Best Mobile Gaming Companies in Tokyo, Japan
The 93 best Mobile Gaming companies in Tokyo, Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SNK Corporation.
Ranked: Best Mobile Gaming companies in Tokyo
| # | Company | Employees | Disclosed funding | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | SEO maturity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeNA Social mobile game platform and provider of mobile services | 3,604 | $19M | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+23 | Top 100k | rich | 518 patents Mobile game delivery, live streaming, and virtual item trading platforms | — |
| 2 | Cygames Game development studio | 1,951 | — | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+13 | Top 1M | rich | 597 patents Interactive video game software, server‑client architecture, and multimedia playback systems | — |
| 3 | COLOPL Mobile Games developer and publisher | 1,422 | — | Naruatsu Baba CEO & President | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14 | Top 500k | basic | 480 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 4 | cocone Developer of digital avatar applications and interactive virtual world environments | 1,049 | — | Mai Ishiwatari CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+26 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 5 | Gumi Developer of mobile online games and blockchain technology solutions | 819 | $94M | Hironao Kunimitsu Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | Top 5M | basic | — | — |
| 6 | Akatsuki Indie game development company based out of Japan | 758 | $14M | Tetsuro Koda Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 5M | rich | 26 patents Real-time game server platforms with adaptive screen rendering and data processing | — |
| 7 | Crooz Mobile game developer | 673 | — | Koji Obuchi CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 8 | Aiming Mobile game development company | 588 | $19M | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | Top 5M | basic | — | — |
| 9 | Mynet Independent core game development company developing role-playing card games | 371 | $6M | — | MathJaxApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+17 | Top 5M | basic | — | — |
Top 12 Mobile Gaming companies in Tokyo
#1
Series A · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2018$1.5Mraised▾
Developer of mobile based casual games. The company specializes in creating and developing mobile games including Moyashimon, Gudetama, and Tsukiuta. It generates revenue through in-app purchases. It produces all types of Madamisu from planning to realization, including planning and managing events, training, creating IP collaboration scenarios, and publishing pack.
- May 2026Series A—
- Jul 2024Seed$1.5M
#2
Acquired · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2001 · 1 employees$216.7Mraised▾
Developer and publisher of games. It has developed multiple action and arcade genres based games including The King of Fighters XIII, Metal Slug X. It develops games for PC, mobile, and console devices. The games are available on the Playstation Store, Google Play Store, and Steam to download. It generates revenue through paid games.
- Nov 2020Post IPO$216.7M
#3
Public · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2010 · 758 employees$13.8Mraised▾
Akatsuki is an indie game development company based out of Japan. It specializes in developing games based on sports and role-playing genres. Some of the games developed by the company are "Cinderella Nine in August" and "A thousand memos!". The games are available on Google Play store and Apple store. It has also won multiple awards including "2017 "Companies with a good workplace" Best Company Awards". Monetizes through in-app purchases.
- Dec 2023Post IPO—
- May 2014Series A$13.8M
#4
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2007 · 819 employees$94Mraised▾
Developer of mobile online games and blockchain technology solutions. The company creates various content and services using blockchain and XR technologies. It focuses on delivering new experiences through its offerings. The company participates in node operations and explores blockchain interoperability.
- Jun 2018Post IPO$30M
- Aug 2014Series I—
- Jul 2014Series H$49M
- Dec 2013Series G$19M
#5
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2023$12Mraised▾
Skill-based blockchain gaming community. It is a blockchain-based community that enables skill-based gaming and social interaction for Mahjong. It allows Mahjong enthusiasts to compete with players.
- Aug 2023Series A$12M
#6
Public · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2011 · 588 employees$19.1Mraised▾
Founded in 2011, Aiming Inc is a game development company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company focuses on the development of multiplayer mobile games and has a portfolio of 10 games as on March, 2015.
- Mar 2017Post IPO—
- May 2014Series B$491.8K
- Apr 2014Series B$4.3M
- Mar 2013Series B$3.1M
#7
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1994 · 33 employees$8.5Mraised▾
AXEL GameStudio is a mobile game development company engaged in planning and development of games. It is a subsidiary of Axel Mark Inc. It also provides content solutions and advertising services. The company initially was named as Indy Software Ltd and changed its name to Axel Game Studio in Oct'13.
- Apr 2021Post IPO$5.2M
- Apr 2018Post IPO$3.3M
#8
Public · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 1999 · 3604 employees$19.2Mraised▾
DeNA Co., Ltd. (pronounced “D-N-A”) develops and operates a broad range of mobile and online services including games, e-commerce and entertainment content distribution. One of its key products is Mobage (pronounced "moh-bah-geh"), a mobile social games platform that offers first-, second- and third-party games on multiple localized player networks worldwide.
#9
Public · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2006 · 371 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Independent core game development company developing role-playing card games. The games developed by the company are "Valkyrie Crusade" (an anime-styled trading card game) and "Falkyure's coat of arms" for Android and iOS users. Also operates "CroPro", which is an interactive customer service network for smartphone games. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
- May 2015Conventional Debt—
- May 2015Series A$6.2M
#10
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2014$2.9Mraised▾
Translimit is a mobile games developer based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2014. The company has developed a social quiz app called "BrainWars" (iOS and Android) and a puzzle game,"BrainDots" (iOS and Android).
- Oct 2014Series A$2.8M
- Mar 2014Seed$100K
#11
Deadpooled · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2011 · 3 employees$1Mraised▾
Developer of multiple apps and games. The company develops and provides video games, digital content, and related entertainment applications.
- Jul 2014Series A$1M
- Dec 2012Seed—
#12
Seed · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2017$664.3Kraised▾
Real World Games is an independent mobile game development company that specializes in developing adventure games. It has developed "Bits", which is a location-based game for Android and iOS devices. Monetizes through advertisements and in-app purchases.
- Feb 2019Seed$664.3K
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