Yostar

Yostar Games
Native name
上海悠星网络科技有限公司
TypeLimited company
IndustryVideo games
FoundedAugust 14, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-08-14)
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
Number of locations
4
Area served
Worldwide
SubsidiariesYostar Pictures
Websitewww.yo-star.com/en-us/
Footnotes

Yostar Games (Chinese: 悠星) is a Chinese video game development and publishing company founded in 2014. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has studios in Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo.

History

Yostar Games was founded in 2014 in Shanghai, China. It is known for developing and publishing video games such as Azur Lane, Blue Archive, and Arknights. In early 2020, the company expanded its business into the anime industry by establishing Yostar Pictures in Japan.

Since April 2024, Yostar has been a major sponsor of Fuji TV's Wednesday midnight anime block +Ultra, beginning with Viral Hit.

The company published Heaven Burns Red by Key on November 15, 2024, worldwide.

Games

Original release date Yostar Release date Game Original Developer(s) Currently as publisher? Region Notes
May 25, 2017 September 14, 2017 Azur Lane Shanghai Manjuu, Xiamen Yongshi Yes Japan, Worldwide
June 2018 April 2019 Mahjong Soul Cat Food Studio Yes Worldwide
2018 November 7, 2019 Epic Seven Smilegate No Japan Smilegate took over the Japanese release in 2022.
May 1, 2019 January 16, 2020 Arknights Hypergryph Yes (except Taiwan) Worldwide (except Taiwan) The Taiwanese release is handled by Gryphline, Hypergryph's global division.
July 28, 2020 October 6, 2021 Guardian Tales Kong Studios No Japan Kong Studios took over the Japanese release in 2023.
February 4, 2021 Blue Archive Nexon Yes (in Japan and China only) China, Japan Nexon globally self-publishes the game by itself outside Japan and China.
February 10, 2022 November 15, 2024 Heaven Burns Red Wright Flyer Studios, Key Yes Worldwide
April 22, 2022 May 23, 2023 Aether Gazer Xiamen Yongshi No Worldwide Global publishing rights were fully transferred to Yongshi in 2025 and has been self-published by them since.
June 25, 2024 April 3, 2025 CookieRun: Tower of Adventures Devsisters, Oven Games Yes (in Japan only) Japan Devsisters globally self-publishes the game by itself outside Japan.
October 19, 2025 Stella Sora Yostar (developed in-house) Yes Worldwide Yostar's first game to be developed completely in-house.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Yostar". yo-star.com (in Chinese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ Mateo, Alex (August 8, 2024). "Yostar Establishes Team to Develop New Mobile Games in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Company". yostar-pictures.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Torres, Josh (November 6, 2024). "Yostar confirms that the English release of Heaven Burns Red will receive the Angel Beats! collaboration event in a future update". rpgsite.net. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2024.