ArtPlay

COMPANY» Founded 2014-09-01

Tokyo,Japan

Independent studio in Tokyo, Japan (with another branch doing mobile development in China). Main developer on the spiritual Castlevania successor Bloodstained. Representative director: Koji Igarashi.

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Contrary to widespread internet myth, ex-Konami veteran and Castlevania legend Koji Igarashi (Person) is not just an employee working a day job at ArtPlay while developing Bloodstained on the side, he is representative director of the company's Japanese main branch with Bloodstained being their main focus.

Developed Games

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Game)

10 July 2020

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

PC​ NSW​ XONE​ +1

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement (Game)

1 June 2026

A search action game produced by Koji Igarashi, which is set in the 16th century and features a duo of protagonists that are played simultaneously.

PC​ PS5​ XSX​

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Company details

Name

ArtPlay

Abbreviation

Founded

1 September 2014

Location

Tokyo,Japan

Website

http://artplay.co.jp/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (Game)
• Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Bloodstained (Franchise)
• Castlevania (Franchise)
• Curse of the Moon (Franchise)

People

• Koji Igarashi (Person)

Characters

• Alfred (Character)
• Anne Knolles (Character)
• Aurora (Character)
• Buer (Character)
• Dominique (Character)
• Gebel (Character)
• Gremory (Character)
• Johannes (Character)
• Miriam (Character)
• Orlok Dracule (Character)
• Shovel Knight (Character)
• Zangetsu (Character)

Concepts

• 2.5D (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Confirm Menu Choices (Concept)
• Deliberately Retro (Concept)
• Dog (Concept)
• Final Boss (Concept)
• Fire (Concept)
• Flying Enemies (Concept)
• Foreshadowing (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Heads Up Display (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Multi-Phase Boss (Concept)
• Multiple Protagonists (Concept)
• Palette Swap (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Rain (Concept)
• Search Action (Concept)

Locations

• Castle (Location)
• England (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Ship (Location)
• Underground (Location)
• Volcano (Location)
• Waterfall (Location)

Objects

• Barrel (Object)
• Column (Object)
• Crate (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Heart (Object)
• Lantern (Object)
• Lava (Object)
• Shelf (Object)
• Spikes (Object)
• Staircase (Object)
• Statue (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Train (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Water (Object)
• Whip (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Arrow (Object)