Success

Success at a Glance

Success is a Japanese company founded in 1978 that has been active from 1984 through 2025. They have released 129 games on PlayPile, acting as a publisher on 95 of them and a developer on 81. Their catalog spans several decades, though the volume of their output changed drastically over time. The studio released just one game in the 1980s before releasing 42 titles in the 1990s. Production peaked in the 2000s with 70 games, after which activity slowed to 8 releases in the 2010s and only 5 in the 2020s. The company focuses heavily on puzzle games with 47 titles in that genre, followed by card and board games with 28 entries. They also work in simulators, role-playing games, and shooters. Their platform reach is dominated by Sony systems, with 71 games for PlayStation, 28 for the PlayStation Portable, and 26 for the PlayStation 3. They have released titles for older systems like the Sega Saturn and Super Famicom, but their modern work appears mostly on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles. Quality trends for Success show a pattern of mixed to good results. The average IGDB rating across four rated titles is 65.2 out of 100. There are no games rated as great or poor in the current data set. Three titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79, while one sits in the mixed category. The Dark Spire from 2009 holds the highest score at 73, followed by Crossroad Crisis (2000) at 69. Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] received a 60.1 rating, and Drone Tactics scored 58.5. Recent releases include Connect the Circuit 1000 in January 2025 and Shepherd's Crossing from late 2022. While their bio notes they are best known for the Cotton series of shooters and Zoo Keeper, these specific titles do not appear in the current rating data provided.

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