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Japanese video game company

This article is about the Japanese video game company. For the virtual reality environment, see Cave automatic virtual environment.

"CAVE" redirects here. For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation).

CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd.

CAVE's headquarters in Meguro, Tokyo

Native name

| 株式会社ケイブ
Company type| Public

Traded as

| TYO: 3760
Industry| Video games
Founded| June 15, 1994
Headquarters|

Meguro, Tokyo

Japan

Key people

| Kenichi Takano
(Representative Director,
President and CEO)
Tsuneki Ikeda
(CCO)
Shinobu Yagawa
(Programmer, Director, Designer)
Products| Bullet hell shoot 'em ups
Total assets| JP¥ 1,094,000,000 (FY 2020)[1]

Number of employees

| 97 (2020)
Subsidiaries| Beads Mania (merged with Cave on June 1, 2008)
Mini4WD Networks Co., Ltd. (44.8% stake)
Declease ltd. 2014 (9.2% stake)
Website| cave.co.jp

CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd.[a] is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy. They are known primarily for their "bullet hell" shoot 'em ups; from 1995 up to 2013, CAVE was one of the most prolific shoot 'em up developers in the Japanese market. Alongside this, CAVE has produced a variety of other types games for arcades, home consoles, PCs, and smartphones, also dating back to 1995.

"CAVE" is an acronym for "Computer Art Visual Entertainment".

## History

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During a stockholder meeting in August 2011, the company changed the English company name to 'CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd'.[2] However, the foreign www.caveinteractive.com domain name had already been established on May 15, 2011.[3]

Key staff members include Tsuneki Ikeda (director and COO[4]) and Makoto Asada (game development department head[5]) who left the company in 2013.[6] On January 24, 2014, community manager "Masa-King" announced that the Cave-World Twitter and blog were shutting down on February 28, 2014,[7] terminating all existing English social media presence in the west.

Within the Guinness World Records, CAVE holds the record for the "most prolific developer of danmaku shooters", having released 48 games in the genre since 1995 as of October 2010.[8]

## Subsidiaries

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* Mini4WD Networks Co., Ltd. (ミニ四駆ネットワークス株式会社) is a joint venture of CAVE Co., Ltd. and Tamiya established in 2006-02-01.[9][10]
* ORANGE AND PARTNERS Co., Ltd. (株式会社オレンジ・アンド・パートナーズ): A marketing division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-05.[11]
* CAVE Asset Management Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケイブアセットマネジメント): Stock management and investment division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-20-30.[11]
* Declease ltd., International Co., (日曜日の生): It/os management and development division. On 2014-18-09, Cave Co., Ltd. announced about subsidiarity of Declease ltd., International Co.,

### Former subsidiaries

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* CAVE Online Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント): On 2005-07-13, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary specialized in online entertainment, with CAVE and Kenichi Takano owning 90% and 5% stakes, respectively. The company would be established on 2005-07-15.[12] The subsidiary was established with CAVE, Kenichi Takano owning 92.3%, and 5.1% stakes respectively, with Kenichi Takano as the subsidiary's CEO and president.[13] On 2006-07-24, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced merging the subsidiary and the online business into the parent company, effective on 2006-09-01.[14]
* Appci Corporation (アプシィ株式会社), a video game, music, and online content development company; formerly known as Tabot, Inc. (タボット株式会社) before June 1, 2018.
* Beads Mania: Vendor of fashion accessories. On 2005-05-31, CAVE Co., Ltd. originally announced the establishment of beads accessory division beginning on 2005-06-01.[15] On 2005-07-01, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the complete acquisition of Craze Company (クレイズカンパニー株式会社) previously done in 2005-06-30 and became a 100 subsidiary of CAVE, which owned the Beads Mania (ビーズマニア) online shop.[16] On 2005-07-06, Craze Company was renamed to Beads Mania (ビーズマニア株式会社).[17][18] On 2008-05-07, CAVE announced the integration of Beads Mania business, effective on 2008-06-01.[19] On 2010-5-19, CAVE announced the sales of Beads Mania shop and the associated mobile phone site to Tougenkyou Inc. tentatively on 2010-05-31, and the closure of CAVE's shops within Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in 2011-7.[20]

## Marketing

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* Since 2006, CAVE has hosted CAVE Matsuri, a yearly festival in which several announcements regarding company affairs are made. Also, some titles are offered exclusively at this event such as Mushihimesama Cave Matsuri ver 1.5.[21] The most recent festival was held on April 16, 2018.
* A character of the same name represents the company within the company-collaborative RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2.

## Games developed

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### Arcade games

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CAVE's arcade titles have used various arcade boards over the years. Earlier titles used a CAVE-designed board based on a Motorola 68000 CPU,[22] with later releases moving over to the PolyGame Master hardware,[23] and then, starting with Mushihimesama, onto boards based on the Hitachi SH-3 CPU.[24][25] CAVE dabbled in PC-based hardware for Deathsmiles II,[26] but switched back to SH-3 for later titles.

Game | Year | Hardware | Publisher(s)

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DonPachi | 1995 | CAVE 68000 | Atlus
Othello Derby | 1995 | Toaplan Version 2 | Tsukuda Original
DoDonPachi | 1997 | CAVE 68000 | Atlus
Steep Slope Sliders | 1998 | Sega ST-V | Capcom
Puzzle Uo Poko | 1998 | CAVE 68000 | Jaleco
ESP Ra.De. | 1998 | CAVE 68000 | Atlus
Dangun Feveron / Fever S.O.S. | 1998 | CAVE 68000 | Nihon System
Guwange | 1999 | CAVE 68000 | Atlus
Progear: Storm of Progear | 2001 | CPS2 | Capcom
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou | 2002 | PGM | AMI
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi | 2003 | PGM | AMI
Espgaluda | 2003 | PGM | AMI
Mushihimesama | 2004 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Ibara | 2005 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Puzzle! Mushihimetama | 2005 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Espgaluda II | 2005 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Ibara Kuro: Black Label | 2006 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara | 2006 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Mushihimesama Futari | 2006 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Muchi Muchi Pork! | 2007 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Deathsmiles | 2007 | CAVE CV1000B | AMI
Deathsmiles Mega Black Label | 2008 | CAVE CV1000D | AMI
DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu | 2008 | CAVE CV1000D | AMI
DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Ver 1.5 | 2008 | CAVE CV1000D | AMI
Omatsuri Yasan: Kingyo Sukui | 2009 | CAVE PC | Cave
Omatsuri Yasan: Ganso Takoyaki | 2009 | CAVE PC | Cave
Deathsmiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas | 2009 | CAVE PC | Cave
DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label | 2010 | CAVE CV1000D | Cave
Akai Katana | 2010 | CAVE CV1000D | Cave
DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou | 2012 | CAVE CV1000D | Cave
DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou EXA Label | 2020  | exA-Arcadia | exA-Arcadia
Akai Katana EXA Label | 2021  | exA-Arcadia | exA-Arcadia

### Console games

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On March 28, 2013 Cave released a special bundle called Cave Shooting Collection [ja] which contained all Xbox 360 titles published by them to that date (Akai Katana, Deathsmiles, Deathsmiles IIX, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Ver 1.5, Espgaluda II, Muchi Muchi Pork & Pink Sweets, Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5, and a download voucher for Guwange on XBLA), a disc containing all DLC for the aforementioned titles, 7 "superplay" DVDs, and a 10-disc soundtrack selection with songs from all of the included games except Guwange.[27] This bundle was re-released as Cave Shooting Collection Complete on May 22, 2014 including DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou but not including the soundtrack collection.[28]

Game | Year | System | Publisher(s) | JP | NA | EU

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Delisoba Deluxe | 1995 | Sega Saturn | TBS | Yes | No | No
Touge: King the Spirits | 1995 | Sega Saturn | Atlus | Yes | Yes | No
DonPachi | 1996 | Sega Saturn | Atlus | Yes | No | No
DonPachi | 1996 | PlayStation | SPS | Yes | No | No
Touge: King the Spirits 2 | 1997 | Sega Saturn | Atlus | Yes | No | No
DoDonPachi | 1997 | Sega Saturn | Atlus | Yes | No | No
Steep Slope Sliders | 1997 | Sega Saturn | Sega | Yes | Yes | Yes
Peak Performance | 1997 | PlayStation | Atlus | Yes | Yes | Yes
Trick'N Snowboarder | 1999 | PlayStation | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes
Touge Max 2 | 1999 | PlayStation | Atlus | Yes | No | No
Touge Max G | 2000 | PlayStation | Atlus | Yes | No | No
Snowboard Heaven | 2000 | PlayStation 2 | Capcom | Yes | No | No
Yanya Caballista: City Skater | 2001 | PlayStation 2 | Koei | Yes | Yes | No
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | Arika | Yes | No | No
Espgaluda | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | Arika | Yes | No | No
Mushihimesama | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Taito | Yes | No | No
Ibara | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | Taito | Yes | No | No
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine | 2007 | Microsoft Windows | Atlus | Yes | Yes | Yes
Princess Debut | 2008 | Nintendo DS | Cave (JP)
Natsume Inc. (NA)
Midway (EU) | Yes | Yes | Yes
Ketsui Death Label | 2008 | Nintendo DS | Arika | Yes | Noa | Noa
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label Extra | 2009 | Xbox 360 | 5pb. | Yes | No | No
Deathsmiles | 2009 | Xbox 360 | Cave (JP)
Aksys Games (NA)
Rising Star Games (EU) | Yes | Yes | Yes
Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5 | 2009 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | Noa | Noa
Espgaluda II Black Label | 2010 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | Nob | Nob
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra | 2010 | Xbox 360 | 5pb. | Yes | No | No
Deathsmiles IIX: Makai no Merry Christmas | 2010 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | Yes | No
Guwange | 2010 | XBLA | Cave | Yes | Yes | Yes
DoDonPachi Resurrection | 2010 | Xbox 360 | Cave (JP)
Rising Star Games (EU) | Yes | Noc | Yes
DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label | 2011 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | No | No
Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets: Ibara Sore Kara | 2011 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | Noa | Noa
Nin2-Jump | 2011 | XBLA | Cave | Yes | Yes | Yes
Akai Katana Shin | 2011 | Xbox 360 | Cave (JP)
Rising Star Games (NA & EU) | Yes | Yes | Yes
Instant Brain | 2011 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | No | No
DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Double Pack | 2012 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | No | No
Mushihimesama HD | 2012 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | No | No
DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou | 2013 | Xbox 360 | Cave | Yes | Noa | Noa
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra | 2013 | PlayStation 3 | 5pb. | Yes | Noa | Noa
Mushihimesama HD | 2015 | Microsoft Windows | Degica | Yes | Yes | Yes
Deathsmiles | 2016 | Microsoft Windows | Degica | Yes | Yes | Yes
DoDonPachi Resurrection | 2016 | Microsoft Windows | Degica | Yes | Yes | Yes
Dangun Feveron | 2017 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | M2 | Yes | Yes | Yes
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi | 2018 | PlayStation 4 | M2 | Yes | Yes | No
ESP Ra.De. Psi | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | M2 | Yes | TBAa | TBAa
Mushihimesama HD | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | LiveWire | Yes | Yes | Yes
Espgaluda II | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | LiveWire | Yes | Yes | Yes
DoDonPachi Resurrection | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | LiveWire | Yes | Yes | Yes
Deathsmiles I･II | 2021 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | City Connection | Yes | Yes | Yes
Akai Katana Shin | 2022 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | City Connection | Yes | Yes | Yes
DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou | 2024 | Nintendo Switch | LiveWire | Yes | Yes | Yes

Notes

^a Not released outside Japan but release is region-free.
^b Not released outside Japan but regular edition release is region-free.
^c Not released outside Japan and Europe but release is region-free.

### Mobile games

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Game | Year | Platform | Publisher(s)

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Ninja Tower | 2004 | Mobile | Nuvo Studios
Loveny's Picture Book | 2006 | Mobile | Cave
Switch | 2008 | Mobile | Cave
Espgaluda II | 2010 | iOS | Cave
DoDonPachi Resurrection | 2010 | iOS | Cave
Mushihimesama Bug Panic | 2010 | iOS | Cave
Deathsmiles | 2011 | iOS | Cave
Espgaluda II HD | 2011 | iOS | Cave
Bug Princess | 2011 | iOS | Cave
DoDonPachi Blissful Death | 2012 | iOS | Cave
DoDonPachi Resurrection HD | 2012 | iOS | Cave
Bug Princess 2 | 2012 | iOS | Cave
Bug Princess 2 Black Label | 2012 | iOS | Cave
Espgaluda II | 2012 | Android | G-Gee
DoDonPachi Resurrection | 2012 | Android | G-Gee
DoDonPachi Maximum | 2012 | iOS, Windows Phone | Cave
Mushihimesama BUG PANIC | 2013 | Android | G-Gee
Deathsmiles | 2013 | Android | G-Gee
Hello Kitty Puzzle Chains | 2014 | iOS, Android | Mobage
Don Paccin | 2014 | iOS, Android | Mobage
PSYCHO-PASS Koushiki Appli | 2015 | iOS, Android | Cave
Gothic wa Mahou Otome [ja] | 2015 | iOS, Android | Cave
DoDonPachi Ichimen Bancho | 2015 | iOS, Android | Cave
Cube Drop | 2016 | iOS, Android | Cave
Lord of Dungeon | 2017 | iOS, Android | Cave
Sangoku Justice | 2018 | iOS, Android | Cave
World Witches United Front | 2020 | iOS, Android | Cave
Touhou Gensou Eclipse | 2023  | iOS, Android | Cave

## See also

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* Toaplan

## Notes

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1. ^ Japanese: 株式会社ケイブ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Keibu

## References

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1. ^ Company Overview
2. ^ 英ゲームメディア「Pocketgamer.biz」にて副社長 渡邉幹雄のインタビューが掲載！ Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ CAVE Launches New English Website Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Tsuneki Ikeda (Person)
5. ^ Makoto Asada (Person)
6. ^ Makoto Asada leaves Cave
7. ^ To all CAVE WORLD supporters | CAVE WORLD Official Blog Archived 2014-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ "Most prolific developer of danmaku shooters". Guinness World Records.
9. ^ ケイブとタミヤ、新会社「ミニ四駆ネットワークス」を設立「ミニ四駆オンラインレーサー」等を展開
10. ^ ミニ四駆ネットワークス（株） 設立のお知らせ
11. ^ a b 子会社設立のお知らせ
12. ^ （株）ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント 設立のお知らせ
13. ^ 当社子会社 「株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント」 設立登記のお知らせ
14. ^ 子会社の吸収合併に関するお知らせ
15. ^ 組織変更に関するお知らせ
16. ^ クレイズカンパニー株式会社の株式譲受のお知らせ
17. ^ 子会社の商号変更に関するお知らせ
18. ^ "株式会社ケイブ の有価証券報告書 (2010年06月01日 – 2011年05月31日 期)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
19. ^ ビーズマニア株式会社（当社子会社）の事業統合に関するお知らせ
20. ^ コマース事業の一部譲渡ならびに事業の廃止に関するお知らせ
21. ^ Arcade games | CAVE Database
22. ^ "CAVE 68000 Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
23. ^ "PGM Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
24. ^ "CAVE CV1000B Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
25. ^ "CAVE CV1000D Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
26. ^ "CAVE PC Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
27. ^ Cave's Gigantic Xbox 360 Shooter Collection Has 11 Games + A Disc Just To Install DLC – Siliconera
28. ^ Cave Shooting Collection Complete Packs 11 Games And 7 Playthrough DVDs – Siliconera

## External links

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* Official website

* v
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CAVE games

Arcade games|

| 1990s|

* DonPachi
* DoDonPachi
* Steep Slope Sliders
* Puzzle Uo Poko
* ESP Ra.De.
* Dangun Feveron
* Guwange

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2000s|

* Progear
* DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
* Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
* Espgaluda
* Mushihimesama
* Ibara
* Espgaluda II
* Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara
* Mushihimesama Futari
* Muchi Muchi Pork!
* Deathsmiles
* DoDonPachi Resurrection
* Deathsmiles II

2010s|

* Akai Katana
* DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou

Console games|

* High Velocity
* Trick'N Snowboarder
* Yanya Caballista: City Skater
* Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine
* Princess Debut
* Instant Brain

People|

* Junya Inoue
* Manabu Namiki
* Ryu Umemoto

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Japan

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

Other|

* MusicBrainz label
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