Gust Co. Ltd.


Gust Co. Ltd. is a video game developer and division of Koei Tecmo Holdings, known for their Atelier franchise and series.

Company

Gust Co. Ltd. was founded in 1993 in Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in Nagano Prefecture. The company began by creating dōjinshi games for personal computers. Its first project was Story of King Aress for the PC-9801 personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the Sony PlayStation video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game Falcata. In 1997, Gust released Atelier Marie, the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic Atelier series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems.
On December 7, 2011 Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo acquired the company from its previous owner Keiken Holdings for 2.2 billion yen as a wholly owned subsidiary. It was announced on July 28, 2014 that Gust will be absorbed by its parent company Koei Tecmo on October 1, 2014, and will continue to develop existing game series and new intellectual properties as "Gust Nagano Development Group".
In 2015, Gust released a new site called "Gust Social" exclusively for its social games, starting with Nights of Azure, Atelier Sophie and Ciel Nosurge as the first advertised, for the purpose of improving communication with fan feedback. The website allows for fans to make a Gust ID account which allows them to participate in surveys, buy products from the Gust online store, and a variety of other related content. Additionally, the Gust Social serves as an active news site for its new social games.

Games

Games developed by Gust are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with Banpresto. In North America, these games are published by NIS America. After the acquisition by Koei Tecmo, all games are published by them.
TitleSystemRelease date
Aress no MonogatariPC-9801
Falcata: Astran Pardma no MonshouPlayStation
Welcome House PlayStation
Meru Purana PlayStation
Welcome House 2 PlayStation
'PlayStation
Karyuujou PlayStation
'Sega Saturn
'PlayStation
'PlayStation
Noir Yeux Noire: Cielgris Fantasm PlayStation
Robin Lloyd's Adventure PlayStation
'Microsoft Windows
'Microsoft Windows
Hresvelgr PlayStation 2
Hresvelgr: International Edition PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'Dreamcast
Hermina & Culus: Atelier Lilie Another StoryPlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
Ar Tonelico II: Melody of MetafalicaPlayStation 2
'PlayStation 2
'PlayStation Portable
'PlayStation 3
'PlayStation Portable
Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar CielPlayStation 3
'PlayStation Portable
'PlayStation 3
'PlayStation Portable
'PlayStation 3
Ciel Nosurge: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu UtaPlayStation Vita
'PlayStation 3
'PlayStation Vita
Ciel Nosurge: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta RE:IncarnationPlayStation Vita
'PlayStation Vita
'PlayStation 3
'PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn StarPlayStation 3
'PlayStation Vita
'PlayStation 3
Ar Nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn StarPlayStation Vita
Ciel Nosurge Offline: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu UtaPlayStation Vita
Atelier QuestboardAndroid, iOS
'PlayStation Vita
'Nintendo 3DS
Nights of AzurePlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Nights of AzurePlayStation 4
'PlayStation 3
'PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
'PlayStation Vita
'PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
'Microsoft Windows
Nights of AzureMicrosoft Windows
'Microsoft Windows
Blue ReflectionPlayStation 4
Blue ReflectionPlayStation Vita
Augmented Reality Girls TrinaryAndroid, iOS
'Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'PlayStation Vita
Blue ReflectionMicrosoft Windows
'Microsoft Windows
'Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'PlayStation Vita
'Microsoft Windows
'Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'Android, iOS
'Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'PlayStation Vita
'Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Fairy TailMicrosoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
'Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Winter 2020

Cancelled

Gust sells various licensed goods of their products from their online shop, such as anime, manga, music CDs, and drama CDs.
Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, Salburg.com, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.