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class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Japanese hobbyist-created video game</div> <p><b><i>Doujin</i> soft</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">同人ソフト</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">dōjin sofuto</i></span>)</span> is software created by <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> <a href="/wiki/Fan-made" class="mw-redirect" title="Fan-made">hobbyists</a> or hobbyist groups (referred to as "<a href="/wiki/D%C5%8Djin_circle" class="mw-redirect" title="Dōjin circle">circles</a>"), more for fun than for profit. The term includes digital <b><i>doujin</i> games</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">同人ゲーム</span></span>)</span>, which are essentially the Japanese equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Independent_video_game_development" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent video game development">independent video games</a> or <a href="/wiki/Fangame" class="mw-redirect" title="Fangame">fangames</a> (the term "<i>doujin</i> game" also includes things like <i>doujin</i>-made <a href="/wiki/Board_game" title="Board game">board games</a> and <a href="/wiki/Card_game" title="Card game">card games</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Doujin</i> soft is considered part of <i>doujin katsudou</i>, for which it accounts for 5% of all <i>doujin</i> works altogether (as of 2015).<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doujin soft began with <a href="/wiki/Microcomputer" title="Microcomputer">microcomputers</a> in Japan, and spread to platforms such as the <a href="/wiki/MSX" title="MSX">MSX</a> and <a href="/wiki/X68000" title="X68000">X68000</a>. Since the 1990s, however, they have primarily been made for <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>. </p><p>Most <i>doujin</i> soft sales occur at <a href="/wiki/Doujinshi_convention" title="Doujinshi convention"><i>doujin</i> conventions</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Comiket" title="Comiket">Comiket</a>, with several that deal with doujin soft or doujin games exclusively such as Freedom Game (which further only allows games distributed for free)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Digital Games Expo.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also a growing number of specialized <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a> sites that sell <i>doujin</i> soft. Additionally, more doujin games have been sold as downloads on consoles and PC stores such as Steam in recent years, through <a href="/wiki/List_of_video_game_publishers" title="List of video game publishers">game publishers</a> such as Mediascape picking them up.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Digital_doujin_games">Digital <i>doujin</i> games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doujin_soft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Digital doujin games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Doujin</i> video games, like <i>doujin</i> soft, began with <a href="/wiki/Microcomputer" title="Microcomputer">microcomputers</a> in Japan, such as the <a href="/wiki/PC-98" title="PC-98">PC-98</a> and <a href="/wiki/PC-88" class="mw-redirect" title="PC-88">PC-88</a>, and spread to platforms such as the <a href="/wiki/MSX" title="MSX">MSX</a>, <a href="/wiki/FM_Towns" title="FM Towns">FM Towns</a> and <a href="/wiki/X68000" title="X68000">X68000</a>. From the 90's to 00's however, they were primarily exclusive to <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>. In recent years, more doujin games have been released on mobile platforms and home consoles, as well as other operating systems like <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though <i>doujin</i> games used to primarily be for home computers, more <i>doujin</i> games have been made available on gaming consoles in recent years.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also doujin groups that develop software for retro consoles such as the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Game_Gear" title="Game Gear">Game Gear</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like <a href="/wiki/Fangames" class="mw-redirect" title="Fangames">fangames</a>, <i>doujin</i> games frequently use characters from existing games, <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> ("<i>niji sousaku</i>"). These unauthorized uses of characters are generally ignored and accepted by the copyright holders, and many copyright holders also issue guidelines stating that they allow <i>niji sousaku</i> as long as their guidelines are adhered to. There are also many <i>doujin</i> game titles which are completely original. While there are no statistics on the ratio of <i>niji sousaku</i> to original titles for doujin games specifically, as of 2015 88% of <i>doujin</i> altogether (including doujin games) was <i>niji sousaku</i> to some extent, with 63% being purely <i>niji sousaku</i> and only 12% being completely original. <sup id="cite_ref-auto2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Example is Rockman Ciel,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> later release in form as novelize<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by PrejectRCL. </p><p><i>Doujin</i> games typically did not get released outside Japan due to language barriers. Recently, Western publishers have been picking up these games for release in other markets, with one of the first known successful examples being <i><a href="/wiki/Recettear:_An_Item_Shop%27s_Tale" title="Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale">Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale</a></i>, developed originally by <a href="/wiki/EasyGameStation" class="mw-redirect" title="EasyGameStation">EasyGameStation</a> in 2007, and then localized and released by <a href="/wiki/Carpe_Fulgur" title="Carpe Fulgur">Carpe Fulgur</a> in 2010 for English audiences, which had a modest success with over 300,000 units sold in these markets.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Recettear</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> release on the digital storefront <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a>, which at the time had begun opening its catalog to third-party developers, further helped to introduce <i>doujin</i> to the West.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This approach has been used to bring other <i>doujin</i> games, particularly visual novels and dating sims, to the West.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some titles sell well enough that their creators can make a full-time job out of what is typically an amateur hobby: For example <a href="/wiki/TYPE-MOON" class="mw-redirect" title="TYPE-MOON">TYPE-MOON</a> and <a href="/wiki/07th_Expansion" title="07th Expansion">07th Expansion</a> originally released games as doujin games. One game, <a href="/wiki/French-Bread" title="French-Bread">French-Bread</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Beat_em_up" class="mw-redirect" title="Beat em up">brawler</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Ragnarok_Battle_Offline" title="Ragnarok Battle Offline">Ragnarok Battle Offline</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Homage_(arts)" title="Homage (arts)">homage</a>/<a href="/wiki/Parody" title="Parody">spoof</a> of the <a href="/wiki/MMORPG" class="mw-redirect" title="MMORPG">MMORPG</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Ragnarok_Online" title="Ragnarok Online">Ragnarok Online</a></i> so impressed <a href="/wiki/Gravity_(Korean_company)" title="Gravity (Korean company)">Gravity Corp.</a>, the original game's designers, that it has been given an official release outside Japan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_digital_doujin_game_companies">Notable digital <i>doujin</i> game companies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doujin_soft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable digital doujin game companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/07th_Expansion" title="07th Expansion">07th Expansion</a>: specializes in <a href="/wiki/Visual_novel" title="Visual novel">visual novels</a>, most notable for <i><a href="/wiki/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni" class="mw-redirect" title="Higurashi no Naku Koro ni">Higurashi no Naku Koro ni</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Umineko_no_Naku_Koro_ni" class="mw-redirect" title="Umineko no Naku Koro ni">Umineko no Naku Koro ni</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABA_Games" title="ABA Games">ABA Games</a>: specializes in <a href="/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up" title="Shoot 'em up">shoot 'em ups</a> with an abstract look. Most of their games are <a href="/wiki/Open_source" title="Open source">open source</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EasyGameStation" class="mw-redirect" title="EasyGameStation">EasyGameStation</a>: produces a wide variety of games, from <a href="/wiki/Brawler" class="mw-redirect" title="Brawler">brawlers</a> to <a href="/wiki/Role_playing_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Role playing game">role playing games</a> to <a href="/wiki/Strategy_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategy games">strategy games</a>, most notably released <i><a href="/wiki/Recettear:_An_Item_Shop%27s_Tale" title="Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale">Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale</a></i>, the first <i>doujin</i> game to be distributed on the <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a> platform overseas to great success</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Bread_(game_developer)" class="mw-redirect" title="French Bread (game developer)">French Bread</a>: former <i>doujin</i> studio that specializes in 2D <a href="/wiki/Fighting_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Fighting games">fighting games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Shanghai_Alice" title="Team Shanghai Alice">Team Shanghai Alice</a>: specializes in <a href="/wiki/Bullet_hell" title="Bullet hell">curtain fire</a> <a href="/wiki/Scrolling_shooters" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrolling shooters">scrolling shooters</a>, most notable for <i><a href="/wiki/Touhou_Project" title="Touhou Project">Touhou Project</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twilight_Frontier" title="Twilight Frontier">Twilight Frontier</a>: specializes in a wide variety of games including <a href="/wiki/Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">fighting games</a> and <a href="/wiki/Platformer" title="Platformer">platformers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type-Moon" title="Type-Moon">Type-Moon</a>: former <i>doujin</i> studio that specializes in <a href="/wiki/Visual_novel" title="Visual novel">visual novels</a> most notable for <i><a href="/wiki/Tsukihime" title="Tsukihime">Tsukihime</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Fate/Stay_Night" class="mw-redirect" title="Fate/Stay Night">Fate</a></i> franchises</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yotsubane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yotsubane (page does not exist)">Yotsubane</a>: Creator of <a href="/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up" title="Shoot 'em up">shoot 'em up</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Crimzon_Clover" title="Crimzon Clover">Crimzon Clover</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doujin_soft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demoscene" title="Demoscene">Demoscene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fangame" class="mw-redirect" title="Fangame">Fangame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Eastern_role-playing_video_games" title="History of 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