Dōjin soft

Dōjin soft ( 同人 ソ フ ト ) , also sometimes called dōjin games ( 同人 ゲ ー ム ) , with dōjin sometimes transliterated as doujin or doujinshi , are video games created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups (referred to as ” circles “), more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of independent video games or Fangames . Most of them are based on pre-existing material (” modding”), But some are Entirely original creations. They are Almost always exclusive to Windows -based PCs , goal aussi notable FEW exceptions exist for the Dreamcast , it was qui console homebrew development Was popular. ^{[ Citation needed ]}

Dōjin soft is usually available in “demo” or “trial” (体 験 版taikenban ) form for free on the internet, with full versions available for purchase. One game, French-Bread ‘s brawler Ragnarok Battle Offline , has the honor / spoof of the MMORPG Ragnarok Online so impressed Gravity Corp. Japan the original game’s designers.

Like fangames , dōjin softly used characters from existing games, anime , or manga . These unauthorized uses of characters are generally ignored and accepted by the copyright holders, and are seen to encourage a greater fan community. There are also a lot of soft titles that are completely original, or just vague allusions to other series.

While most of the time , there is an issue and anime game and anime conventions (such as Comiket ), there is a growing number of specialized internet sites that sell them. Somehow, they can make a full-time job out of their “amateur hobby”. One particular circle, TYPE-MOON , has since become a commercial videogame developer.

Dōjin soft games typically do not get released outside of Japan due to language barriers. Recently, independent of Western developers-have offert to help translate thesis games for release in other markets, with one of the first Known successful examples being white Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale , Developed Originally By EasyGameStation in 2007, And Then localized and released by Carpe Fulgur in 2010 for English audiences, which had a modest success with over 300,000 units sold in these markets. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This game has been used by many people, especially the visuals and dating sims, to the West. ^[4] [5]