Level-5 (company)

Level-5 Inc.

Native name	株式会社レベルファイブ
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha reberu faibu
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	October 28, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-10-28)
Headquarters	Fukuoka, Japan
Key people	Akihiro Hino (President CEO)
Products	Dark Cloud Professor Layton Inazuma Eleven Ni no Kuni Yo-kai Watch Snack World
Number of employees	300 (2024[1])
Subsidiaries	Freestyle Work[2] Level-5 Comcept
Website	www.level5.co.jp

Level-5 Inc.^[a] is a Japanese video game developer and publisher based in Fukuoka. The company was founded in October 1998 by Akihiro Hino after he departed from Riverhillsoft. Early in its history, the company enjoyed a close relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment, with many of its games then funded by and produced in conjunction with them. Level-5 began self-publishing its games in Japan by the late 2000s, with other companies such as Nintendo handling publishing worldwide. The company is best known for their Dark Cloud, Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Ni no Kuni, Yo-kai Watch, and Snack World franchises.

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