corporate structure merely resumed the usual Product Development Division system since the merging with Enix Corporation in 2003. In December 2013, Square Enix would go under another restructure and this team would be merged onto Business Division 1.
Square Enix 1st Production Department has been active in the gaming industry from 2010 to 2017, with 6 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Puzzle, with additional titles in Fighting and Hack and slash/Beat 'em up. The studio carries a solid 75.4/100 average rating across their catalog, with 5 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (87.6/100). Games from Square Enix 1st Production Department are available across 6 platforms, most notably Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS.