Company:hap inc.

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hap inc.
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 6, 2007
FounderYuusaka Ishimoto
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Websiteapp.hap.ne.jp

hap inc. is an independent Japanese video game developer best known for the Mom Hid My Game! series. The company is well-known for its "poorly" English-translated titles.[1]

History

hap inc. released their first game, 10 Dice,[2] on July 3, 2012, an app where the user rolled dice. On August 8, 2016, hap inc. released Mom Hid My Game! for the iOS and Android, which would be the first installment in the series with the same name.[3] Later on January 3, 2017, a sequel to Mom Hid My Game! was released, titled Hidden my game by mom 2,[4] and a third installment, Hidden my game by mom 3, was later released on July 17, 2018.[5]

Products

  • 10 Dice - 2012
  • Handris! - 2013
  • Crazy Freekick - 2014[6]
  • Crazy Pitcher - 2014
  • Toast Girl - 2014[7]
  • Crazy Horizontal bar - 2014
  • Crazy Batting Center - 2015[8]
  • Vice captain - 2015
  • Nyardle - 2015
  • Hide & Dance! - 2016
  • Mom Hid My Game! - 2016
  • Hidden my game by mom 2 - 2017
  • My brother ate my pudding - 2017
  • Tokimeter - 2017
  • Hidden my game by mom 3 - 2018[9]
  • Mr Success - 2018
  • Home Runtaro - 2019
  • Home Fighter - 2020[10]

References

  1. Doolan, Liam (August 8, 2018). "Hap Inc. Developer Explains Translation Troubles Tied To Mom Hid My Game Series". https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/hap_inc_developer_explains_translation_troubles_tied_to_mom_hid_my_game_series. 
  2. "編集長イチ押しアプリ『ママにゲーム隠された』の個人開発者ハップさんに会いにいってきた". Famitsu App. November 18, 2016. https://app.famitsu.com/20161118_873958/. Retrieved July 23, 2020. 
  3. Thompson, Jordan (July 24, 2018). "What Is the 'Hidden My Game by Mom' Series?". https://toucharcade.com/2018/07/24/what-is-the-hidden-my-game-by-mom-series/. 
  4. "【新作】脱出ゲー『ママにゲーム隠された2』のトリックがシュールかつ絶妙すぎて踊らされまくる". Famitsu App. January 6, 2017. https://app.famitsu.com/20170106_938852/. Retrieved July 23, 2020. 
  5. Lee, Dami (August 7, 2018). "Hidden My Game By Mom 3 continues the puzzle series's offbeat charm". https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/7/17656484/hidden-my-game-by-mom-3-hap-inc-nintendo-switch. 
  6. "【個人開発ゲームを斬る】『こんなフリーキックはイヤだ』"絵"と"動き"で魅せる笑いのセンス". Famitsu App. March 10, 2014. https://app.famitsu.com/20140310_330401/. Retrieved July 23, 2020. 
  7. "これも運命なのですね! スマホ向けランニングゲーム「トースト少女」を紹介する「(ほぼ)日刊スマホゲーム通信」第608回". https://www.4gamer.net/games/266/G026666/20140730083/. 
  8. "人間や動物など,さまざまなキャラでボールを打ち返そう。「渋谷バッティングセンター」を紹介する「(ほぼ)日刊スマホゲーム通信」第2061回". https://www.4gamer.net/games/470/G047000/20190719018/. 
  9. Briggs, Alex (July 26, 2018). "Hidden My Game By Mom 3 sneaks its way on to mobile devices". https://sea.ign.com/rpg-test-android/139125/news/hidden-my-game-by-mom-3-sneaks-its-way-on-to-mobile-devices. 
  10. "ブンドドで熱いバトル! スマホ向け対戦ゲーム「ホームファイター」を紹介する「(ほぼ)日刊スマホゲーム通信」第2270回". https://www.4gamer.net/games/502/G050287/20200406078/.