A union that seems natural since Toge Productions has already played the role of publisher on several Mojiken titles. On Steam, we can see that this relationship goes back at least as far as 2017’s Banyu Lintar Angin – Little Storm. After years of collaboration, we are happy to announce that Mojiken Studio has been acquired and is officially part of Toge Productions. Our common journey as developer and publisher has been built on mutual trust, shared values and dynamic teamwork. The team has grown again and we are ready to create new games for the whole world », Commented both parties on social networks.
Are we not happy here, among Indonesians?
Not only does the Mojiken team know perfectly well where it is going, but this alliance could also prevent it from reliving the kind of misadventures it experienced with the British publisher PQube Games, accused of having embezzled a fund that a consoler had been set up to help creators from under-represented countries. Accused of having hidden the existence of this fund and of having kept it for its own benefit, PQube had defended itself of any embezzlement and had in return criticized the Mojiken / Toge couple for having wanted “ unilaterally impose unreasonable changes » of the conditions of their agreement. Nominated for the Game Awards 2023 in the Games for Impact category, Space for the Unbound was ultimately released by Chorus Worldwide on consoles and directly by Toge Productions on PC.
Mojiken is the second studio purchased by Toge Productions after Tahoe Games (Rising Hell) in March 2022, another Indonesian studio, for the sum of 4 billion rupiah (235,000 euros). Founded in 2009 and known in particular for Coffee Talk, Toge Productions focuses on the international expansion of studios in Southeast Asia and more particularly Indonesia, without being limited to the capital Jakarta. Mojiken and Taohe are based in Surabaya and Kediri respectively.
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