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Arc System Works

Arc System Works

285gamesJapanFounded 1988Website

Arc System Works is a video game developer and publisher founded by Minoru Kidooka in Yokohama, Japan. The company is known for arcade 2D fighting game franchises including Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, as well as other license-based fighting games for Dragon Ball, Persona 4 and others.

285

Games

148

Developed

217

Published

4

Ported

1

Worked on

Shipping 1987–2026

Studios under Arc System Works

2
Technos Japan59Arc System Works America4

Releases by year

257 across 1987–2026
1987peak 19 in one year2026

Developed & published

23
Donutal2026DonutalDamon and Baby2026Damon and BabyGoritaire2026GoritaireGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 15: Venom2025Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 15: VenomGuilty Gear: Strive - Nintendo Switch Edition2025Guilty Gear: Strive - Nintendo Switch EditionRiver City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next2024River City Saga: Three Kingdoms NextGuilty Gear: Strive - Season Pass 42024Guilty Gear: Strive - Season Pass 4Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 13: Slayer2024Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 13: SlayerGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 12: A.B.A2024Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 12: A.B.AGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 11: Elphelt Valentine2023Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 11: Elphelt ValentineGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 10: Johnny2023Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 10: JohnnyGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 8: Bedman?2023Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 8: Bedman?Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 7: Sin Kiske2022Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 7: Sin KiskeTwo Jong Cell!!2022Two Jong Cell!!Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 6: Bridget2022Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 6: BridgetGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 5: Testament2022Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 5: TestamentGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 4: Baiken2022Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 4: BaikenGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 3: Happy Chaos2021Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 3: Happy ChaosGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 2: Jack-O2021Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 2: Jack-OGuilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 1: Goldlewis Dickinson2021Guilty Gear: Strive - Additional Character 1: Goldlewis DickinsonGuilty Gear: Strive2021Guilty Gear: StriveBlazBlue Alternative: Dark War2021BlazBlue Alternative: Dark WarCode Shifter2020Code Shifter

Developed for others

25
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls2026Marvel Tōkon: Fighting SoulsUmamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash2024Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party DashAnother Code: Two Memories2024Another Code: Two MemoriesAnother Code: Recollection2024Another Code: RecollectionAnother Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories2024Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost MemoriesGranblue Fantasy Versus: Rising2023Granblue Fantasy Versus: RisingDNF Duel2022DNF DuelGranblue Fantasy: Versus2020Granblue Fantasy: VersusStay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story2019Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom StoryRiver City Melee Mach!!2019River City Melee Mach!!River City Girls2019River City GirlsWizard's Symphony2019Wizard's SymphonyBlazBlue: Central Fiction (Special Edition)2019BlazBlue: Central Fiction (Special Edition)Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus - The Awakening of Golden Jazz2018Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus - The Awakening of Golden JazzRadio Hammer Station2018Radio Hammer StationBlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle2018BlazBlue: Cross Tag BattleCube Creator X2018Cube Creator XGotcha Racing 2nd2018Gotcha Racing 2ndDamascus Gear: Operation Osaka - HD Edition2018Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka - HD EditionDragon Ball FighterZ2018Dragon Ball FighterZDragon Ball FighterZ: Collector'z Edition2018Dragon Ball FighterZ: Collector'z EditionOf Mice and Sand: Revised2017Of Mice and Sand: RevisedRiver City: Knights of Justice2017River City: Knights of JusticeOf Mice and Sand2017Of Mice and SandGuilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 - Character Colors: Baiken2017Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 - Character Colors: Baiken

Published for others

25
DEMONS' NIGHT FEVER2026DEMONS' NIGHT FEVERQliphah in Providence's Shadow2026Qliphah in Providence's ShadowRiver City Saga: Journey to the West2026River City Saga: Journey to the WestBubble Bobble: Sugar Dungeons2025Bubble Bobble: Sugar DungeonsDouble Dragon: Revive2025Double Dragon: ReviveDouble Dragon Dodgeball2025Double Dragon DodgeballHunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact - Deluxe Edition2025Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact - Deluxe EditionHunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact2025Hunter × Hunter: Nen × ImpactReel Fishing: Days of Summer2024Reel Fishing: Days of SummerReynatis2024ReynatisUnder Night In-Bright II Sys:Celes - Deluxe Edition2024Under Night In-Bright II Sys:Celes - Deluxe EditionUnder Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes2024Under Night In-Birth II Sys:CelesRiver City Girls 22022River City Girls 2RWBY: Arrowfell2022RWBY: ArrowfellGround Divers!2022Ground Divers!Knights in the Nightmare Remaster2022Knights in the Nightmare RemasterRiver City Saga: Three Kingdoms2021River City Saga: Three KingdomsLibrary of Ruina2021Library of RuinaKowloon High-School Chronicle2020Kowloon High-School Chronicle2020Kowloon Youma Gakuen Ki: Origin of Adventure - Yomigaeru HihoubanTantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Kyoshoku no Yoru2020Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Kyoshoku no YoruTantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Shisha ni Sasageru Ishi2020Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Shisha ni Sasageru IshiTantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Saburo to Nazo no Hihou2020Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Saburo to Nazo no HihouTantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Makyou no Shinjitsu2020Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Prism of Eyes - Makyou no ShinjitsuDouble Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle2020Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle

Ported

4
Lair Land Story2019Lair Land StoryRadiohammer2014RadiohammerGaia Saver: Hero Saidai no Sakusen1994Gaia Saver: Hero Saidai no SakusenKunio's Dodgeball Time, C'mon Guys!1993Kunio's Dodgeball Time, C'mon Guys!

Worked on

1
Qliphah in Providence's Shadow2026Qliphah in Providence's Shadow

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