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 was acquired by X-Nauts in 2002. In 2003, it was reported that Psikyo was shutting down."Psikyo shuts its development division down", GameSpot.com, April 29, 2003 Shortly afterwards, X-Nauts stated this news was wrong, and that games would continue to be developed by its Psikyo division."Psikyo not closing down operations as reported", GameSpot.com, May 2, 2003. 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, but in February 2025, Edia, the current owner of Telenet Japan IPs, purchased Zerodiv from City Connection by a value of one million yen.
Games Release TitleGenre Original Platforms1993Sengoku AceShooterArcade1994Battle K-RoadFightingArcadeGunbirdShooterArcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn1995Strikers 1945ShooterArcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn1996Tengai (Sengoku Blade)ShooterArcade, Sega Saturn1997 Sol DivideShooterArcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn Strikers 1945 IIShooterArcade, PlayStation, Sega SaturnTaisen Hot GimmickMahjongArcadeZero GunnerShooterArcade1998Yoshimoto Mahjong ClubMahjongSega Saturn Gunbird 2ShooterArcade, DreamcastPilot KidsShooterArcadeSpace BomberShooterArcadeTaisen Hot Gimmick KairakutenMahjongArcadeDaraku Tenshi – The Fallen Angels (publisher only)FightingArcade1999Strikers 1945 IIIShooterArcadeStrikers 1945 PlusShooterArcadeTaisen Hot Gimmick 3 Digital SurfingMahjongArcadeYoshimoto Mahjong Club DeluxeMahjongPlayStation2000Cannon Spike (Gunspike)ShooterArcade, DreamcastDragon BlazeShooterArcadeLode Runner - The Dig FightActionArcadeQuiz de Idol! Hot DebutQuizArcadeTaisen Hot Gimmick 4 EverMahjongArcadeIkuze! Onsen Takkyū!!Table tennisPlayStation 22001GunbarichPuzzleArcadeTaisen Hot Gimmick IntegralMahjongArcadeZero Gunner 2ShooterArcade, DreamcastMahjongDreamcast2002G-TasteMahjongArcade, PlayStation 2
Released with Psikyo label after acquisition Release Title Platforms2004Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay MahjongPlayStation 2 2005Sengoku Cannon: Sengoku Ace Episode IIIPSP Taisen Hot Gimmick: Axes-JongPlayStation 2 2016Strikers 1945: World WariOS, Android 2020Strikers 1945 CollectioniOS, Android
Compilations Release Title Platforms Games 2004Gunbird Special Edition (Gunbird 1&2)PlayStation 2Gunbird, Gunbird 2Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1: Strikers 1945 I & II (1945 I & II: The Arcade Games) PlayStation 2Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 IIPsikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2: Sengoku Ace & Sengoku BladePlayStation 2Sengoku Ace, TengaiPsikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3: Sol Divide & Dragon BlazePlayStation 2Sol Divide, Dragon Blaze2019Psikyo Collection Vol. 1Nintendo SwitchStrikers 1945, Gunbird, Sengoku Ace, Sol DividePsikyo Collection Vol. 2Nintendo SwitchStrikers 1945 II, Gunbird 2, Tengai, Dragon BlazePsikyo Collection Vol. 3Nintendo SwitchStrikers 1945 III, Gunbarich, Sengoku Cannon, Zero Gunner 2Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 1 (Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha)Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 II, Strikers 1945 III, Sol Divide, Dragon Blaze, Zero Gunner 2Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 2 (Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo)Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Sengoku Ace, Tengai, Sengoku Cannon, Gunbird, Gunbird 2, Gunbarich 2027 Psikyo Memories Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5Dragon Blaze, Gunbarich, Gunbird, Gunbird 2, Samurai Aces, Tengai, Samurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannon, Sol Divide, Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 II, Strikers 1999, Zero Gunner 2
References
External links Official website (Psikyo) Official website (X-Nauts) Psikyo at Arcade-History.com PSIKYO 1ST GENERATION HARDWARE at System16 - The Arcade Museum PSIKYO SH2 HARDWARE at System16 - The Arcade Museum Psikyo (Company) at UVList Hitachi SH-2 arcade hardware at UVList Two 1997 Psikyo Developer Interviews at shmuplations.com Psikyo's (Company) game retrospectives at HG101 X-Naut.Psikyo at MobyGames Psikyo (Company) at Giant Bomb Psikyo (Company) at GameFAQs