Unties

Japan Founded 2017 Website

Sony Music Entertainment Japan's game publishing label. "In recent years game development has progressed to a point where it is possible to develop high-quality games with even a small team. In addition, with the evolution of digital publishing, it has become relatively easy to distribute titles to users all over the world. Independently developed and published games has become the trend in game development, especially in Europe and the United States. This trend is also creating situations where creative indie titles and releases made by creators are buried without being notice. At Unties, we help bring these masterpieces to light. Utilizing experiences that Sony Music Entertainment has in entertainment business, our mission is to bring the best indie game titles for multiple platforms and to support its marketing and promotions."

Unties at a Glance

You might have come across Unties while browsing PlayPile looking for independent games from Japan. Founded in 2017 as a publishing label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan, this company has released 13 titles during its active period from 2015 to 2020. Their catalog spans two decades with nine games appearing in the 2010s and just two in the 2020s. The data shows they primarily operate as a publisher rather than a developer, focusing on bringing outside creative works to a wider audience across multiple platforms. Their platform reach is heavily skewed toward Nintendo Switch, which carries 11 of their titles. PC Microsoft Windows follows with nine releases, and PlayStation 4 holds seven entries. Smaller numbers appear on iOS, Xbox One, Mac, and even niche hardware like PlayStation VR and SteamVR. Genre-wise, Adventure leads with seven games, followed by Indie at six titles. They also have a presence in Role-playing, Puzzle, Strategy, and Racing categories, though their output in these areas remains modest. The quality of their portfolio shows a clear trend based on available data. Across seven rated titles, the average IGDB score sits at 66.9 out of 100. This breaks down to one great title, five good ones, and one mixed rating. Their highest-rated game is Gensou Skydrift from 2015 with a score of 80. Later releases like Tiny Metal and 3rd Eye scored in the low seventies, while Giraffe and Annika from 2020 received a 68.8. Recent games such as Deemo: Reborn and Tokyo Dark: Remembrance have kept their ratings within that same good-to-mixed range. Unties aims to help indie creators whose work might otherwise go unnoticed by using Sony Music Entertainment's marketing experience. The data suggests they succeeded in finding some standout projects like Gensou Skydrift, but their overall track record shows a steady stream of games that hover around average quality rather than consistently delivering masterpieces. Their activity slowed significantly after 2019, with only two releases recorded in the 2020s before the company appears to have stopped publishing new titles on this platform.

Total Games

66.9

Avg Rating

2015

First Release

2020

Latest Release