is a Japanese
video game developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a larg ...
founded on June 2, 2006 as a subsidiary of
Idea Factory. The company was formerly managed by
Compile's former executive Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani, most well known as the creator of the ''
Madou Monogatari'' and ''
Puyo Puyo'' series, before his retirement in December 2012. Compile Heart is primarily known for its ''
Hyperdimension Neptunia'' and ''
Record of Agarest War'' brands.
As of 2010, the company managed to acquire a licensing deal with
D4 Enterprise (the copyright holder of most property rights under
Compile) to create new video games based on franchises from the defunct developer. This does not affect the rights to the ''Puyo Puyo'' series which D4 does not own and remains the property of
Sega.
Games
* CH Selection (Compile Heart Selection) is similar to "The Best" (JP) or "Greatest Hits" (US), but use specially for Compile Heart's games.
Projects
Compile Heart has announced a project titled ''Galapagos RPG'', that aims to create new RPGs with a Japanese style, aimed towards Japanese gamers. The first game from this project is a "Fantasy RPG" with a dark tone called ''
Fairy Fencer F'' for the PlayStation 3 followed respectively by ''
Omega Quintet'',
''
Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'',
''
Death end re;Quest'', ''
Dragon Star Varnir
''Dragon Star Varnir'' is a 2018 role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in October 2018 and worldwide in June 2019, for Windows in October 2019, and for Nint ...
'', ''Arc of Alchemist'', and ''
Death end re;Quest 2'' for the
PlayStation 4
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