was founded in 1993 in
Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in
Nagano Prefecture. The company began by creating
dōjinshi games for personal computers. Its first project was for the
PC-9801 personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the
Sony PlayStation video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game . In 1997, Gust released
Atelier Marie, the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic
Atelier series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems. On December 7, 2011 Japanese publisher
Koei Tecmo acquired the company from its previous owner Keiken Holdings for 2.2 billion yen as a wholly owned subsidiary. It was announced on July 28, 2014 that Gust will be absorbed by its parent company Koei Tecmo on October 1, 2014, and will continue to develop existing game series and new intellectual properties as "Gust Nagano Development Group". In 2015, Gust released a new site called "Gust Social" exclusively for its social games, starting with
Nights of Azure,
Atelier Sophie and
Ciel Nosurge as the first advertised, for the purpose of improving communication with fan feedback. The website allows for fans to make a Gust ID account which allows them to participate in surveys, buy products from the Gust online store, and a variety of other related content. Additionally, the Gust Social serves as an active news site for its new social games. In 2016, during restructuring of Koei Tecmo, Gust Nagano fused with Koei Tecmo Kyoto to form Gust, a fully incorporated division of Koei Tecmo. In March 2020, Gust transferred its main studio from its building in Nagano to the newly completed Koei Tecmo headquarters in
Minato Mirai 21. ==Games==