Draft:PM Studios

{{Short description|American video game publisher}}

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{{Infobox company

| type = Private

| industry = Video games

| founded = {{Start date and age|2008}}

| key_people = Michael Yum (CEO)

| website = {{URL|https://www.pm-studios.com|pm-studios.com}}

}}

PM Studios is a video game publisher.

History

PM Studios was founded in 2008 by Micheal Yum.{{Cite web |last=Duckworth |first=Joshua |date=2025-04-30 |title=From Arcade to Digital Distribution: PM Studios' CEO Reflects on 20 Years in the Industry |url=https://gamerant.com/pm-studios-interview/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Game Rant |language=en}} The company's first major project was bringing the DJMax series, which had already achieved significant success in South Korea, to the North American market.{{Cite web |last=Rea |first=Jared |date=2008-12-10 |title=DJ Max Interview with Michael Yum of PM Studios |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/dj-max-interview-with-michael-yum-of-pm-studios/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=The Escapist |language=en-US}} On January 27, 2009, PM Studios released DJ Max Fever, developed by Pentavision, in North America.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Greg |date=2009-02-04 |title=DJ Max Fever Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/04/dj-max-fever-review |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=IGN |language=en}} Later that year, the company also introduced the arcade title DJMax Technika to the North American market.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-02-04 |title=DJ Max Technika Testing On The East Coast, Hits Arcades Starting In March |url=https://www.siliconera.com/dj-max-technika-testing-on-the-east-coast-hits-arcades-starting-in-march/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}

Games

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!Year

!Title

!Developer

!Note

rowspan="3" |2009

|DJ Max Fever

|Pentavision

|

DJMax Technika

|Pentavision

|North American release only

Strikers 1945 Plus Portable

|Psikyo

|North American release only

2010

|DJMax Portable 3

|Pentavision

|North American release only

2018

|Where The Water Tastes Like Wine

|Dim Bulb Games, Serenity Forge

|physical release only

rowspan="2" |2020

|Bladed Fury{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2020-06-23 |title=Bladed Fury coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch this fall |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/bladed-fury-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-this-fall |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-02-16 |title=Bladed Fury: The 2D platformer is now available on Android and iOS |url=https://gamingonphone.com/news/bladed-fury-the-2d-platformer-is-now-available-on-android-and-ios/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=GamingonPhone |language=en-US}}

|NExT Studios

|did not publish the Steam version

Holy Potatoes! Compendium{{Cite web |date=2020-10-26 |title=Holy Potatoes! Compendium Standard and Physical Badge Edition Available Tomorrow for Nintendo Switch from Limited Run Games and PM Studios |url=https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/Holy-Potatoes-Compendium-Standard-and-Physical-Badge-Edition-Coming-So |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.gamespress.com}}

|Daylight Studios

|

rowspan="8" |2021

|#Drive{{Cite web |last=Salcedo |first=Cj |date=2021-04-01 |title=#DRIVE Review – Gamecritics.com |url=https://gamecritics.com/c-j-salcedo/drive-review/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=gamecritics.com}}

|Pixel Perfect Dude

|Switch release only

Ever Forward{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2020-06-23 |title=Ever Forward coming to Switch in Q4 2020 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/ever-forward-coming-to-switch-in-q4-2020 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Major |date=2021-12-07 |title=Ever Forward Is Now Available |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/12/07/ever-forward-is-now-available-for-xbox-one-and-xbox-series-xs/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Xbox Wire |language=en-US}}

|Pathea Games

|did not publish the Steam version

Guts ‘N Goals{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2021-03-04 |title=Arcade-style soccer / beat ’em up game Guts ‘N Goals launches August 31 for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/03/arcade-style-soccer-beat-em-up-game-guts-n-goals-launches-august-31-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|CodeManu

|

Hoa{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2021-06-12 |title=Hoa launches August 24 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/06/hoa-launches-august-24 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Skrollcat Studio

|

Incredible Mandy{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2021-05-05 |title=Incredible Mandy for PS4 now availbale |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/05/incredible-mandy-for-ps4-now-availbale |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Dotoyu Games

|PS4 release only

Iris.Fall{{Cite web |last=Steppberger |first=Ulrich |date=2021-02-09 |title=Iris.Fall – im Test (PS4) {{!}} MANIAC.de |url=https://www.maniac.de/tests/iris-fall-im-test-ps4/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.maniac.de |language=de}}

|NExT Studios

|did not publish the Steam version

Shadows of Adam{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Azario |date=2021-06-14 |title=Shadows Of Adam To Get Physical Release On PS4 And Switch |url=https://noisypixel.net/shadows-of-adam-physical-ps4-switch/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |language=en-US}}

|Something Classic Games

|did not publish the Steam version

West of Dead: Path of the Crow{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=West of Dead: Path of the Crow |url=https://nintendosoup.com/tag/west-of-dead-path-of-the-crow/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=NintendoSoup |language=en-US}}

|Upstream Arcade

|physical release only

rowspan="6" |2022

|Blade Assault{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2022-07-07 |title=Blade Assault coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on September 30 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/07/blade-assault-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-september-30 |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Team Suneat

|did not publish the Steam version

Desperate: Vladivostok{{Cite web |last=Stockdale |first=Henry |date=2022-10-29 |title=Desperate: Vladivostok Brings A New Bullet Hell Shooter To Quest And PC VR |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/desperate-vladivostok-quest-pc-vr/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=UploadVR |language=en}}

|MiroWin

|

Goodbye World{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2023-03-21 |title=GOODBYE WORLD coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, and Xbox One this spring alongside physical editions |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/03/goodbye-world-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-and-xbox-one-this-spring-alongside-physical-editions |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Isolation Studio

|did not publish the Steam version

Ikai{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Sampad |date=2022-01-16 |title=Psychological Horror Game Ikai Finally Gets a Release Date |url=https://gamingbolt.com/psychological-horror-game-ikai-finally-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=GamingBolt |language=en-US}}

|Endflame Studios

|

Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Physical Edition of Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons Available Now on Nintendo Switch" - Games Press |url=https://www.gamespress.com/Physical-Edition-of-Mercenaries-Blaze-Dawn-of-the-Twin-Dragons-Availab |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=www.gamespress.com}}

|Rideon Japan

|physical release only

Squish{{Cite web |last=Weckerle |first=Melissa |date=2022-06-02 |title=UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch {{!}} University of California |url=https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-santa-cruz-student-developed-game-releasing-nintendo-switch |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=www.universityofcalifornia.edu |language=en}}

|Grave Rave Games

|

rowspan="7" |2023

|Alchemic Cutie{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2023-05-10 |title=Alchemic Cutie for PS5, PS4, and Switch launches June 16 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/alchemic-cutie-for-ps5-ps4-and-switch-launches-june-16 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Vakia, Viridian Software

|did not publish the Steam version

Button Button Up!{{Cite web |last=Varga |first=Thore |date=2023-03-15 |title=PM Studios is Partnering with Video Games Plus to Bring Four New Physical Editions of Classic PM Studios Games |url=https://www.gamesunit.de/pm-studios-is-partnering-with-video-games-plus-to-bring-four-new-physical-editions-of-classic-pm-studios-182151.html |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=GamesUnit.de}}

|Centrosphere Games

|physical release only

Let's School

|Pathea Games

|co-published

Mercenaries Rebirth: Call of the Wild Lynx

|Rideon Japan

|physical release only

Metaverse Keeper

|Sparks Games

|physical release only

My Time at Sandrock

|Pathea Games

|co-published

Opus: Echo of Starsong{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=OPUS: Echo of Starsong |url=https://www.physicalreleases.com/2023/06/opus-echo-of-starsong-getting-physical.html |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=PHYSICAL RELEASES |language=en}}

|SIGONO

|physical release only

rowspan="12" |2024

|Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-06-04 |title=Hand-animated RPG Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game launches August 15 for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC [Update: Delayed to September 19] |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/hand-animated-rpg-cricket-jaes-really-peculiar-game-launches-august-15-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Studio Kumiho

|

Dwerve{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-04-25 |title=Dwerve coming to PS5 on August 1 alongside physical edition |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/dwerve-coming-to-ps5-on-august-1-alongside-physical-edition |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Half Human Games

|PS5 and physical Switch release only

Exophobia{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-04-23 |title=Exophobia launches July 23 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/exophobia-launches-july-23 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Zarc Attack

|

Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-02-12 |title=Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne for Switch launches April 3 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/02/girl-genius-adventures-in-castle-heterodyne-for-switch-launches-april-3 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Rain Games

|physical release only

Juicy Realm

|SpaceCan Games

|certain consoles only

Krimson{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-02-14 |title=Rhythm platformer Krimson launches March 21 for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/02/rhythm-platformer-krimson-launches-march-21-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|CryingPsycho

|

Marble it Up! Ultra

|Marble It Up!

|physical release only

Mercenaries Lament{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=Marble it Up! Ultra, Mercenaries Lament, Super Alloy Ranger Switch physical releases announced |url=https://nintendoeverything.com/marble-it-up-ultra-mercenaries-lament-super-alloy-ranger-switch-physical-releases-announced/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=nintendoeverything.com}}

|Rideon Japan

|physical release only

Neon Blood{{Cite web |date=2024-06-08 |title=Neon Blood Limited Edition getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch |url=https://www.physicalreleases.com/2024/06/neon-blood-limited-edition.html |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=PHYSICAL RELEASES |language=en}}

|ChaoticBrain Studios

|physical release only

Super Alloy Ranger

|Alloy Mushroom

|physical release only

Tevi{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-01-18 |title=TEVI for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, and Xbox One launches February 20 [Update: Delayed to May 28] |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/tevi-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-and-xbox-one-launches-february-20 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|CreSpirit

|did not publish the Steam version

WitchSpring R{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-05-09 |title=WitchSpring R for PS5, Xbox One, and Switch launches August 29 [Update: Xbox One delayed] |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/witchspring-r-for-ps5-xbox-one-and-switch-launches-august-29 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Kiwiwalks

|co-published

rowspan="8" |2025

|Bakeru{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=2024-10-08 |title=Bakeru Switch Physical Release Announced, Out February 2025 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/10/bakeru-switch-physical-release-announced-out-february-2025 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}

|Good-Feel

|physical release only

Black Myth: Wukong

|Game Science

|physical release only

Dragon is Dead{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2025-05-12 |title=Dragon is Dead launches June 6 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/dragon-is-dead-launches-june-6 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Team Suneat

|

Honkai: Star Rail - Trailblazer Edition{{Cite web |date=2024-09-11 |title=Honkai: Star Rail PS5 physical ‘Trailblazer Edition’ announced |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/09/honkai-star-rail-ps5-physical-trailblazer-edition-announced |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|miHoYo

|physical release only

Muse Dash{{Cite web |last=Husameddin |first=Genghis |date=2024-08-30 |title=Rhythm 'n Parkour 'Muse Dash' Gets Nintendo Switch Physical Release 21st January 2025 |url=https://xboxera.com/2024/08/30/rhythm-n-parkour-muse-dash-gets-nintendo-switch-physical-release-21st-january-2025/ |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=XboxEra |language=en-US}}

|PeroPeroGames

|physical release only

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-06-26 |title=Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate launches February 13, 2025 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/phantom-breaker-battle-grounds-ultimate-launches-february-13-2025 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Rocket Panda Games

|physical NA release only

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

|Pocket Trap

|

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-09-05 |title=Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog launches February 20, 2025 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/09/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog-launches-february-20-2025 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}

|Space Colony Studios

|physical release only

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