Arc System Works Co., Ltd. (Company)

Arc System Works Co., Ltd.

COMPANY» Founded 1988-05-12

Yokohama,Japan

Arc System Works is a Japanese developer and publisher best known for its 2D fighting games such as BlazBlue and the Guilty Gear franchise.

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Overview

The company was founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988.

Developed Games

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Guilty Gear XX Λ Core (Game)

20 December 2006

The third revision of Guilty Gear XX adds new gameplay mechanics and special moves while re-designing the game's aesthetics.

PS2 ARC WII

Guilty Gear X2 (Game)

23 May 2002

The third installment of the Guilty Gear fighting game series, revising the gameplay from Guilty Gear X while adding new characters, the "Psych Burst" mechanic, and the Dust button.

PS2 ARC

Guilty Gear (Game)

14 May 1998

A 2D fighting game by Arc System Works for the PS1, featuring anime-style graphics and themes, a heavy metal soundtrack, and a distinct fast-paced gameplay system.

PC PS1 NSW +4

Guilty Gear XX Slash (Game)

28 September 2005

The Japan-exclusive second revision of Guilty Gear X2 adds two new characters (A.B.A and Order-Sol) while including new balance changes.

PS2 ARC

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Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- (Game)

20 February 2014

The fifth main installment of the Guilty Gear series returns to its fighting game roots, featuring a new game engine with 3D graphics (with special rendering techniques to give the illusion of hand-drawn character art).

PC ARC PS3N +2

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (Game)

20 September 2012

The fourth and final revision of Guilty Gear XX further refines all characters (including new and rebalanced commands) while including the two normally-hidden characters from the start (refining them to be tournament-legal).

PC ARC NSW +1

Guilty Gear X (Game)

1 July 2000

The sequel to the 1998 game Guilty Gear, featuring new higher-quality spritework and updated game mechanics (such as the revamped Tension Gauge).

GBA PC PS2 +1

Guilty Gear XX #Reload (Game)

26 March 2003

The first revision of Guitly Gear XX, rebalancing the character roster while adding Robo-Ky as a playable character from the start. Its console version also expands most game modes, with the Xbox version introducing online multiplayer.

PC PS2 PSP +3

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Game)

19 November 2008

Widely considered a spiritual successor to the studio's Guilty Gear series, BlazBlue is a fighting game with highly-detailed hand-drawn character graphics and a story involving sorcery and science.

PC PSP X360 +2

Guilty Gear Judgment (Game)

24 August 2006

A PSP spin-off of Arc System Works's signature fighting game series, combining the series's fighting game mechanics with belt-scrolling beat-'em-up gameplay. It also includes a port of Guilty Gear XX (#Reload or Slash) as a bonus.

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Game)

20 November 2009

The second main installment of the BlazBlue series of fighting games, continuing Ragna's tale of manipulated time while revamping some of the original game's gameplay systems.

X360 ARC PS3

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- (Game)

25 August 2015

The sequel to Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-, adding several new characters and gameplay mechanics while concluding the "Valentine" story arc.

PC ARC PS3N +2

Published Games

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (Game)

20 September 2012

The fourth and final revision of Guilty Gear XX further refines all characters (including new and rebalanced commands) while including the two normally-hidden characters from the start (refining them to be tournament-legal).

PC ARC NSW +1

Psikyo Collection Vol. 1 (Game)

21 September 2018

Psikyo Collection Vol. 1 collects for Psikyo classics for the Switch.

NSW

Princess on Ice (Game)

4 December 2008

A figure skating rhythm game.

NDS

Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle (Game)

20 December 2018

Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle is a compilation of the eleven Famicom games available on the earlier Kunio-Kun Nekketsu: Complete Famicom-Hen, and adds four English-release versions as well, and also includes the three NES Double Dragon titles.

PC NSW XONE +1

Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa Hanako-san ga Kita!! (Game)

7 August 2008

A Nintendo DS sound novel based off the Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa anime.

NDS

Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! A River City Ransom Story (Game)

6 November 2019

A spin-off of the Kunio-kun series featuring Masao Kobayashi as the protagonist, teaming up with Kunio and a new character called Mizoguchi against enemies from the future.

PC NSW XONE +1

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Gaiden: River City Girls 1・2 (Game)

1 December 2022

Both River City Girls games bundled together.

NSW PS4 PS5

Super Technōs World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics (Game)

23 April 2025

A compilation of Technōs Super Famicom and arcade games.

PC NSW PS5

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Kienai Kokoro (Game)

24 April 2008

A collection of five ports of mobile phone entries in the long running Tantei Jinguuji Saburo series that also includes an original case about the mystery behind the suicide of a young girl from 20 years ago.

NDS

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo DS: Fuserareta Shinjitsu (Game)

19 March 2009

An installment the long-running Tantei Jinguuji Saburo series that contains ports of five titles originally released for mobile phones as well as an original case.

NDS

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Hai to Diamond (Game)

17 September 2009

The first PSP installment in the Tantei Jinguuji Saburo (Jake Hunter) series where Jinguuji investigates five seemingly unconnected cases.

PSP

Othello (Game)

29 July 2009

Arc System Works's official adaptation of the board game Othello. The Switch version is the only one released outside of Japan.

NSW WSHP DSIW +4