Psikyo

Psikyo
Native name
彩京
Saikyō
Company typePublic
IndustryVideo games
Founded1992
Defunct2002[1]
FateAcquired by X-nauts
HeadquartersKyoto, Japan
Key people
Shinsuke Nakamura (CEO)

Psikyo[a] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher known for its shoot 'em ups and undressing mahjong games. It was founded in 1992 by former Video System staff who worked on the Aero Fighters series. Psikyo was mainly an arcade game developer, and ported some of their games to home consoles as well.

Psikyo was acquired by X-Nauts in 2002. In 2003, it was reported that Psikyo was shutting down.[2] Shortly afterwards, X-Nauts stated this news was wrong.[3] Games would continue to be released under the Psikyo label, but would be outsourced to other teams. In 2007, Psikyo programming veteran Keiyuki Haragami started a company called Zerodiv to handle distribution of Psikyo's catalog. In March 2019, Zerodiv was acquired by City Connection,[4] but in February 2025, Edia, the current owner of Telenet Japan IPs, purchased Zerodiv from City Connection by a value of one million yen.[5]

Games developed

Release Title Genre Arcade release Home Platforms
1993 Sengoku Ace Shooter
1994 Battle K-Road Fighting
Gunbird Shooter PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Yahoo Mobile
1995 Strikers 1945 Shooter PlayStation, Sega Saturn
1996 Sengoku Blade (Tengai) Shooter Sega Saturn
1997 Sol Divide Shooter PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Strikers 1945 II Shooter PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Taisen Hot Gimmick Mahjong
Zero Gunner Shooter
1998 Yoshimoto Mahjong Club Mahjong Sega Saturn
Gunbird 2 Shooter Sega Dreamcast
Pilot Kids Shooter
Space Bomber Shooter
Taisen Hot Gimmick Kairakuten Mahjong
1999
Strikers 1945 III Shooter
Strikers 1945 Plus Shooter
Taisen Hot Gimmick 3 Digital Surfing Mahjong
Yoshimoto Mahjong Club Deluxe Mahjong PlayStation
2000 Cannon Spike (Gunspike) Shooter Sega Dreamcast
Dragon Blaze Shooter
Lode Runner - The Dig Fight Action
Quiz de Idol! Hot Debut Quiz
Taisen Hot Gimmick 4 Ever Mahjong
Ikuze! Onsen Takkyū!! Table tennis PlayStation 2
2001 Gunbarich Puzzle
Taisen Hot Gimmick Integral Mahjong
Zero Gunner 2 Shooter Sega Dreamcast
Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom & Psikyo All Stars Mahjong Sega Dreamcast
2002 G-Taste Mahjong PlayStation 2
2003 Cho Aniki: Legend of Holy Protein Shooter PlayStation 2
2005 Taisen Hot Gimmick 5: Mix Party Mahjong

Psikyo label games not developed by Psikyo

Release Title Platforms
2003 Buggy Grand Prix: Kattobi! Dai-Sakusen PlayStation 2
2004 Gunbird Special Edition / Gunbird 1&2 PlayStation 2
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1: Strikers 1945 I & II[b] PlayStation 2
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2: Sengoku Ace & Sengoku Blade PlayStation 2
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3: Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze PlayStation 2
Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay Mahjong PlayStation 2
2005 Sengoku Cannon PSP
Taisen Hot Gimmick: Axes-Jong PlayStation 2
2009 Strikers 1945 Plus PSP
2016 Strikers 1945: World War iOS, Android
2017 Strikers 1945 Nintendo Switch
Gunbarich Nintendo Switch
2020 Strikers 1945 Collection iOS, Android
Unreleased Daraku Tenshi - The Fallen Angels exA-Arcadia

Notes

  1. ^ In Japanese: Saikyō (彩京)
  2. ^ Released and published in Europe by Play It as 1945 I & II: The Arcade Games

References

  1. ^ "X-Naut.Psikyo".
  2. ^ "Psikyo shuts its development division down", GameSpot.com, April 29, 2003
  3. ^ "Psikyo not closing down operations as reported", GameSpot.com, May 2, 2003.
  4. ^ "「彩京」コンテンツを扱うゼロディブがシティコネクションの完全子会社に。ゼロディブ代表の原神敬幸氏はシティコネクションの執行役員に就任". 4Gamer. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "エディア、コンシューマゲーム開発会社のゼロディブの買収完了…クロスメディア展開とIP創出に向けた取り組みを推進". gamebiz. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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