Psikyo

Psikyo (彩京, Saikyō) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher known for its shoot 'em ups. It was founded in 1992 by former Video System staff who worked on the Aero Fighters series. Psikyo was mainly an arcade game developer, and ported some of their games to home consoles as well.

Psikyo

Native name	彩京
Romanized name	Saikyō
Company type	Public
Industry	Video games
Founded	1992
Defunct	2002[1]
Fate	Acquired by X-nauts
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Key people	Shinsuke Nakamura (CEO)

Psikyo was acquired by X-Nauts in 2002. In 2003, it was reported that Psikyo was shutting down.^[2] Shortly afterwards, X-Nauts stated this news was wrong, and that games would continue to be developed by its Psikyo division.^[3] In 2007, Psikyo programming veteran Keiyuki Haragami started a company called Zerodiv to handle distribution of Psikyo's catalog. In March 2019, Zerodiv was acquired by City Connection,^[4] but in February 2025, Edia, the current owner of Telenet Japan IPs, purchased Zerodiv from City Connection by a value of one million yen.^[5]

Games

Release	Title[6]	Genre	Original Platforms
1993	Sengoku Ace	Shooter	Arcade
1994	Battle K-Road	Fighting	Arcade
	Gunbird	Shooter	Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
1995	Strikers 1945	Shooter	Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
1996	Sengoku Blade	Shooter	Arcade, Sega Saturn
1997	Sol Divide	Shooter	Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
	Strikers 1945 II	Shooter	Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
	Taisen Hot Gimmick	Mahjong	Arcade
	Zero Gunner	Shooter	Arcade
1998	Yoshimoto Mahjong Club	Mahjong	Sega Saturn
	Gunbird 2	Shooter	Arcade, Dreamcast
	Pilot Kids	Shooter	Arcade
	Space Bomber	Shooter	Arcade
	Taisen Hot Gimmick Kairakuten	Mahjong	Arcade
	Daraku Tenshi – The Fallen Angels (publisher only)	Fighting	Arcade
1999	Strikers 1945 III	Shooter	Arcade
	Strikers 1945 Plus	Shooter	Arcade
	Taisen Hot Gimmick 3 Digital Surfing	Mahjong	Arcade
	Yoshimoto Mahjong Club Deluxe	Mahjong	PlayStation
2000	Cannon Spike (Gunspike)	Shooter	Arcade, Dreamcast
	Dragon Blaze	Shooter	Arcade
	Lode Runner - The Dig Fight	Action	Arcade
	Quiz de Idol! Hot Debut	Quiz	Arcade
	Taisen Hot Gimmick 4 Ever	Mahjong	Arcade
	Ikuze! Onsen Takkyū!!	Table tennis	PlayStation 2
2001	Gunbarich	Puzzle	Arcade
	Taisen Hot Gimmick Integral	Mahjong	Arcade
	Zero Gunner 2	Shooter	Arcade, Dreamcast
	Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom & Psikyo All Stars	Mahjong	Dreamcast
2002	G-Taste	Mahjong	Arcade, PlayStation 2

Released with Psikyo label after acquisition

Release	Title	Platforms
2004	Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay Mahjong	PlayStation 2
2005	Sengoku Cannon: Sengoku Ace Episode III	PSP
	Taisen Hot Gimmick: Axes-Jong	PlayStation 2
2016	Strikers 1945: World War	iOS, Android
2020	Strikers 1945 Collection	iOS, Android

Compilations

Release	Title	Platforms	Games
2004	Gunbird Special Edition (Gunbird 1&2)	PlayStation 2	Gunbird, Gunbird 2
	Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1: Strikers 1945 I & II (1945 I & II: The Arcade Games)	PlayStation 2	Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 II
	Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2: Sengoku Ace & Sengoku Blade	PlayStation 2	Sengoku Ace, Sengoku Blade
	Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3: Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze	PlayStation 2	Sol Divide, Dragon Blaze
2019	Psikyo Collection Vol. 1	Nintendo Switch	Strikers 1945, Gunbird, Sengoku Ace, Sol Divide
	Psikyo Collection Vol. 2	Nintendo Switch	Strikers 1945 II, Gunbird 2, Sengoku Blade, Dragon Blaze
	Psikyo Collection Vol. 3	Nintendo Switch	Strikers 1945 III, Gunbarich, Sengoku Cannon, Zero Gunner 2
	Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 1 (Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha)	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4	Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 II, Strikers 1945 III, Sol Divide, Dragon Blaze, Zero Gunner 2
	Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 2 (Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo)	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4	Sengoku Ace, Sengoku Blade, Sengoku Cannon, Gunbird, Gunbird 2, Gunbarich