COMPILE HEART Co.,Ltd. (『株式会社コンパイルハート』), founded on June 2, 2006, is a subsidiary of Idea Factory and has made many Video Games.
Oh, and they love torturing you with their games forcing you to use guides. Also known for game breaking DLC by giving you an overpowered weapon at the beginning of the game. A lot of the characters in their games tend to be dorky or downright Moe to a degree. They are best known for their Neptunia series, which has become a Cash-Cow Franchise.
Their website can be found here (it's in Japanese)
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Games made by Compile Heart
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Developer
- Black Cat: Kuroneko no Concerto
- DS de Yomu series
- DS Pico Series: Sanrio
- Dungeon of Windaria
- Gakkou no Kaidan DS
- Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates
- Jigoku Shoujo: Mioyosuga / Akekazura
- Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro: Battle de Yo!
- Megazone 23: Aoi Garland
- MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death
- Oni Zero -Sengoku Ransei Hyakkaryouran-
- Puzzle Mate: Crossword Mate / Nanpure Mate / Oekaki Mate
- Quiz & Variety SukuSuku Inufuku 2 Motto SukuSuku
- Rogue Hearts Dungeon
- Rosario + Vampire Capu 2: Koi to Yume no Rhapsodia
- Sakai Burai Kaiji: Death or Survival
- So-Ra-No-Wo-To Otome no Gojuusou
- Sugoro Chronicle
- Tanoshii Youchien Kotoba to Asobo!
- The Frogman Show: DS Datte, Shouganaijanai
- Trillion: God of Destruction
- Vulcanus
Co-developed
- Cross Edge {Idea Factory}
- Dark Rose Valkyrie
- Mary Skelter series
- Mary Skelter: Nightmares {ZeroDiv}
- Mary Skelter 2 {ZeroDiv}
- Mary Skelter Finale {ZeroDiv}
- Neptunia series
- Hyperdimension Neptunia {Idea Factory, Gust Corporation, Nippon Ichi Software & 5pb.}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 {Idea Factory, Gust Corporation, Nippon Ichi Software & 5pb.}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory {Idea Factory}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection {Idea Factory, Tamsoft}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 {Idea Factory, Felistella}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 SISTERS GENERATION {Idea Factory, Felistella}
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart {Idea Factory, Felistella}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed {Idea Factory, Tamsoft}
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory Re;Birth3: V Generation {Idea Factory, Felistella}
- Megadimension Neptunia VII {Idea Factory}
- MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies {Idea Factory, Tamsoft}
- Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls {Idea Factory}
- Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online {Idea Factory, Tamsoft}
- Super Neptunia RPG {Idea Factory, Artisan Studios}
- Neptunia Shooter {Idea Factory International}
- Neptunia Virtual Stars {Idea Factory}
- Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars {Idea Factory, Tamsoft, Acquire}
- Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters {Idea Factory}
- Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution {Idea Factory}
- Mugen Souls {GCrest}
- Octomania {Idea Factory & Hyper-Devbox Japan}
- Record of Agarest War {RED Entertainment}
- Touch, Shot! Love Application {Tamsoft}
- Date A Live: Rinne Utopia {Sting Entertainment}
- Genkai Toki Monster Monpiece
- Holy Sorcery Story (a.k.a. Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God in North America and Europe) {ZeroDiv}
- Fairy Fencer F
- Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force
- Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord
- Omega Quintet {Galapagos RPG}
- Azur Lane: Crosswave {Idea Factory, Felistella, Manjuu, Yostar}
- Death end re;Quest
- Dragon Star Varnir {Idea Factory}
Tropes common to Compile Heart works
- Bowdlerize: Since many Compile Heart games involve copious amounts of Fanservice, some of their earlier work such as the Mugen Souls duology saw content cut out of fear that the games would be slapped with an age rating that would make it nearly-impossible to sell in international markets. After Monster Monpiece saw numerous cards censored, Idea Factory's international branch went on record to say that they would never again localize a game that requires censorship. After that policy was established, Compile Heart games were not altered for fanservice reasons — until 2018, when Sony decided to take a more active role in regulating content on their platform. Every game slated to be localized at that point except the first Death end re;Quest saw a handful of images changed; additionally, Death end re;Quest 2 and Mary Skelter Finale saw changes to some character designs even in Japan.
- Darker and Edgier: While Compile Heart has never shied away from dark moments (the "Conquest" ending of Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 being an infamous example), the latter 2010s brought a number of dark games from them. Examples include Trillion: God of Destruction (a war-of-attrition-based Boss Game where you get to know the female characters before sending them to their likely graves), Mary Skelter (a creepy Fractured Fairy Tale-based dungeon crawler that gets increasingly bleak with each entry), and Death end re;Quest (extremely violent RPGs focused on The Many Deaths of You).
- Fanservice: It might be more difficult to name a Compile Heart game that doesn't have at least one sexy scene.
- Guide Dang It!: Often times, the requirements for each game's Golden Ending is incredibly obtuse and/or Permanently Missable.
- New Work, Recycled Graphics: There is very gratuitous reuse of enemies, areas, and other graphical assets between many Compile Heart games.
- Super Mode: Many games feature transformed modes where the characters deal more damage, including HDD in Neptunia, Fairize in Fairy Fencer F, Massacre Mode in Mary Skelter, and Glitch Mode in Death end re;Quest.
