Eastasiasoft Limited (, stylized as eastasiasoft) is an

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and

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headquartered in

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, specializing in indie video games and niche media. Eastasiasoft was founded in 2007 as a digital publisher before branching out to publishing physical games in 2016. The company publishes digital and physical versions of games for

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, and

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. Eastasiasoft is credited as a developer and/or publisher on 331 games between 2007 and 2023, and has published games by developers such as DOMO Studio,

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, Rainbite, Suzaku Games, SideQuest Studios, and

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, among others. Per the company's name, Eastasiasoft primarily focuses on distributing games in Asian markets and via online retailers such as

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,''Söldner, Söldner''.

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. Issue 39. Pg 8. July 2007. though on occasion they also handle distribution for games released in North America, Europe, and worldwide. Eastasiasoft also provides English localization services.

History

Eastasiasoft was founded in 2007 with a focus on obscure and less-mainstream game genres. Funding for the first game that Eastasiasoft published, '' Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer'', was secured from

. In 2020, Eastasiasoft was slated to release of ''Octonaut'', a retro

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originally released on

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on 15 May 2019, on consoles. However, after publishing the game for

on 23 June 2020, it was delisted and eventually withdrawn for sale, with the Xbox One and Switch Ports delayed to September 2020, at which point the game was renamed ''Takotan''. Gaming journalist Shawn Sackenheim suggested this was to prevent copyright issues relating to ''

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'', an unrelated British children's television show copyrighted by

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. '' Waifu Uncovered'', an

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shoot 'em up developed by One-Hand-Free Studios and published on the

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by Eastasiasoft on 16 July 2020, was the first Nintendo Switch game to show female nipples.

Games

Eastasiasoft is credited as a developer and/or publisher on 331 games between 2007 and 2023. The following table lists Eastasiasoft's body of work, but is by no means exhaustive. There are currently games on this list.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.eastasiasoft.com// Video game development Video game publishers