MyDearest

MyDearest Inc. is a Tokyo-based virtual reality (VR) game development and publishing company established in April 2016 by Kento Kishigami, Yosuke Kori, and Shotaro Chida. The founders were united by a passion for using advanced technology to create impactful narrative experiences. The company's business model revolves around the development and worldwide sales of its own VR game intellectual properties (IPs), a licensing and merchandising business for its IPs, and a publishing division that supports other developers in bringing their VR titles to a global market, with a special focus on the Japanese market.

MyDearest has carved out a niche in creating story-rich, anime-inspired VR games, primarily for platforms like Meta Quest and PlayStation VR. The company makes money through the sale of its game titles on these digital platforms. Its product portfolio is best known for the "Chronos Universe" series, which includes three main installments. The first, "Tokyo Chronos" (2019), is a mystery visual novel where players, as protagonist Kyosuke Sakurai, find themselves trapped in a deserted Shibuya with seven friends, tasked with solving a mysterious death. This was followed by "ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos" (2020), a sci-fi adventure set 300 years in the future, where players pilot giant mechas to fight hostile alien organisms. The most recent entry is "DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate" (2022-2023), an investigation action game where the player, a special supervisor with the ability to alter the past, must solve an impossible murder in a utopian city. These games are characterized by extensive branching storylines, offering 15-30 hours of gameplay with multiple endings, and have received numerous awards.

Beyond its flagship series, MyDearest is expanding its portfolio with titles like "Brazen Blaze," a 3v3 multiplayer action game. The company has also established a publishing arm, leveraging its experience to help other developers with services such as platform relations, global PR, influencer outreach, and advertising campaigns. MyDearest has demonstrated consistent growth, underscored by significant funding rounds. In November 2023, the company announced it had raised $7.8 million (1.2 billion yen), bringing its total funding at the time to $16.1 million (2.4 billion yen). Subsequent funding tranches in 2025 have further increased its total capital raised, positioning the company for continued global expansion of its original IPs and publishing business.

Keywords: VR gaming, virtual reality development, narrative games, visual novel, Japanese VR, Chronos Universe, Tokyo Chronos, ALTDEUS, DYSCHRONIA, Kento Kishigami, game publishing, Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, anime games, sci-fi adventure, mystery games, mecha combat, interactive storytelling, IP development, Brazen Blaze