| Idea Factory Holdings Co., Ltd. | |
| Native Name: | Japanese: アイディアファクトリー株式会社 |
| Location Country: | Japan |
| Key People: | Shingo Kuwana (Chairman) Yoshiteru Sato (President) |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Subsidiaries: | Compile Heart Otomate Design Factory Idea Factory International Altergear |
| Homepage: | https://www.ideaf.co.jp/ |
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. The company is known for its role-playing games and visual novels, including titles released under its Otomate brand.
A division of the company produces otome games under the name of Otomate (see list below). An international publishing subsidiary, Idea Factory International, was opened in California in 2013 to localize and distribute titles outside Japan.[1]
In 2022, the company announced Altergear, a division focused on visual novel titles aimed at a male audience.[2]
The company's international branch, Idea Factory International, was established on September 30, 2013, in California, United States, where it serves as the company’s primary overseas publishing arm.[3]
| Year | Title | Systems | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Spectral Tower | ||
| Yaku ~Yuujou Dangi~ | |||
| 1997 | Spectral Force | ||
| Yaku Tsū ~Noroi no Game~ | |||
| 1998 | Monster Complete World | ||
| Spectral Force: Aira Kourin | |||
| Spectral Force 2: Eien naru Kiseki | |||
| Spectral Tower II | |||
| 1999 | Junjou de Karen Meimai Kishi-dan: Spectral Force Seishoujo Gaiden | ||
| Oasis Road | |||
| Spectral Blade | |||
| Spectral Force: Itoshiki Ja'aku (Lovely Wickedness) | |||
| 2000 | Densetsu Kemono no Ana: Monster Complete World Ver.2 | ||
| Ikasama Mahjong | |||
| Kingdom of Chaos: SPECTRAL FORCE THE UNIVERSE | |||
| Ma-Mi-Mu-Me☆Mogacho no PRINT HOUR | |||
| Sky Surfer | |||
| Suna no Embrace: Eden no Sato no Navel | |||
| 2001 | Generation of Chaos | ||
| Mou Hitotsu no Spectral: GLOBAL FOLKTALE | |||
| RUN=DIM: As Black Soul | |||
| The Mechsmith RUN=DIM | |||
| 2002 | Field of Chaos | ||
| Gakuen Toshi Valanoir: KINGDOM OF CHAOS THE UNIVERSE | |||
| Generation of Chaos NEXT: Ushinawareshi Kizuna | |||
| 2003 | |||
| Cardinal Arc ~Konton no Fuusatsu~ | |||
| Generation of Chaos EXCEED: Yami no Seijou Rose | GameCube | ||
| Generation of Chaos III: Toki no Fuuin | |||
| Shinki Genso: Spectral Souls | |||
| 2004 | Ao no Mama de...... | ||
| Bakuen Kakusei: Neverland Senki ZERO | |||
| Gakuen Toshi Valanoir Roses | GameCube | ||
| Lost Aya Sophia | |||
| Steady x Study | |||
| Shinten Makai Generation of Chaos IV | |||
| Spectral Force: Radical Elements | |||
| Tenkuu Danzai Skelter Heaven | |||
| 2005 | Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden: Kagami no Miko | ||
| Hametsu no Mars | |||
| Hoshi no Furu Toki | |||
| Shinki Gensou Spectral Souls II | PS2 | ||
| Shinten Makai Generation of Chaos V | |||
| Spectral Force Chronicle | PS2 | ||
| Tsuki wa Kirisaku: Tantei Sagara Kyouichiro | |||
| It's a Game Now! Dokuro-chan | |||
| 2006 | Blazing Souls | PS2 PSP | |
| Chaos Wars | PS2 | ||
| Hiiro no Kakera | DS PS2 | ||
| Shinten Makai Generation of Chaos IV: Another Side | PSP | ||
| PS2 | |||
| 2007 | PSP | ||
| Apocalypse: Desire Next | Xbox 360 | ||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| Mist of Chaos | |||
| Record of Agarest War | PS3 Xbox 360 | ||
| Spectral Gene | PS2 | ||
| 2008 | Spectral Force Genesis | DS | |
| Neverland Card Battles | PSP | ||
| 2009 | Wand of Fortune | PS2, PSP | |
| Nuga-Cel! | PS2 | ||
| 2010 | Wand of Fortune ~Mirai e no Prologue~ | PS2, PSP | |
| Desert Kingdom | PS2 | ||
| Natsuzora no Monologue | PS2 | ||
| Clock Zero ~Shuuen no Ichibyou~ | PS2, PSP | ||
| Moujuutsukai to Ouji-sama | PS2, PSP | ||
| Motto Nuga-Cel! | PSP | ||
| Trinity Universe | PlayStation 3 | ||
| 2011 | Wand of Fortune 2 ~Jikuu ni Shizumu Mokushiroku~ | PSP | |
| Moujuutsukai to Ouji-sama Snow Bride | PS2, PSP | ||
| Amnesia | PSP, PS Vita, iOS, Android | ||
| 2012 | Brothers Conflict : Passion Pink | PSP | |
| Diabolik Lovers | PSP | ||
| Wand of Fortune 2 FD ~Kimi ni Sasageru Epilogue~ | PSP | ||
| Amnesia Later | PSP | ||
| Generation of Chaos 6 | PSP | ||
| Sweet Fuse | PSP | ||
| Black Wolves Saga -Last Hope- | PSP | ||
| 2013 | Desert Kingdom Portable | PSP | |
| Natsuzora no Monologue Portable | PSP | ||
| Norn9 ~Norn + Nonette~ | PSP, PS Vita | ||
| Princess Arthur | PSP | ||
| Amnesia Crowd | PSP | ||
| Brothers Conflict : Brilliant Blue | PSP | ||
| Glass Heart Princess | PSP | ||
| Shiratsuyu no Kai | PSP | ||
| Snow Bound Land | PSP | ||
| Jewelic Nightmare | PSP | ||
| Diabolik Lovers : More Blood | PSP | ||
| Amnesia: Memories | PS Vita | ||
| 2014 | Amnesia Later x Crowd | PS Vita | |
| Gakuen K -Wonderful School Days- | PSP, PS Vita | ||
| Hakuōki Sweet School Life | PS Vita | ||
| Monster Monpiece | PS Vita | ||
| Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu | PSP, PS Vita | ||
| Amnesia World | PS Vita | ||
| Chronostacia | PSP | ||
| Nekketsu Inou Bukatsu-tan Trigger Kiss | PS Vita | ||
| PS Vita | |||
| PS Vita / PS TV | |||
| Enkeltbillet | PSP | ||
| 2015 | Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly | PS Vita | |
| Omega Quintet | PS4 | ||
| Norn9 Last Era | PS Vita | ||
| Moujuutsukai to Ouji-sama Flower & Snow | PS Vita | ||
| Reine des Fleurs | PS Vita | ||
| Bad Apple Wars | PS Vita | ||
| Wand of Fortune R | PS Vita | ||
| PS Vita | |||
| 2016 | Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk | PS Vita | |
| PS Vita | |||
| Collar × Malice | PS Vita | ||
| Yuukyuu no Tierblade -Lost Chronicle- | PS Vita | ||
| 2017 | Hana Oboro: Sengoku-den Ranki | PS Vita | |
| Wand of Fortune R2 | PS Vita | ||
| Shiro to Kuro no Alice | PS Vita | ||
| Dark Rose Valkyrie | PS4 | [4] | |
| PS4, Windows |
| Year | Title | Systems | Other developers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Spectral Force 2 | PlayStation | ||
| 2003 | Shinseiki Genso: Spectral Souls | PS2 | ||
| Generation of Chaos Exceed | GameCube | |||
| 2004 | Tenkuu Danzai Skelter Heaven | PS2 | ||
| 2005 | Hametsu no Mars | PS2 | ||
| Shinki Gensou Spectral Souls II | PS2 | |||
| Spectral Force Chronicle | PS2 | |||
| 2006 | Blazing Souls | PS2 | ||
| Chaos Wars | PS2 | |||
| Hiiro no Kakera | Nintendo DS PS2 | |||
| PS2 | ||||
| Xbox 360 | ||||
| 2007 | Xbox 360 | |||
| Apocalypse: Desire Next | Xbox 360 | |||
| Xbox 360 | ||||
| Mist of Chaos | PS3 | |||
| Spectral Gene | PS2 | |||
| Uwasa no Midori-kun!! Natsu Iro Striker | Nintendo DS | |||
| 2008 | Uwasa no Midori-kun!! Futari no Midori!? | Nintendo DS | ||
| Cross Edge | PS3 Xbox 360 | |||
| 2009 | Hidamari Sketch Dokodemo Sugoroku × 365 | Nintendo DS | ||
| 2010 | Xbox 360 | |||
| Trinity Universe | PS3 | Nippon Ichi Software, Gust | ||
| 2011 | Hyperdimension Neptunia | PS3 | Compile Heart, Nippon Ichi Software, Gust | |
| Spectral Souls | Android, iOS | |||
| 2012 | Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 | PS3 | Compile Heart, Nippon Ichi Software, Gust, 5pb., Comcept | |
| Blazing Souls: Accelate | ||||
| 2013 | Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory | PS3 | Compile Heart | |
| PS Vita | Compile Heart, ZeroDiv | |||
| Mugen Souls Z | PS3 | Compile Heart, GCREST | ||
| 2015 | ROOT∞REXX | PS Vita | [5] | |
| Megadimension Neptunia VII | PS4 | |||
| Trillion 1,000,000,000,000: God of Destruction | PS Vita | Compile Heart, Preapp Partners | ||
| 2016 | PS Vita | Compile Heart | ||
| 2017 | [6] | PS4, Windows | Compile Heart, Tamsoft |
The following sublist consists of otome games developed by Idea Factory's Otomate division.[7]
