is a

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and division of

Koei Tecmo Games is a Japanese video game, amusement and anime holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Koei and Tecmo. Koei Tecmo Holdings owns several companies, the biggest one of those being its flagship video game developer and publisher Koei Tecmo G ...

, known for their ''

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'' franchise.

Company

was founded in 1993 in Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in

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. The company began by creating ''

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'' games for personal computers. Its first project was for the

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personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the

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video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game . In 1997, Gust released '' Atelier Marie'', the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic ''Atelier'' series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems. On December 7, 2011 Japanese publisher

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acquired the company from its previous owner Keiken Holdings for 2.2 billion yen as a wholly owned subsidiary. It was announced on July 28, 2014 that Gust will be absorbed by its parent company Koei Tecmo on October 1, 2014, and will continue to develop existing game series and new intellectual properties as "Gust Nagano Development Group". In 2015, Gust released a new site called "Gust Social" exclusively for its social games, starting with ''

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'', ''

Atelier Sophie is a 2015 Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust for the PlayStation 3 (only in Japan), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita (digital-only) and Microsoft Windows. It is the 17th main game in the ''Atelier'' series and the first game of t ...

'' and ''

Ciel Nosurge ''Ciel Nosurge'', full name , with the title translating to "World of the Girl -Requiem to a Lost Star-" is a life simulation video game for the PlayStation Vita developed by Gust. The player's objective is to help Ion, a girl with amnesia, regain ...

'' as the first advertised, for the purpose of improving communication with fan feedback. The website allows for fans to make a Gust ID account which allows them to participate in surveys, buy products from the Gust online store, and a variety of other related content. Additionally, the Gust Social serves as an active news site for its new social games. In 2016, during restructuring of Koei Tecmo, Gust Nagano fused with Koei Tecmo Kyoto to form Gust, a fully incorporated division of Koei Tecmo. In March 2020, Gust transferred its main studio from its building in Nagano to the newly completed Koei Tecmo headquarters in

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Games

Games developed by Gust are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with

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. In North America, these games are published by

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. After the acquisition by Koei Tecmo, all games are published by them.

Cancelled

Other media

Gust sells various licensed goods of their products from their online shop, such as

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, music CDs, and

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s. Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, Salburg.com, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.

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* {{Authority control Video game companies established in 1993 Japanese companies established in 1993 Koei Tecmo Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Video game publishers Companies based in Nagano Prefecture 2011 mergers and acquisitions