History Creator / PlatinumGames

Originally, the main creative minds here (including Creator/HidekiKamiya, [[VideoGame/SteelBattalion Atsushi Inaba]], and Creator/ShinjiMikami) were a part of Creator/{{Capcom}} as the Research and Development department known as Creator/CloverStudio, but left Capcom due to [[CreativeDifferences creative disputes]].

** ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}'' (2014)[[note]]Originally Wii U exclusive; later ported to Nintendo Switch.[[/note]]
** ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 3}}'' (2022)[[note]]Nintendo Switch exclusive[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' (2023) [[note]][=PS5=] timed exclusive, Did support work for the combat alongside the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' based Osaka team under Takahisa Taura.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' (2023) [[note]][=PS5=], Did support work for the combat alongside the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' based Osaka team under Takahisa Taura.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' (2023) [[note]][[=PS5=], Did support work for the combat alongside the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' based Osaka team under Takahisa Taura.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' (2023) [[note]][[PS5, Did support work for the combat alongside the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' based Osaka team under Takahisa Taura.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' (2023) (Did support work for the combat alongside the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' based Osaka team under Takahisa Taura)

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' (2023) (Did support work for the combat alongside the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' based Osaka team under Takahisa Taura)

* ''Babylon's Fall'' (2022) [[note]][=PS4=], PC, and [=PS5=][[/note]]

* AuthorCatchphrase: "Platinum" is brought up in many of their games, often in the context of gameplay difficulty or challenges:

* BulletTime: Invoked with several mechanics in their games: ''Bayonetta''[='s=] Witch Time, ''Vanquish''[='s=] ARS Mode, ''Metal Gear Rising''[='s=] Blade Mode, ''The Wonderful 101''[='s=] Hero Time, and ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation''[='s=] focused state.

** ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' (2009)[[note]]Originally released on Xbox 360 and [=PlayStation=] 3. Later ported to Wii U, PC, Nintendo Switch, [=PlayStation=] 4, and Xbox One.[[/note]]
** ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}'' (2014)[[note]]Originally Wii U exclusive. Later ported to Nintendo Switch.[[/note]]
** ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 3}}'' (2022)[[note]]Nintendo Switch Exclusive.[[/note]]
** ''VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon'' (2023)

* ''VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}'' (2010)[[note]]Originally released on Xbox 360 and [=PlayStation=] 3. Later ported to PC, Xbox One, and [=PlayStation=] 4[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' (2012)[[note]]Released on Xbox 360 and [=PlayStation=] 3[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' (2013)[[note]]Released on Xbox 360, [=PlayStation=] 3, and PC[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' (2013)[[note]]Originally a Wii U exclusive, Nintendo licensed the IP out to Platinum who published it on Nintendo Switch, [=PlayStation=] 4, and PC[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKorra'' (2014)[[note]]Released on PC, [=PlayStation=] 3, [=PlayStation=] 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Delisted from all stores.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation'' (2015)[[note]]Released on PC, [=PlayStation=] 3, [=PlayStation=] 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Digital versions delisted from stores but physical copies are in the wild.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero''[[note]]Co-developed with Creator/{{Nintendo}} EPD[[/note]] (2016)[[note]]Nintendo Wii U exclusive[[/note]]
** ''Star Fox Guard'' (2016)[[note]]Nintendo Wii U exclusive[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'' (2016)[[note]]Released on PC, [=PlayStation=] 3, [=PlayStation=] 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Digital versions delisted from stores but physical copies are in the wild.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' (2017)[[note]]Originally released on [=PlayStation=] 4 with a PC port put out shortly after, then an Xbox One port a year later. Announced for a Nintendo Switch port in 2022.[[/note]]

* ''World Of Demons'' (2021)[[note]]Was originally soft-launched in some SEA territories in 2018, before being delisted the following year. Later launched on Apple Arcade with heavily retooled gameplay.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/SolCresta'' (2022)[[note]]Nintendo Switch, [=PS4=], and PC via Steam.[[/note]]
* ''Babylon's Fall'' (2022) [[note]][=PS4=], PC, and [=PS5=].[[/note]]

** ''Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon'' (2023)

* ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'' (2022): The third entry in the StylishAction HackAndSlash series, revealed December 2017 as a Switch exclusive. Announcement trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-i40Ez6KY here]]. Gameplay reveal trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAtX8Ox7eI here]].

* ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' (2017)[[note]]Originally released on [=PlayStation=] 4 with a PC port put out shortly after, then an Xbox One port a year later.[[/note]]

* CoolBike: Many games published by Platinum have levels or scenes where the hero drives a motorcycle (Route 666 in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', Area 66 in ''VideoGame/MadWorld'', a cutscene in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''). UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/AstralChain'', where the very first gameplay segment is one of the player's character riding a motorcycle while simultaneously shooting at [[{{Mooks}} Chimaeras]].

* PlatinumMakesEverythingShinier: They take it UpToEleven with RankInflation of their games chapter ratings, which run in the order of Stone, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Pure Platinum.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyRelink'' (2022): An action RPG spinoff of Cygames' ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''. [=PlatinumGames=] co-developed the game until 2019, at which point Cygames became the sole developer. To be released on [=PS4=], PC, and [=PS5=].

* ''Babylon's Fall'' (2022): [[note]][=PS4=], PC, and [=PS5=].[[/note]]

* ClusterFBomb: Some entries made by Platinum Games made use of the four-lettered word, from the subtle use in ''Bayonetta'' to the massive use in ''Metal Gear Rising''.

* ''VideoGame/SolCresta'' (2022)[[note]]Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC via Steam.[[/note]]

* ''Babylon's Fall'' (March 3rd, 2022): In association with Square-Enix, revealed June 2018 for a tentative 2019 release. To be released on [=PS4=], PC, and [=PS5=]. Announcement trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9pSGjpjZhI here]].

* ''VideoGame/SolCresta'' (February 22nd, 2022): Originally an April Fool's joke in 2020, it was re-revealed the following year as a real project. A sequel to [[/index]]''VideoGame/TerraCresta''[[index]] after several years, and made in collaboration with Hamster Corporation, set for [=PS4=], Switch, and PC.

** Several people at Platinum who were fans of Creator/Yoko's works were ecstatic to get to work on a [[VideoGame/NierAutomata game]] with him.

** Several people at Platinum who were fans of Creator/TaroYoko's works were ecstatic to get to work on a [[VideoGame/NierAutomata game]] with him.

* ''VideoGame/SolCresta'' (TBA): Originally an April Fool's joke in 2020, it was re-revealed the following year as a real project. A sequel to [[/index]]''VideoGame/TerraCresta''[[index]] after several years, and made in collaboration with Hamster Corporation, set for [=PS4=], Switch, and PC.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyRelink'' (2022): An action RPG spinoff of Cygames' ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''. [=PlatinumGames=] co-developed the game until 2019, at which point Cygames became the sole developer.