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{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
| native_name = {{lang|ja|アークシステムワークス株式会社}}
| romanized_name = Āku Shisutemu Wākusu kabushiki gaisha
| logo = Arc System Works.png
| type = [[Kabushiki gaisha]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| foundation = May 12, 1988<ref name="30th anniversary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-9868/ |title=社長所感～アークシステムワークス創業30周年を迎えて～ &#124; Arc System Works Official Web Site |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201180953/http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-9868/ |archive-date=1 December 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| founder = Minoru Kidooka
| location_city = [[Yokohama]]
| location_country = [[Japan]]
| key_people = {{plainlist|
* Minoru Kidooka<ref name="company">{{cite web |url=https://arcsystemworks.com/company/ |title=Company |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Arc System Works Official Web Site |date=3 February 2018 |publisher=Arc System Works |access-date=2018-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217202255/https://arcsystemworks.com/company/ |archive-date=17 December 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* <small>(President and CEO)</small>
* [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]]<ref name="company"/>
* <small>(Chief Creative Officer)</small>
* Toshimichi Mori<ref name="company"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/blazblue-series-creator-toshimichi-mori-leaves-arc-system-works|title=BlazBlue series creator Toshimichi Mori leaves Arc System Works|website=Gematsu|date=25 September 2022 |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref>
* <small>(Chief Development Officer [2003 - 2022])</small>
}}
| products = {{Unbulleted list|''[[BlazBlue]]'' series|''[[Double Dragon]]'' series|''[[Guilty Gear (series)|Guilty Gear]]'' series|''[[Jake Hunter]]'' series|''[[Kunio-kun]]'' series|'''Licensed''':|''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''|''[[Persona 4 Arena]]'' (''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax|Ultimax]]'')|''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus]]'' (''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising|Rising]]'')|''[[Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls]]''}}
| revenue = {{Increase}} {{Yen|680&nbsp;million|link=yes}}
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| num_employees = 233 (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=企業データ {{!}} ARC SYSTEM WORKS OFFICIAL WEB SITE|url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/company/data/.html|website=Arcsystemworks.jp|access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>
| subsid = 
| homepage = {{URL|https://arcsystemworks.com/}}
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Arc System Works Co., Ltd.'''|アークシステムワークス株式会社| Āku Shisutemu Wākusu kabushiki gaisha}}, commonly referred to as '''ArcSys''', is a Japanese [[video game developer]] and [[video game publisher|publisher]] located in [[Yokohama]]. Founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988, the company is known for arcade 2D fighting game franchises, including ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' and ''[[BlazBlue]].'' They have also developed other fighting games using external licenses, including ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]'', ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]'' and ''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax|Arena Ultimax]]'', [[Granblue Fantasy Versus]] and [[Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising|''Versus Rising'']], ''[[Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls]]'', and others.

==History==
The company was founded in January 1988 and incorporated as Arc Co., Ltd. in May.<ref name="30th anniversary"/> The company spent early years as a contract developer for [[Sega]], [[Sammy Corporation|Sammy]], and [[Banpresto]]. It consisted at the time of around eight developers; most of whom had previously worked at Sega including founder Minoru Kidooka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamekult.com/forum/|title=Forums de discussion jeux vidéo Gamekult - Gamekult|website=Forums de discussion jeux vidéo Gamekult - Gamekult|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311000452/https://www.gamekult.com/forum|archive-date=11 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was renamed Arc System Works in 1991.<ref name="Profile" /> In 1992 they developed a game for the Famicom called ''Pizza Pop!''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wong |first= Alistair|date=2019-06-23|title= Jaleco Famicom Game Pizza Pop! Has Been Fan Translated  |url= https://www.siliconera.com/jaleco-famicom-game-pizza-pop-has-been-fan-translated/ |access-date=2024-03-31|website= [[Siliconera]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The company produced a series of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' video games for publisher Angel including ''[[Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen]]'' which was the first fighting game they produced''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quesada|first=Daniel|date=2020-07-04|title=Así era Sailor Moon S, el primer juego de lucha de Arc System Works|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/era-sailor-moon-s-primer-juego-lucha-arc-system-works-671629|access-date=2020-09-29|website=HobbyConsolas|language=es|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928225817/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/era-sailor-moon-s-primer-juego-lucha-arc-system-works-671629|url-status=live}}</ref>

They published their first title in 1995 which was ''[[Exector]]'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=https://arcsystemworks.com/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510015116/https://arcsystemworks.com/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2012|title=ARC SYSTEM WORKS OFFICIAL WEBSITE|date=10 May 2012|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

On June 11, 2015, the company acquired all intellectual properties of [[Technōs Japan]], such as ''[[Double Dragon]]'' and ''[[Kunio-kun]]'', from Million Co., Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/12/8771015/arc-system-works-acquires-technos-brands-double-dragon |title=Double Dragon and Other Technos Brands Acquired by Arc System Works (update) |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=12 June 2015 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=13 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818082518/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/12/8771015/arc-system-works-acquires-technos-brands-double-dragon |archive-date=18 August 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Even prior to its acquisition of Million's library, the company had been the publisher of Technōs' video games for [[Virtual Console]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0709/28/news122.html | title=「ファミコン探偵倶楽部」、「半熟英雄」から「超兄貴」までそしてNEOGEOも――10月の「バーチャルコンソール」ラインアップ | date=28 September 2007 | language=ja | trans-title="Famicom Detective Club", "Henshu Hideo" to "Super Big Brother" and also NEOGEO-"Virtual Console" Lineup in October | publisher=ITmedia | access-date=15 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401203358/https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0709/28/news122.html | archive-date=1 April 2019 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/08/02/104,1186017852,76203,0,0.html|title=あの『くにおくん』がニンテンドーDSで復活！『超熱血高校くにおくん ドッジボール部』 - ファミ通.com|website=Famitsu.com|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192025/https://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/08/02/104,1186017852,76203,0,0.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/23027637.html|title=『ぶれいぶるー くろーんふぁんたずま』体験版と『びっくり熱血新記録！はるかなる金メダル』がニンテンドーeショップで配信|website=Famitsu.com|date=23 January 2013 |access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192356/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/23027637.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2009/02/24/33845.html|title=Wiiウェア『おきらくスゴロクWii』追加コンテンツ＆VC『ダブルドラゴン』2009年2月24日より配信開始|website=Inside-games.jp|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192729/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2009/02/24/33845.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following the transaction, the company took the publishing duties from [[Aksys Games]] for Virtual Console releases in North America,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114195718/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2013|title=Nintendo.com – River City Ransom – Game Info|date=14 November 2013|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|title=River City Ransom|website=Nintendo.com|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401203327/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z7BAknbDkSyizF0zLTU0Mqj7VEdv_qhr|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> though some Technōs games were already published by Arc System Works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-w_OoCXsbGRtawbsVbwEZc4W7dhQrgQF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222034544/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-w_OoCXsbGRtawbsVbwEZc4W7dhQrgQF|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2013|title=Nintendo.com – Crash 'n the Boys Street Challenge – Game Info|date=22 December 2013|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

On February 6, 2017, the company acquired the rights to the ''[[Jake Hunter]]'', ''[[Theresia (video game)|Theresia]]'', ''Nazo no Jikenbo'', and ''Koneko no Ie'' series from publisher [[WorkJam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/06/arc-system-works-picks-jake-hunter-theresia-series/ |title=Arc System Works Picks Up the Jake Hunter and Theresia Series |author=Jenni |date=6 February 2017 |work=Siliconera |publisher=[[Curse, Inc.]] |access-date=6 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113544/http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/06/arc-system-works-picks-jake-hunter-theresia-series/ |archive-date=7 February 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On November 2, 2017, the company announced the establishment of a [[North America]]n branch in [[Torrance, California]], known as Arc System Works America, Inc.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arc System Works Establishes North American Branch |url=http://arcsystemworks.com/arc-system-works-establishes-north-american-branch/ |location=Torrance, California |publisher=Arc System Works |date=3 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105052318/http://arcsystemworks.com/arc-system-works-establishes-north-american-branch/ |archive-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In July 2024, Arc System Works opened a European branch at [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arc System Works Establishes European Branch |url=https://www.arcsystemworks.fr/en/news/ |location=Paris, France|publisher=Arc System Works |date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
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==Games developed==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Platform(s)
!Publisher
|-
| rowspan="2" |1988
|''[[Final Lap]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]
|[[Namco]]
|-
|''[[Double Dragon (video game)|Double Dragon]]''
|[[Master System]]
|[[Sega]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |1989
|''[[Scramble Spirits]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
|''[[Rolling Thunder (video game)|Rolling Thunder]]''
|Family Computer
|Namco
|-
|''[[Battle Out Run]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
|''[[Vigilante (video game)|Vigilante]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
| rowspan="9" |1990
|''[[Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
|''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
|''[[Code Name: Viper]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|[[Capcom]]
|-
|''Chiyonofuji no Ōichō''
|Family Computer
|Face
|-
|''[[Operation Wolf]]''
|[[PC Engine]]
|[[NEC Avenue]]
|-
|''[[Pengo (video game)|Pengo]]''
|[[Game Gear]]
|Sega
|-
|''[[Super Monaco GP]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
|''Hissatsu Shigotonin''
|Family Computer
|[[Banpresto]]
|-
|''SD Sengoku Bushō Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Nusure!''
|Family Computer
|Banpresto
|-
|1991
|''[[Compati Hero Series|Battle Commander: Hachibushu Shura no Heihou]]''
|[[Super Famicom]]
|Banpresto
|-
| rowspan="6" |1992
|''Pizza Pop!''
|Family Computer
|[[Jaleco]]
|-
|''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger#Video game|Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]''
|Family Computer
|Angel
|-
|''[[Great Battle Cyber]]''
|Family Computer
|Banpresto
|-
|''[[List of Sailor Moon video games#Nintendo systems|Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon]]''
|[[Game Boy]]
|Angel
|-
|''[[Cyber Spin]]'' 
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]
|[[Takara]]
|-
|''[[Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II]]''
|Master System
|Sega
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''[[Battletoads (1991 video game)#Ports|Battletoads]]''
|Game Gear, [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]]
|[[Sega]]
|-
|''[[Suzuka 8 Hours (video game)|Suzuka 8 Hours]]''
|Super NES
|Namco
|-
| rowspan="3" |1994
|''Gaia Saver''
|Super Famicom
|Banpresto
|-
|''[[Sailor Moon (1993 video game)|Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon]]''
|Mega Drive
|Ma-Ba
|-
|''[[Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen]]''
|Super Famicom
|Angel
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''[[Exector]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|
|-
|''Wizard's Harmony''
|PlayStation, Saturn
|
|-
|1997
|''Wizard's Harmony 2''
|PlayStation, Saturn
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|''[[Guilty Gear (video game)|Guilty Gear]]''
|PlayStation, [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Atlus]] (US) / [[Virgin Interactive]] (UK)
|-
|''Wizard's Harmony R''
|PlayStation
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1999
|''Prismaticallization''
|[[Dreamcast]], PlayStation
|
|-
|''Tanaka Torahiko no Uru Toraryuu Shogi''
|Dreamcast, PlayStation
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
|''[[Guilty Gear X]]''
|[[Sega Naomi|NAOMI]], Dreamcast, [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]], Windows
|Sammy Studios
|-
|''Grappler Baki: Baki Saikyo Retsuden''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Tomy]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Guilty Gear X|Guilty Gear X Plus]]''
|PlayStation 2
|Sammy Studios
|-
|''Digital Holmes''
|PlayStation 2
|
|-
| 2002
|''[[Guilty Gear X2]]'' 
|NAOMI, PlayStation 2
|Sammy Studios
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Guilty Gear X|Guilty Gear X Ver.1.5]]'' 
|[[Atomiswave]]
|Sammy Studios
|-
|''[[Guilty Gear X2|Guilty Gear X2#Reload]]''
|NAOMI, PlayStation 2, [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], Windows, PSP
|Sammy Studios
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004
|''[[Guilty Gear Isuka]]''
|Atomiswave, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
|Sammy Studios
|-
|''[[Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|Atari/Banpresto/[[Bandai]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Fist of the North Star (2005 video game)|Fist of the North Star]]'' 
|Atomiswave, PlayStation 2
|Sega
|-
|''[[Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Atari/Banpresto/Bandai
|-
|''[[Guilty Gear X2#Slash|Guilty Gear XX Slash]]''
|NAOMI, PlayStation 2, PSP
|Sammy Studios/SEGA
|-
|2006
|''[[Guilty Gear X2#Accent Core|Guilty Gear XX Accent Core]]''
|NAOMI, PlayStation 2, [[Wii]]
|Sammy Studios/Aksys Games (US)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
|''[[Guilty Gear 2: Overture]]''
|[[Xbox 360]], Windows
|Arc System Works/[[Aksys Games]]/[[505 Games]]
|-
|''[[Battle Fantasia]]'' 
|[[Taito Type X]]2, [[PlayStation 3]], Xbox 360, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/505 Games
|-
|''[[Hoshigami Remix]]''
|Nintendo DS
|ASNetworks/Aksys Games/505 Games
|-
| rowspan="7" |2008
|''[[Guilty Gear X2#Accent Core Plus|Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus]]'' 
|PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
|Sammy Studios/Arc System Works(Wii)
|-
|''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]''
|[[Taito Type X]]2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PSP
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/PQube/Zen United
|-
|''[[Sengoku Basara X]]''
|[[Namco System 246|System 246 / System 256]], PlayStation 2
|Capcom
|-
|''[[Super Dodgeball Brawlers]]''
|Nintendo DS
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Tantei Jingūji Saburō (series)|Tantei Jinguji Saburo DS]]''
|Nintendo DS
|Arc System Works/WorkJam
|-
|''[[Petit Copter]]''
|Wii<ref>{{cite web|title=Petit missions in Petit Copter|url=http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/08/06/petit-missions-in-petit-copter/|website=Nintendowiifanboy.com|access-date=13 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812174010/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/08/06/petit-missions-in-petit-copter/|archive-date=12 August 2007|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|Aqua System
|-
|''[[Family Table Tennis]]''
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
| rowspan="11" |2009
|''Diva Girls: Princess on Ice''
|Wii, DS
|[[505 Games]]
|-
|''[[Family Glide Hockey]]''
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Family Pirate Party]]''
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Family Mini Golf]]''
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Family Slot Car Racing]]''
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Family Card Games]]'' 
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
|''Family Grand Tennis''
|Wii
|Aksys Games
|-
|''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]''
|Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK
|-
|''Animal Puzzle Adventure''
|DSiWare
|
|-
|''Jazzy Billiards''
|Nintendo DSi
|
|-
|''Othello''
|Windows, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo Switch, PSP, [[PlayStation Vita]], Wii, [[Wii U]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/othello/|title=ARC SYSTEM WORKS Othello シリーズサイト|website=www.arcsystemworks.jp|access-date=2019-11-29|archive-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511134251/http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/othello/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift|BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II]]''
|Taito Type X2, PSP, [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK
|-
|''[[BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale]]''
|[[DSiWare]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[Hard Corps: Uprising]]''
|PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|[[Konami]]
|-
|''[[Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan|Nurarihyon no Mago: Hyakki Ryouran Taisen]]''
|PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|Konami
|-
| rowspan="6" |2012
|''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma|BlazBlue: Chronophantasma]]''
|Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R|Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R]]'' 
|Arcade, PlayStation Vita, Windows, [[Nintendo Switch]]
|Sammy Studios/Arc System Works (Steam)
|-
|''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift|BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend]]''
|PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK
|-
|''[[Persona 4 Arena]]''
|Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|[[Atlus]]
|-
|''[[Kyūkōsha no Shōjo]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|
|-
|''[[Phi Brain: Puzzle of God|Phi Brain: Kizuna no Puzzle]]''
|PlayStation Portable
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013
|''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]''
|Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, [[PlayStation 4]], Windows
|Atlus/Sega
|-
|''[[Xblaze Code: Embryo]]'' 
|PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Funbox Media
|-
|''Magical Beat''
|PlayStation Vita
|
|-
|''[[Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo]]''
|PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch
|Arc System Works
|-
| rowspan="5" |2014
|''[[Guilty Gear Xrd|Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-]]''
|[[List of Sega arcade system boards#RingEdge 2|Sega RingEdge 2]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
|''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma|BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend]]''
|Taito Type X2 (as 2.0), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, [[Xbox One]], PlayStation Vita, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
|''Conveni Dream''
|Nintendo 3DS
|
|-
|''Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy''
|PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
|
|-
|''[[Slice It!]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
| rowspan="5" |2015
|''Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai All-Star Special''
|PlayStation 3
|
|-
|''Family Tennis SP''
|[[Wii U]]
|Aksys Games
|-
|''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]''
|Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/[[PQube]]
|-
|''[[XBlaze Lost: Memories]]'' 
|PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
|''[[Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|[[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |2016
|''[[Guilty Gear Xrd|Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-]]'' 
|[[List of Sega arcade system boards#RingEdge 2|Sega RingEdge 2]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games/[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|-
|''[[Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories]]'' 
|Nintendo 3DS<ref>{{cite web|title=3DS adventure game Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division by Another Code staff announced|url=http://gematsu.com/2016/03/3ds-adventure-game-chase-unsolved-cases-investigation-division-another-code-staff-announced|website=Gematsu|access-date=11 March 2016|ref=3DS adventure game ''Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division'' by ''Another Code'' staff announced, Gematsu|date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312093425/http://gematsu.com/2016/03/3ds-adventure-game-chase-unsolved-cases-investigation-division-another-code-staff-announced|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|Arc System Works/Aksys Games
|-
|''Inferno Climber''
|PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows
|
|-
|''[[One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|Bandai Namco Entertainment
|-
|''River City Melee: Battle Royale SP''
|PlayStation 4, Windows
|Arc System Works, H2 Interactive
|-
| rowspan="5" |2017
|''[[Double Dragon IV]]''
|PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
|
|-
|''Simple Mahjong Online''
|Nintendo Switch
|
|-
|''[[Birthdays the Beginning]]''
|PlayStation 4, Windows
|[[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]]
|-
|''[[Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|Arc System Works/Orange
|-
|''Shephy''
|Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
|''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
|PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch, [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
|Bandai Namco Entertainment
|-
|''[[Birthdays the Beginning|Happy Birthdays]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]]
|-
|''[[BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle]]''
|PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Arcade, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
|Arc System Works/PQube
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|''Wizard's Symphony''
|PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
|
|-
|''River City Melee Mach!!''
|PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch 
|
|-
|''Stay Cool, Kobayashi-San!: A River City Ransom Story''
|PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch 
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Code Shifter]]''
|PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch
|
|-
|''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus]]''
|PlayStation 4, Windows
|[[Cygames]]/[[XSEED Games]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |2021
|''[[Guilty Gear Strive]]''
|PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Arcade, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
|Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment
|-
| rowspan="1" |2022
|''[[DNF Duel]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/arc-system-works-developed-dungeon-fighter-fighting-game-dnf-duel-announced|title=Arc System Works-developed Dungeon Fighter fighting game DNF Duel announced [Update]|website=Gematsu|date=December 26, 2020}}</ref>
|PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Windows
|[[Nexon]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |2023
|''[[Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising]]''
|PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
|[[Cygames]]/[[XSEED Games]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Another Code: Recollection]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Nintendo]]
|-
|''[[Uma Musume: Pretty Derby|Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: Party Dash]]''
|PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows
|[[Cygames]]
|-
|2025
|''Dear me, I was…''
|[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|Arc System Works
|-
|2026
|[[Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls|''Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls'']]
|PlayStation 5, Windows
|[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
|-
|TBA
|''Damon and Baby''
|TBA
|Arc System Works
|}

==Games published==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Platform(s)
!Developers
|-
|2006
|''[[Castle of Shikigami III]]''
|[[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Windows]]
|[[Alfa System]], [[Barnhouse Effect]]
|-
|2007
|''[[Hooked! Real Motion Fishing]]''
|Wii<ref>{{cite web|title=Bass Fishing Wii～ロクマル伝説～|url=http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/60/index.html|website=Aarcsystemworks.jp|access-date=15 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620214738/http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/60/index.html|archive-date=20 June 2007|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|[[SIMS Co., Ltd.|SIMS]]
|-
|2009
|''[[Strikers 1945 Plus|Strikers 1945 Plus Portable]]''
|[[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]
|[[Psikyo]]
|-
|2011
|''[[Arcana Heart 3]]''
|[[PlayStation 3]], Xbox 360
|[[Examu]], [[Team Arcana]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[Chaos Code]]''
|PlayStation 3, [[PlayStation 4]], Windows
|FK Digital
|-
|''[[Go!_Go!_Kokopolo|Go! Go! Kokopolo - Harmonious Forest Revenge]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/arcstyle/kokopolo/ |title= Arc System Works - Kokopolo}}</ref> 
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Tanukii Studios Limited
|-
|2013
|''[[Bit.Trip Saga]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=BIT.TRIP SAGA |url=https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/arcstyle/bit_trip_saga/index.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.arcsystemworks.jp}}</ref>
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|[[Gaijin Games]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Arcana Heart 3|Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!!]]''
|Taito X2, PlayStation 3, [[PlayStation Vita]], Windows
|Examu, Team Arcana
|-
|''[[Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters]]''
|PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
|Toybox Inc.
|-
|''[[Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late]]''
|PlayStation 3, Windows
|[[Ecole Software]], [[French Bread (game developer)|French Bread]]
|-
|2015
|''[[Skullgirls|Skullgirls: 2nd Encore]]'' (Japan only)
|PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
|Reverge Labs/Lab Zero
|-
|2016
|''[[Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters|Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs]]''
|PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows
|Toybox Inc.
|-
|rowspan="5"|2017
|''[[Arcana Heart 3|Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!]]''
|Taito Type X2, Windows
|Examu, Team Arcana
|-
|''[[Melty Blood|Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code]]''
|Windows
|[[Type-Moon]], French-Bread, Ecole Software
|-
|''[[Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st]]]''
|[[Sega RingEdge 2]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows
|Ecole Software, French Bread
|-
|''[[Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap#Remake|Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap]]'' (Asia only)
|[[PlayStation 4]]
|Lizardcube
|-
|''[[DJMax Respect]]'' (Japan only)
|PlayStation 4
|Rocky Studio, [[Neowiz MUCA]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
|''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' (Japan only)
|PlayStation 4
|[[tri-Ace]]
|-
|''[[World End Syndrome]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
|Toybox Games
|-
|''[[The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, [[Xbox One]], Windows
|White Owls Inc.
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[[Kill la Kill the Game: IF]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
|A+ Games
|-
|''[[River City Girls]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, [[PlayStation 5]]
|[[WayForward]]
|-
|2020
|''[[Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[cl-r]]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, [[List_of_Sega_arcade_games#PC-based|Sega ALLS HX]]
|Ecole Software, French Bread
|-
|rowspan="3"|2021
|''[[Kowloon High-School Chronicle]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|Toybox Inc.
|-
|''[[Arcana Heart 3|Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars Xtend!!!!!]]''
|Windows, ex-Arcadia
|[[Team Arcana]]
|-
|''River City Saga: Three Kingdoms''
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
|A+ Games
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
|''[[Ground Divers!]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Arc System Works announces mining action game Ground Divers! for Switch |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/arc-system-works-announces-mining-action-game-ground-divers-for-switch |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Nintendo Switch
|Studio Tsuruhashi
|-
|''[[RWBY#Video_games|RWBY: Arrowfell]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2020/09/16/wayforward-arc-system-works-and-rooster-teeth-announce-rwby-video-game-coming-2021/|title=WayForward, Arc System Works, and Rooster Teeth announce RWBY video game, coming 2021|website=Nintendo Wire |date=16 September 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, [[Xbox Series X/S]]
|WayForward
|-
|''[[River City Girls 2]]''
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
|WayForward
|-
|2023
|''[[Under Night In-Birth II|Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]]]''
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
|French Bread
|-
|rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Library of Ruina]]''
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
|Project Moon
|-
|''River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next''<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next announced for PS4, Switch, and PC|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/river-city-saga-three-kingdoms-next-announced-for-ps4-switch-and-pc|website=Gematsu|date=July 18, 2024|access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref>
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
|A+ Games, R-Force Entertainment
|-
| rowspan="4" |2025
|''[[Hunter × Hunter#Video games|Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact]]''<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ArcSystemWorksU|author=Arc System Works America|number=1840633550695231793|title=The release timing for HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT will be changed from the previously announced 2024 timing to now release within 2025. [...]|date=September 30, 2024|access-date=September 30, 2024}}</ref>
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows
|[[Eighting]]
|-
|''Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics''
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows
|Intense
|-
|''[[Double Dragon|Double Dragon Revive]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=Double Dragon Revive teaser trailer, first details and screenshots|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/double-dragon-revive-teaser-trailer-first-details-and-screenshots|website=Gematsu|date=July 11, 2024|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows
|[[Yuke's]]
|-
|''Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons''
|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows
|[[Taito]]
|-
|TBA
|''Demon’s Night Fever''
|TBA
|[[Drecom]], SuperNiche
|}

==See also==
{{See also|Category:Arc System Works games}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://arcsystemworks.com/}}

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