CyberStep, Inc.
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Native name | サイバーステップ |
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Video Game Development and Publishing |
| Founded 📆 | April 1, 2000 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Rui Sato (President and Board Member) |
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Number of employees | |
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| 🌐 Website | corp |
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CyberStep, Inc. is a Japanese global online video game developer and publisher. The company was founded on April 1, 2000.
History
CyberStep is a developer and publisher of online video games. Headquartered in Japan, CyberStep has local branches in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, the Netherlands and Indonesia.[citation needed] The company was founded on April 1, 2000.[1]
CyberStep has developed seven online games: notably the third-person shooter Cosmic Break in 2008, the action MMORPG Onigiri in 2013, and Dawn of the Breakers in 2018. In 2017,[2] Cyberstep released its English language version of Toreba, where online players can pay to control crane games to win prizes.
On March 14, 2023, CyberStep launched a new visual novel game brand, Rabbitfoot, with a focus on virtual YouTubers.[3]
Controversy
CyberStep has developed a notorious reputation internationally by critics and players of its games for its gashapon-based monetisation model.[4]
In 2020,[5] Cyberstep faced lawsuits regarding employees tampering with machines to prevent wins in its online crane game, Toreba.
References
- ↑ "Company Profile". CyberStep. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Toreba 2D released for iOS and Android in English". Anime News Network. Tokyo. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mr. Katoh (March 14, 2023). "サイバーステップがインフルエンサー本人の主演するノベルゲームブランド「Rabbitfoot」を始動―第1弾ゲームはVTuber来音こくりさんが登場" [CyberStep launches "Rabbitfoot", a novel game brand starring influencers themselves—the first game will feature VTuber Kurune Kokuri]. GameSpark (in 日本語). Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ Shurelya (March 16, 2015). "CosmicBreak 2 Fails Kickstarter Campaign". mmos.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dakin, Christian (November 25, 2020). "Online Crane Game Company Toreba Faces a Law Suit for Rigging Games". Japan Insider. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
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External links
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- (United States) http://www.cyberstep.com/
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