Company Bio

Chunsoft

Established in 1984 as a Famicom (NES) developer, Chunsoft was a Tokyo-based developer best known for its Mysterious Dungeon series of RPG games.

The company was run by President Koichi Nakamura. It was owned by Games Arena Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of DWANGO Co., Ltd.

In 2012, Chunsoft merged with fellow DWANGO publishing entity Spike to form Spike Chunsoft.

Latest Headlines

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Apr 23, 2008)

A saccharine-sweet take on the classic dungeon crawler.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Apr 23, 2008)

A saccharine-sweet take on the classic dungeon crawler.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Apr 15, 2008)

It's time to step into the mystery dungeon once again.

Games in Development

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4+ (PSP)

Genre: RPG
JP Release Date:
Role: Developer

Monster Battle Soccer (GBA)

Genre: Sports
JP Release Date:
Role: Developer

Kamaitachi no Yoru 3 [working title] (PSP)

Genre: Adventure
JP Release Date:
Role: Developer

Zero Escape 3 (tba)

Genre: Adventure
US Release Date: TBA
Role: Developer

Games Developed

2012

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS), Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (Vita)

2010

999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (NDS), Shiren the Wanderer (Wii)

2009

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (NDS)

2008

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (NDS), Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (NDS), Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (NDS)

2006

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (GBA), Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (NDS)

2000

Torneko: The Last Hope (PS)

Games Canceled

Derby Day (N64)