# FromSoftware

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Japanese video game developer

FromSoftware, Inc. Native name 株式会社フロム・ソフトウェア Romanized name Kabushiki gaisha furomu sofutowea Type Subsidiary (kabushiki gaisha) Industry Video games Founder Naotoshi Zin Headquarters Tokyo , Japan Key people Hidetaka Miyazaki (representative director and president) Products King's Field Armored Core Demon's Souls Dark Souls Bloodborne Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Elden Ring Revenue ¥ 23.50 billion (2024)[1] Operating income ¥ 10.08 billion (2024)[1] Total assets ¥ 76.84 billion (2024)[1] Owner Kadokawa Corporation (70%) Sixjoy Hong Kong (16%) Sony Interactive Entertainment (14%) Number of employees 456 (May 2025)

**FromSoftware, Inc.** is a Japanese [video game developer](/source/Video_game_developer) and [publisher](/source/Video_game_publisher). Founded by Naotoshi Zin on November 1, 1986 as a [business software](/source/Business_software) developer, the company released their first video game, *[King's Field](/source/King's_Field_(1994_video_game))*, for the [PlayStation](/source/PlayStation_(console)) in 1994. Its success shifted FromSoftware to focus fully on games, with them producing two more *[King's Field](/source/King's_Field)* games before the first release of the [mecha](/source/Mecha) shooter series *[Armored Core](/source/Armored_Core)* in 1997.

By the 2000s, FromSoftware's releases included the *[Echo Night](/source/Echo_Night)*, *[Shadow Tower](/source/Shadow_Tower)*, *[Lost Kingdoms](/source/Lost_Kingdoms)*, *[Otogi](/source/Otogi)*, and *[Another Century's Episode](/source/Another_Century's_Episode)* series. The company achieved breakout success by the 2010s with *[Demon's Souls](/source/Demon's_Souls)* and the *[Dark Souls](/source/Dark_Souls)* trilogy of [action role-playing games](/source/Action_role-playing_game). Often cited among the [greatest video games ever made](/source/Greatest_video_games_ever_made), their emphasis on [high difficulty](/source/Difficulty_level) and environmental storytelling led to the creation of the [Soulslike](/source/Soulslike) subgenre, which also includes other later FromSoftware titles such as *[Bloodborne](/source/Bloodborne)* (2015), *[Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](/source/Sekiro%3A_Shadows_Die_Twice)* (2019), and *[Elden Ring](/source/Elden_Ring)* (2022).

[Hidetaka Miyazaki](/source/Hidetaka_Miyazaki), creator and director of the *[Dark Souls](/source/Dark_Souls)* series, as well as other successful FromSoftware titles like *[Demon's Souls](/source/Demon's_Souls)*, *[Bloodborne](/source/Bloodborne)*, *[Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](/source/Sekiro%3A_Shadows_Die_Twice)* and *[Elden Ring](/source/Elden_Ring)*, has served as FromSoftware's [representative director](/source/Representative_director_(Japan)) and president since 2014, with Zin remaining as an advisor. Miyazaki directs and designs the majority of the company's games in addition to his executive duties. FromSoftware is primarily owned by [Kadokawa Corporation](/source/Kadokawa_Corporation) (70%), with minority stakes by Sixjoy Hong Kong (16%), a subsidiary of [Tencent](/source/Tencent), and [Sony Interactive Entertainment](/source/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment) (14%). FromSoftware usually self-publishes in Japan, and has partnered with international publishers, including [Agetec](/source/Agetec), [Sony](/source/Sony), [Bandai Namco Entertainment](/source/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment), [Sega](/source/Sega), [Capcom](/source/Capcom), [Nintendo](/source/Nintendo), and [Koch Media](/source/Koch_Media).

## History

### 1980s and 1990s

Founded in Tokyo on November 1, 1986, by Naotoshi Zin, FromSoftware originally began as a developer of [business applications](/source/Business_application) before shifting focus to video games.[2] The company released its first game, *[King's Field](/source/King's_Field_(1994_video_game))*, for the PlayStation in 1994. Despite its commercial success in Japan, the game was not released in other regions, although 1995's *[King's Field II](/source/King's_Field_(1995_video_game))* was released in both North America and Europe in 1996.[3] After releasing *[King's Field III](/source/King's_Field_III)* in 1996, FromSoftware went on to release the horror game *[Echo Night](/source/Echo_Night_(video_game))* and the 1998 role-playing game *[Shadow Tower](/source/Shadow_Tower)*. In 1997, FromSoftware released *[Armored Core](/source/Armored_Core_(video_game))*, the first release in its flagship *Armored Core* series of mecha combat games.[4]

### 2000s

With the launch of the [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2) in 2000, FromSoftware released the role-playing games *[Eternal Ring](/source/Eternal_Ring)* and *[Evergrace](/source/Evergrace)*.[4] The same year, FromSoftware released Sword of Moonlight: King's Field Making Tool, an [SDK](/source/Software_development_kit) for [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) that lets users develop their own [King's Field games](/source/King's_Field).[5] In 2003, FromSoftware published *[Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven](/source/Tenchu%3A_Wrath_of_Heaven)*, a [stealth game](/source/Stealth_game) that combines action and adventure elements.[6] In 2004, FromSoftware bought the rights to the series, excluding the first two games, from [Activision](/source/Activision).[7][8] The company also released *[King's Field IV](/source/King's_Field_IV)* and *[Shadow Tower Abyss](/source/Shadow_Tower_Abyss)*, in addition to the *[Lost Kingdoms](/source/Lost_Kingdoms)* series for the [GameCube](/source/GameCube).[4] The company also made a few games exclusive to the [Xbox](/source/Xbox) around this time, such as *[Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit](/source/Murakumo%3A_Renegade_Mech_Pursuit)*, *[Otogi: Myth of Demons](/source/Otogi%3A_Myth_of_Demons)*, *[Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors](/source/Otogi_2%3A_Immortal_Warriors)*, *[Metal Wolf Chaos](/source/Metal_Wolf_Chaos)*, and *[Chromehounds](/source/Chromehounds)*. In 2005, FromSoftware would start to produce a series of licensed games based on the various [anime](/source/Anime) properties under the banner *Another Century's Episode*.[4] The same year, the company hosted the video game industry's first internship that let students experience game development through a game creation kit, *Adventure Player*, for the [PlayStation Portable](/source/PlayStation_Portable).[6] In May 2008, FromSoftware underwent a stock split.[6]

### 2010s

[Hidetaka Miyazaki](/source/Hidetaka_Miyazaki) directed *[Demon's Souls](/source/Demon's_Souls)* and most of FromSoftware's subsequent [Soulsborne](/source/Soulsborne) games. In 2014, he became company president.

FromSoftware achieved breakout success in the 2010s,[6] spurred by the release of *Demon's Souls* (2009) and *Dark Souls* (2011), the latter being the first entry in a trilogy whose success led to the creation of a subgenre of action role-playing games known as [Soulsborne](/source/Soulsborne) games.[9] These include *[Dark Souls II](/source/Dark_Souls_II)* (2014),[10] *[Bloodborne](/source/Bloodborne)* (2015),[11][12] *[Dark Souls III](/source/Dark_Souls_III)* (2016),[13] *[Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](/source/Sekiro%3A_Shadows_Die_Twice)* (2019),[14][15] and *[Elden Ring](/source/Elden_Ring)* (2022),[16][17][18] all of which have received several awards and are often listed among the [greatest video games of all time](/source/Greatest_video_games_of_all_time).[19][20][21][22] In April 2014, Kadokawa Corporation announced its intention to purchase the company from former shareholder Transcosmos.[23] Following other restructuring, *Souls* creator Hidetaka Miyazaki would be promoted to company president the following month and later given the title of representative director.[24] In January 2016, FromSoftware established a studio in [Fukuoka](/source/Fukuoka) that focuses on creating [computer-generated imagery](/source/Computer-generated_imagery) (CGI) assets for its games.[25][26]

### 2020s

In August 2022, Sixjoy Hong Kong (a subsidiary of [Tencent](/source/Tencent)) and [Sony Interactive Entertainment](/source/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment) respectively acquired 16.25% and 14.09% of FromSoftware, leaving 69.66% to Kadokawa.[27] In November 2022, a report by [GamesIndustry.biz](/source/GamesIndustry.biz) claimed that FromSoftware was paying its employees at sub-standard rates.[28] The company had 423 employees as of June 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FromSoftware&action=edit).[29] In October 2024, the developer announced a salary increase of approximately 12% for its employees.[30] In April 2025, FromSoftware announced *[The Duskbloods](/source/The_Duskbloods)*, a multiplayer-focused [soulslike](/source/Soulslike) game directed by Miyazaki for the [Nintendo Switch 2](/source/Nintendo_Switch_2).[31]

## Games

List of games developed by FromSoftware Year Title System International publisher 1994 King's Field PlayStation —N/a 1995 King's Field II PlayStation NA: ASCII Entertainment EU: Sony Computer Entertainment 1996 King's Field III PlayStation ASCII Entertainment 1997 Armored Core PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Armored Core: Project Phantasma PlayStation ASCII Entertainment 1998 Shadow Tower PlayStation Agetec Echo Night PlayStation Agetec 1999 Armored Core: Master of Arena PlayStation Agetec Spriggan: Lunar Verse PlayStation —N/a Frame Gride Dreamcast —N/a Echo Night 2: The Lord of Nightmares PlayStation —N/a 2000 Eternal Ring PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Ubisoft Evergrace PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Ubisoft Armored Core 2 PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Ubisoft The Adventures of Cookie & Cream PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Empire Interactive 2001 Armored Core 2: Another Age PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Metro3D Forever Kingdom PlayStation 2 Agetec King's Field IV PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Metro3D 2002 Armored Core 3 PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable NA: Agetec EU: Metro3D Lost Kingdoms GameCube Activision Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit Xbox Ubisoft Otogi: Myth of Demons Xbox Sega 2003 Silent Line: Armored Core PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable Agetec Thousand Land Xbox —N/a Lost Kingdoms II GameCube Activision Shadow Tower Abyss PlayStation 2 —N/a Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors Xbox Sega 2004 Echo Night: Beyond PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Indie Games Productions Armored Core: Nexus PlayStation 2 Agetec Kuon PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: Indie Games Productions Armored Core: Nine Breaker PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: 505 Games Armored Core: Formula Front PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 NA: Agetec EU: 505 Games Metal Wolf Chaos Xbox —N/a 2005 Yoshitsune Eiyūden: The Story of Hero Yoshitsune PlayStation 2 —N/a Another Century's Episode PlayStation 2 Banpresto Armored Core: Last Raven PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable NA: Agetec EU: 505 Games 2006 Enchanted Arms Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Ubisoft Another Century's Episode 2 PlayStation 2 Banpresto Chromehounds Xbox 360 Sega King's Field: Additional I PlayStation Portable —N/a King's Field: Additional II PlayStation Portable —N/a Armored Core 4 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 NA: Sega EU: 505 Games 2007 Nanpure VOW Nintendo DS —N/a Iraroji VOW Nintendo DS —N/a Another Century's Episode 3: The Final PlayStation 2 Banpresto 2008 Armored Core: For Answer PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Ubisoft Shadow Assault: Tenchu Xbox 360 —N/a 2009 Inugami-ke no Ichizoku Nintendo DS Nintendo Ninja Blade Xbox 360, Windows Microsoft Game Studios Demon's Souls PlayStation 3 JP: Sony Computer Entertainment NA: Atlus PAL: Namco Bandai Partners Yatsuhaka-mura Nintendo DS —N/a 2010 Another Century's Episode: R PlayStation 3 Banpresto Monster Hunter Diary PlayStation Portable Capcom 2011 Another Century's Episode Portable Namco Bandai Games Dark Souls PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows Namco Bandai Games 2012 Armored Core V PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Namco Bandai Games Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn PlayStation 3 Namco Bandai Games Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor Xbox 360 Capcom 2013 Armored Core: Verdict Day PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Namco Bandai Games 2014 Dark Souls II PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows Bandai Namco Games 2015 Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One Bandai Namco Games Bloodborne PlayStation 4 Sony Computer Entertainment 2016 Dark Souls III PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows Bandai Namco Entertainment 2018 Déraciné PlayStation 4 (PlayStation VR) Sony Interactive Entertainment 2019 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia Activision 2022 Elden Ring PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 Bandai Namco Entertainment 2023 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Bandai Namco Entertainment 2025 Elden Ring Nightreign PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Bandai Namco Entertainment 2026 The Duskbloods Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo

Expansion packs / downloadable content Year Title Game 2012 Artorias of the Abyss Dark Souls 2014 Crown of the Sunken King Dark Souls II Crown of the Old Iron King Crown of the Ivory King 2015 The Old Hunters Bloodborne 2016 Ashes of Ariandel Dark Souls III 2017 The Ringed City 2024 Shadow of the Erdtree Elden Ring 2025 The Forsaken Hollows Elden Ring Nightreign

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## External links

- [Official website](https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/)

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v t e Sony Interactive Entertainment Key personnel Kaz Hirai Andrew House Ken Kutaragi Shawn Layden Shuhei Yoshida v t e PlayStation Studios Subsidiaries Current Bend Studio Firesprite Guerrilla Games Housemarque Insomniac Games Media Molecule Naughty Dog Nixxes Software Polyphony Digital San Diego Studio Santa Monica Studio Sucker Punch Productions Team Asobi Former 989 Studios Bigbig Studios Bluepoint Games Daybreak Game Company Evolution Studios Guerrilla Cambridge Incognito Entertainment Japan Studio London Studio Pixelopus Psygnosis Team Soho Zipper Interactive People Current Brian Allgeier Cory Barlog Neil Druckmann Jade Raymond Siobhan Reddy Kazunori Yamauchi Former Stig Asmussen Andy Gavin Mark Healey Amy Hennig Ian Hetherington David Jaffe Kenji Kaido Shawn Layden Alanah Pearce Jason Rubin Josh Scherr Bruce Straley Keiichiro Toyama Fumito Ueda Evan Wells Shuhei Yoshida Related Sony Interactive Entertainment list of games Bungie PlayStation Productions Category v t e PlayStation Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation Studios Consoles Home consoles PlayStation Models Main hardware PlayStation 2 Models Main hardware PlayStation 3 Models Main hardware System software PlayStation 4 Main hardware System software PlayStation 5 Handhelds PocketStation PlayStation Portable System software PlayStation Vita System software Miscellaneous PSX PlayStation TV PlayStation Classic Games PlayStation A–L M–Z Net Yaroze Best Best-selling Downloadable JP NA PAL Cancelled PS2 A–K L–Z Best Best-selling Online Downloadable Cancelled PS3 A–C D–I J–P Q–Z Best Best-selling Cancelled PS4 A–L M–Z Best-selling Free-to-play PS VR games Cancelled PS5 A–Z Best-selling PS VR2 games Cancelled PSP A-Z Downloadable PS minis Best selling Cancelled PS Vita A–D E–H I–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z Cancelled Other PS Mobile TurboGrafx-16 Classics NEOGEO Station Classics HD Reprints Greatest Hits Essentials The Best BigHit Series Network PlayStation Network 2011 outage Central Station FirstPlay PlayStation App PlayStation Home PlayStation Mobile PlayStation Now PlayStation Store PlayStation Video PlayStation Vue PS2 online PlayStation Broadband Navigator Room for PSP VidZone Accessories Controllers PlayStation controller PlayStation Mouse Analog Joystick Dual Analog DualShock / DualSense Sixaxis PlayStation Move Cameras EyeToy Go!Cam PlayStation Eye PlayStation Camera Miscellaneous Multitap Link Cable PS2 accessories PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay PS3 accessories PlayTV Torne Wonderbook PlayStation VR 2 PlayStation Portal Kits Net Yaroze PS2 Linux GScube OtherOS Zego Media Magazines Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine PlayStation: The Official Magazine PlayStation Official Magazine – UK PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia Official PlayStation Magazine (Ireland) PlayStation Underground Advertisements Double Life Mountain PlayStation marketing Mascots Polygon Man Sofia Kevin Butler Arcade boards System 10 System 11 and System 12 System 246 System 357 Konami System 573 Related Jampack Super NES CD-ROM Sony Ericsson Xperia Play "Players" PlayStation mentality Category Other Audiokinetic Bungie Cellius (49%) Dimps Evolution Championship Series (joint venture) FromSoftware (14.09%) Gaikai SN Systems toio Category

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