This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Online Games companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Online Games industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Japanese Online Games Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Playco
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Playco is a developer of instant-play games across a variety of platforms.
Akatsuki
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Akatsuki is an IT company that offers mobile social game and live experience services.
Mynet Inc.
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Mynet offers community games to the Japanese and Asian markets.
GameWith
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GameWith is an online game information community that provides its users with hints and tips for smartphone games.
Aiming
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Aiming Inc provides assistance with the planning, production, and development of online games.
Access Bright Japan
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Access Bright Japan publishes and operates smartphone games in China.
Mugenup
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Mugenup is a Japanese provider of digital entertainment production services for the game and media industries.
Nandemo Draft (Nandora)
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Nandora provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests in Japan.
CharacterBank
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CharacterBank offers game development and production services using VR technology.
The Pokemon Company
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Pokémon Company (株式会社ポケモン) is responsible for the licensing and marketing of the Pokémon franchise and other ancillary businesses.
TAMA Corporation
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TAMA Corporation is a develop and operate online games company.
Dendama
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Dendama is a software company that develops Kendama for its users to play over the internet in real time.
DELiGHTWORKS
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Delightworks is a game planning, development, and management company.
PLAY HEART
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Play Heart is an engaged in game production, 2D and 3D design, and web content development.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
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Bandai Namco Entertainment is a Japanese multinational video game developer of mobile content and solution business.
Cygames
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Cygames engages in animation creation services and mobile game applications development.
PONOS
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PONOS is a mobile app developer company and developed apps like Ballistik War
Altplus
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Altplus primarily engages in the social game business.
Aeria
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Aeria is a Japanese company that engages in the provision of online gaming and information technology services.
NextNinja
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NextNinja is a game development studio based in Tokyo, Japan.
Gamedo
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GameDo is a small game development company located in Sapporo that specializes in developing small to medium-sized games.
Claytechworks
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Claytechworks is a company that “creates and provides creatives that shake emotions.”
DokiDoki Groove Works
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DokiDoki Groove Works is not only in games and entertainment, but also in the Web services and IoT fields.
Arithmetic
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Arithmetic engages in internet-based advertising business.
Neilo
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Neilo is a multi-platform consumer, arcade, and smartphone game developer.
Asobism
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Asobism is a company that plans, develops, and operates entertainment such as consumer games, social games, smartphone apps.
Dera Game
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Dera Game plans, develops, and operates smartphone games.
Kadokawa Games
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Kadokawa Games is an international online games publisher that specializes in creating high-quality and innovative games.
Nippon Ichi Software
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Nippon Ichi Software is a video game developer and publisher.
Hinka
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Hinka is a tech startup that offers an online game that allows players around the world to control real claw machines in their warehouses.
Wonder Corporation
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Wonder Corporation is a retail firm operating retail stores & franchise business selling entertainment products (game software, DVD & CD).
HIKARI Lab
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HIKARI Lab is a 3DRPG game app development company.
JCG
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JCG offers e-sports tournament planning and operation.
Beeworks
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Beeworks focuses on publishing services, advertising and sales promotion, web production, and game development.
Meteorise
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Meteorise is an internet company that offers games and software development services.
AlfaSystem
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AlfaSystem offers development and planning of game software.
SUCCESS
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SUCCESS develops and operates a wide range of games for home use, browsers, and smartphone apps.
Opus
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Opus promoting the system engineering business of in-house creators and engineers in response to system development.
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