Sekai Project
IndustryComputer games
GenreVisual novels
FounderRaymond Qian
Headquarters,
United States
Websitesekaiproject.com

Sekai Project is an American video game publisher. They are best known for licensing and translating Japanese visual novels into English, but they have also published manga and other non-visual novel video games.

History

Sekai Project originated in 2007 as a fan translation group translating the visual novel School Days.[1] They later partnered with publisher JAST USA, turning their fan translation into the official English version of the game.[2] Sekai Project began publishing games on Steam in 2014; their first title was World End Economica episode.01, released in June. Sekai Project has used the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to fund many of their projects. In November 2014, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an English release of the visual novel Clannad. The campaign exceeded its goal of US$140,000 and ended up raising over US$500,000.[3] In July 2015, Sekai Project announced that they would be localizing manga in addition to video games, starting with Gate.[4]

Since Steam does not typically allow adult games to be sold on their platform,[5] Sekai Project releases their adult titles through their partner company Denpasoft. For titles like The Fruit of Grisaia, an all ages version is available on Steam, while the adult version is sold directly through the Denpasoft website.[6]

In 2017, the company partnered with Humble Bundle, an online marketplace where games are sold based on what other users paid for them. As is usual for the Humble Bundle site, users were also able to donate a portion of their payment to the charity of their choice.[7]

In June 2018, Sekai Project provided a censored version of the adult game Maitetsu to Fakku to distribute, contrary to what Sekai Project had promised them and their customers.[8]

In August 2018, Sekai Project laid off some or all of their permanent staff in their Los Angeles office.[9] In a statement to the press, they said most of the staff let go were marketing, but one of their employees posted to Twitter claiming that every employee in the LA office was laid off.[10] Most of the translation and programming work for the company is freelance work that is done remotely. This has continued since the layoffs.

Sekai Games

In 2018, Sekai Project opened Sekai Games, a console focused division within the company structure.[11] Since then, Sekai Games has handled all publishing and marketing for their console releases. On April 14, 2020, Sekai Games and Limited Run Games released a physical edition of Clannad for Nintendo Switch.[12] In 2021, Sekai Games announced they were going to begin publishing games on Xbox Series X and S, having previously only published games on Nintendo and Sony consoles.

Works

Published games

TitleDeveloperPublication dateRef
World End Economica episode.01Spicy TailsJune 17, 2014[13]
Sunrider: Mask of ArcadiusLove in SpaceJuly 9, 2014[14]
Sakura SpiritWinged CloudJuly 9, 2014[15]
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little PlanetKeySeptember 12, 2014[16]
Rising Angels: RebornIDHAS StudiosSeptember 12, 2014[17]
Pyrite HeartWinged CloudSeptember 25, 2014[18]
Fault Milestone OneAlice in DissonanceDecember 15, 2014[19]
Nekopara Vol. 1Neko WorksDecember 29, 2014[20]
Sakura AngelsWinged CloudJanuary 16, 2015[21]
The Way We All Goebi-himeMarch 24, 2015[22]
Sunrider AcademyLove in SpaceApril 15, 2015[23]
Narcissu 1st & 2ndstage-nanaApril 24, 2015[24]
The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — PreludeLupiesoftMay 8, 2015[25]
Love at First SightCreepy CuteMay 18, 2015[26]
Tobari and the Night of the Curious MoonDesunoyaMay 26, 2015[27]
Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1Winged CloudMay 29, 2015[28]
The Fruit of GrisaiaFront WingMay 29, 2015[29]
Raiders Sphere 4thRectangleJune 1, 2015[30]
Ame no Marginalstage-nanaJuly 7, 2015[31]
World End Economica episode.02Spicy TailsJuly 21, 2015[32]
Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler-Denneko YuugiJuly 28, 2015[33]
Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1Front WingJuly 29, 2015[34]
Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2Front WingJuly 29, 2015[35]
Sakura ClickerWinged CloudJuly 29, 2015[36]
Asphyxiaebi-himeAugust 4, 2015[37]
Sakura BeachWinged CloudAugust 14, 2015[38]
Nekopara Vol. 0Neko WorksAugust 17, 2015[39]
Fault Milestone Two Side: AboveAlice in DissonanceSeptember 7, 2015[40]
Sakura Swim ClubWinged CloudSeptember 11, 2015[41]
Sound of Drop: Fall Into PoisonaiueoKompanyOctober 30, 2015[42]
G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-StringAkabeisoft2November 5, 2015[43]
Sakura Beach 2Winged CloudNovember 6, 2015[44]
Written in the SkyUnwonted StudiosNovember 9, 2015[45]
Yohjo SimulatorDeadfactoryNovember 17, 2015[46]
ClannadKeyNovember 23, 2015[47]
Reverse x ReverseDesunoyaDecember 10, 2015[48]
Was: The Hourglass of Lepidoptera[Note 1]SRLDecember 15, 2015[49]
Sakura SantaWinged CloudDecember 21, 2015[50]
Strawberry Vinegarebi-himeJanuary 5, 2016[51]
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burnsebi-himeJanuary 5, 2016[52]
No One But YouUnwonted StudiosJanuary 19, 2016[53]
Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Projectstage-nanaJanuary 27, 2016[54]
Rabi-RibiCreSpiritJanuary 28, 2016[55]
Nekopara Vol. 2Neko WorksFebruary 19, 2016[56]
Atom Grrrl!!CosmillicaMarch 1, 2016[57]
Sunrider: Liberation DayLove in SpaceMarch 4, 2016[58]
Rising Angels: HopeIDHAS StudiosMarch 18, 2016[59]
Starlight VegaRazzart VisualApril 14, 2016[60]
Lucid9: Inciting IncidentFallen Snow StudiosApril 14, 2016[61]
Root Double: Before Crime * After DaysRegista, YetiApril 27, 2016[62]
Selenon RisingFastermind GamesApril 29, 2016[63]
Resette's Prescription: Book of memory, Swaying scaleLiz-ArtsMay 30, 2016[64]
NekopaliveNeko WorksMay 31, 2016[65]
Clannad Side StoriesKeyJune 2, 2016[66]
Sakura DungeonWinged CloudJune 3, 2016[67]
Cherry Tree High Girls' Fight773June 13, 2016[68]
Highway BlossomsStudio Élan, Studio CoattailsJune 17, 2016[69]
The Orchard of Stray SheepNamaageJune 20, 2016[70]
My Little KittiesCosenJune 21, 2016[71]
The Labyrinth of GrisaiaFront WingJune 22, 2016[72]
KarakaracalmeJune 27, 2016[73]
Empty Horizonsebi-himeJuly 19, 2016[74]
Just DesertsVifth FloorJuly 25, 2016[75]
Sakura Shrine GirlsWinged CloudAugust 26, 2016[76]
This World Unknownebi-himeSeptember 2, 2016[77]
Sakura SpaceWinged CloudOctober 10, 2016[78]
Catch CanvasUnwonted Studios, Razzart VisualOctober 14, 2016[79]
Sakura NovaWinged CloudOctober 20, 2016[80]
Ne No Kami: The Two Princess Knights of KyotoKuro Irodoru YomijiOctober 26, 2016[81]
Memory's Dogma CODE:01Liz-ArtsNovember 4, 2016[82]
AL・FINECrimsonRabbitNovember 11, 2016[83]
A Magical High School GirlilluCollabNovember 22, 2016[84]
Love, Guitars, and the Nashville SkylineCosmillicaNovember 22, 2016[85]
Magical x SpiralBroken DeskDecember 20, 2016[86]
World End Economica episode.03Spicy TailsDecember 21, 2016[87]
Chrono ClockPurple softwareFebruary 28, 2017[88]
PacaPlusPacoProjectMarch 30, 2017[89]
The Eden of GrisaiaFront WingApril 28, 2017[90]
Hoshizora no MemoriaFavoriteDecember 18, 2017[91]
Nekopara Vol. 3Neko WorksMay 26, 2017[92]
Project LUXSpicy TailsFebruary 2, 2018[93]
Mhakna Gramura and Fairy BellAlice in DissonanceFebruary 19, 2018[94]
Kokonoe KokoroNostalgiaMarch 2, 2018[95]
Tropical LiquorTentacle GamesMarch 9, 2018[96]
Re;Lord 1: The witch of Herfort and stuffed animalsEscu:de, ElementMarch 9, 2018[97]
Fatal TwelveaiueokompanyMarch 30, 2018[98]
9-ninePaletteJanuary 31, 2019March 19, 2021[99]
Heart of the WoodsStudio ÉlanFebruary 15, 2019[100]
M.A.S.S. Builder Vermillion Digital September 13, 2019 [101]

Upcoming games

TitleDeveloperStatusRef
EternalMawari WorksTBA[102]
Fault Milestone Two Side: BelowAlice in Dissonance2019[103]
Fault - Silence the PedantAlice in DissonanceTBA[103]
MoonshotFastermind GamesTBA[104]
NarKarma EngineANovectacleTBA[102]
November BoyTeam ANAGOTBA[105]
The Human Reignition ProjectAlienworksTBA[106]
Hoshizora no Memoria -Eternal Heart- (fandisk)FavoriteTBA[107]

Other releases

TitleMedia formatDeveloperPublication dateRef
2013 Moe Headphones DesignBookLunatic Joker2014
Gate: Where The JSDF FoughtMangaAlphaPolisDecember 2016[108]
Clannad AnthologyMangaTBA
MikuMikuDanceFreewareYu HiguchiTBA[109]
Ne no KamiMangaFenrir VierTBA[110]

See also

Notes

  1. This title has been discontinued, and is no longer available for purchase on Steam.

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