Best PC & Console Gaming Companies in Tokyo, Japan
The 67 best PC & Console Gaming companies in Tokyo, Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: FromSoftware.
Ranked: Best PC & Console Gaming companies in Tokyo
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FromSoftware Developer of action role-playing, action-adventure, and survival action video games | $263M | 45 mo ago | Acquired | Yoshimi Yasuda Chairman & CEO | 1986 | Chart.jsApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+6 | — | — |
| 2 | SNK Corporation Developer and publisher of games | $217M | 66 mo ago | Acquired | Koichi Toyama CEO & President | 2001 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — | 1 launch |
| 3 | Playco 🦄 Developer of social web games for PC and console | $100M | 69 mo ago | Series A | Teddy Cross Co-Founder & CPO | 2020 | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+14 | — | — |
| 4 | Thirdverse Developer of VR games | $42M | 9 mo ago | Series D | Takafumi Inagawa Co-Founder & CFO | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Meleap Developer of augmented reality sports and entertainment experiences for various platforms | $13M | 25 mo ago | Series C | Araki Hitoshi Co-Founder & CTO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 22 patents Real-time image processing and distribution for head‑mounted AR/VR display systems | — |
| 6 | Mahjong Meta Skill-based blockchain gaming community | $12M | 34 mo ago | Series A | Brice Vong Founder | 2023 | — | — | — |
| 7 | SUZAKU Games Developer of PC and console-based casual games | $8M | 47 mo ago | Series A | Benjamin Widdowson Founder | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Mynet Independent core game development company developing role-playing card games | $6M | 133 mo ago | Public | — | 2006 | MathJaxApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+17 | — | — |
| 9 | Mutations Studio Web game development studio based in Japan | $2M | 155 mo ago | Deadpooled | Issei kuwada CEO | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Mikai Console game developer specializing in VR games | $1M | 84 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | NotionSuper BuilderNode.js+12 | — | — |
Top 12 PC & Console Gaming companies in Tokyo
#1
Series D · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 120 employees$41.9Mraised▾
Developer of VR games. It has developed core video games like swords of gargantua which is a sword action game. It is also working on frostpoint VR, proving grounds which is a multiplayer game with different modes like PvP, PvE, and more. These games are available for Oculus, Steam, Viveport platforms. It monetizes through one-time app purchases.
- Sep 2025Series D$1.3M
- Mar 2024Series D$3.4M
- Nov 2023Series D$8.1M
- Nov 2022Series B$15M
#2
Acquired · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1986 · 400 employees$262.9Mraised▾
Developer of action role-playing, action-adventure, and survival action video games. The company creates single-player and multiplayer gaming experiences. Its products are available on multiple platforms. The company focuses on providing engaging gameplay.
- Aug 2022PE$262.9M
#3
Series C · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 22 employees$13Mraised▾
Developer of augmented reality sports and entertainment experiences for various platforms. They provide technology to transform sports competition and viewing styles. The company offers augmented reality activities for users to experience with others. It also develops viewer-participation entertainment applications.
- May 2024Conventional Debt—
- May 2024Series C—
- Nov 2022Series B$3.5M
- Nov 2018Series B$6.3M
#4
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
#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
Playco 🦄Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 40 employees$100Mraised▾
Developer of social web games for PC and console. It offers web-based games which include Sway stories, Heads up, and Asks away. Trip royale, Snake squad, Cat life, and others.
- Sep 2020Series A$100M
#7
Series A · Toshima City, Tokyo · founded 2017$8Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based casual games. It offers a game SENSEs- Midnight which is inspired by classic survival horror titles that allow players to explore, investigate and survive a terrifying night in the abandoned Ikebukuro Walking Park.
- Jul 2022Series A$8M
#8
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
#9
Deadpooled · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 2012$2.2Mraised▾
Mutations Studio is a web game development studio based in Japan. The company focuses on the development of multiplatform games and has developed an action-packed FPS game "UberStrike", which pits online gamers against each other from UberStrike.com, Facebook, Kongregate, and the Mac App Store.
- Jul 2013Seed$2.2M
#10
Acquired · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 20 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Console game developer specializing in VR games. It is a console game developer. It specializes in developing VR games. The game developed by the company includes VR Sushi Bar. The game is available on the streaming platform.
- May 2019Seed$1.1M
#11
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2023—raised▾
Provider of web3 gaming migration solutions connecting developers to cryptocurrency wallets. Its product portfolio features NFT development, NFT marketplace, and an NFT lending protocol.
- Jul 2024Seed—
- Jul 2024Seed—
#12
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021—raised▾
NFT-based play-to-earn gaming platform
- Mar 2022Seed—
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