Joymax

{{Infobox company

| name = Joymax

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| type = Public

| traded_as = {{kse|101730}}

| genre = MMORPG

| fate =

| predecessor =

| successor =

| foundation =

| founder =

| location_city = Seoul

| location_country = South Korea

| key_people = Nam-Chul Kim (CEO)
Ju-wan Seok (CFO)

| industry = Video games

| products = Silk Road Online, Digimon Masters

| owner =

| num_employees = 218

| parent = WeMade Entertainment

| divisions =

| subsid = IO Entertainment

| homepage = {{URL|www.joymax.com}}

}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kim, Nam-Chul

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = South Korea

| alma_mater = National Taiwan Normal University

}}

Joymax is a South Korean video game developer. Joymax marviex initially published games for the PC then expanded to other platforms (including mobile devices). Joymax runs a data center in the United Kingdom and a customer service center in the Philippines.{{Cite web |url=http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/22/joymax-merges-with-wemade-entertainment/ |title=Joystiq.com |access-date=2011-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108053644/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/22/joymax-merges-with-wemade-entertainment/ |archive-date=2011-11-08 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.betanews.net/article/432110 |title=BetaNews.net |access-date=2011-10-30 |archive-date=2017-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312051953/http://www.betanews.net/article/432110 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.ddaily.co.kr/news/news_view.php?uid=75961 DDaily.co.kr][http://www.etnews.com/200905220058 etnews.com][http://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=20632 ITDaily.kr][http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=200712062205343&sec_id=560201 khan.co.kr][http://www.boannews.com/media/view.asp?idx=18320&kind=0 BoanNews.com][http://www.nacpress.com/?mid=itelectro&search_target=tag&search_keyword=AHNLAB&document_srl=48072 NACpress.com][http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009060310015659635 Asiae.co.kr][http://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2009060313295444485&type=& news.mt.co.kr] They are the creators of Silkroad Online and Karma Online. They also hosted the English version of Digimon Masters until 2016.

In 2022, they were the eleventh largest company in South Korea's software and programming market sector by market capitalization.{{cite report

| date = 14 Oct 2022

| title = Joymax falls 11% in past quarter

| url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/2724893968/fulltext/B07C1C45DB2B46B7PQ/

| via = ProQuest

| publisher = www.buysellsignals.com

| journal = Company Data Report

| location = Melbourne

}}

Games

class="wikitable sortable"
Title ! Developer ! Genre ! Status
Silkroad Online \| Joymax \| MMORPG \| Active since 2004.
Karma Online \| Dragonfly \| FPS \| Closed
Digimon Masters \| Digitalic \| MMORPG \| 2011-2016 (moved to Gameking).
ICARUS Online (aka NED Online) \| Joymax \| MMORPG \| Active since 2014.
Deco Online \| Rocksoft \| MMORPG \| Shut down in 2010.{{Cite web\|date=2010-12-08\|title=Deco Online and Darkeden shutting down\|url=https://mmohuts.com/news/deco-online-and-darkeden-shutting-down/\|access-date=2021-12-24\|website=MMOHuts\|language=en-US}}
Final Odyssey \| Joymax \| RTS \| Released in January 1999 {{Cite web\|title=Final Odyssey (Japan) (October 1999)\|url=https://www.retromags.com/gallery/image/48104-final-odyssey-japan-october-1999/\|website=Retromags\|language=en-US}}
Tangoo & Ullashong \| Joymax \| Arcade \| Released in July 2001
Atrox \| Joymax \| RTS \| Released in Germany in 2001.{{Cite web\|title=Atrox's MG bio \|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/5417/atrox/ \|website=MobyGames \| publisher=Atari SA\| language=en-US}} Released in English in May 2002.{{Cite web\|title=Atrox (May 2002)\|url=https://www.gamepressure.com/games/atrox/ze1562\|website=Gamepressure\|language=en-US}}
Tangoo & Ullashong 2 \| Joymax \| Arcade \| Released in December 2002
Age of Wanderer \| Joymax \| Beat 'em up \| Released in January 2003
Yorang, Little Fox \| Joymax \| Arcade \| Released in August 2003
Bumpy Crash \| Joymax \| Arcade, racing \| Released in January 2010
Wind Runner Adventure \| Joymax \| Arcade \| Released in September 2016
Aero Strike \| Joymax \| Arcade \| Released in November 2016
Star Wars: Starfighter Missions \| Joymax \| Arcade \| Released in November 2020

class="wikitable sortable"

Title

! Developer

! Genre

! Status

Silkroad Online

| Joymax

| MMORPG

| Active since 2004.

Karma Online

| Dragonfly

| FPS

| Closed

Digimon Masters

| Digitalic

| MMORPG

| 2011-2016 (moved to Gameking).

ICARUS Online (aka NED Online)

| Joymax

| MMORPG

| Active since 2014.

Deco Online

| Rocksoft

| MMORPG

| Shut down in 2010.{{Cite web|date=2010-12-08|title=Deco Online and Darkeden shutting down|url=https://mmohuts.com/news/deco-online-and-darkeden-shutting-down/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=MMOHuts|language=en-US}}

Final Odyssey

| Joymax

| RTS

| Released in January 1999 {{Cite web|title=Final Odyssey (Japan) (October 1999)|url=https://www.retromags.com/gallery/image/48104-final-odyssey-japan-october-1999/|website=Retromags|language=en-US}}

Tangoo & Ullashong

| Joymax

| Arcade

| Released in July 2001

Atrox

| Joymax

| RTS

| Released in Germany in 2001.{{Cite web|title=Atrox's MG bio |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/5417/atrox/ |website=MobyGames | publisher=Atari SA| language=en-US}}

Released in English in May 2002.{{Cite web|title=Atrox (May 2002)|url=https://www.gamepressure.com/games/atrox/ze1562|website=Gamepressure|language=en-US}}

Tangoo & Ullashong 2

| Joymax

| Arcade

| Released in December 2002

Age of Wanderer

| Joymax

| Beat 'em up

| Released in January 2003

Yorang, Little Fox

| Joymax

| Arcade

| Released in August 2003