Corpse Party

Corpse Party
Promotional artwork for Corpse Party. Characters featured (clockwise from the top left): Sachiko Shinozaki, Satoshi Mochida, Yuka Mochida, Naomi Nakashima, Seiko Shinohara.
Genre(s)Survival horror, adventure game
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
  • Kenix Soft (1996)
  • Team GrisGris (2006–2011)
  • Mages. (2010–present)
  • GrindHouse (2013–present)
Platform(s)
First releaseCORPSE-PARTY
April 22, 1996 (Japan only)
Latest releaseCorpse Party (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S) (US/EU)
October 20, 2021

Corpse Party (Japanese: コープスパーティー, Hepburn: Kōpusu Pātī) is a survival horror adventure and dōjin soft video game series originally created by Makoto Kedōin[1][2] and developed by Team GrisGris.[3] The first game in the series was developed using the RPG Maker software version RPG Tsukūru Dante 98 and released on April 22, 1996 for the PC-9801. It was followed by three remakes: Corpse Party: NewChapter,[a] which was released incomplete for mobile phones from October 3, 2006 to December 26, 2007, Corpse Party: Blood Covered,[b] which was released for Microsoft Windows from March 8, 2008 to July 28, 2011, and Corpse Party: Blood Covered ...Repeated Fear,[c] which was released for the PlayStation Portable on August 12, 2010, and iOS on February 9, 2012. The game was released in North America and Europe by Xseed Games and Marvelous Europe under the title Corpse Party.[4] Xseed Games planned to release a localized version Corpse Party Blood Covered for PC in North America in 2015,[5] but the title was delayed until 2016. A 3DS version of the game, titled Corpse Party Blood Covered: ...Repeated Fear was released in Japan on July 30, 2015, and contains a new extra chapter not present in the PSP and iOS version.[6]

The PSP game was followed by a sequel, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows,[d] which was released for the PSP on September 1, 2011, in Japan, and on January 15, 2013, in North America.[7] A spin-off game, Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash,[e] was released for the PSP in Japan on August 2, 2012,[8] and was released for Windows worldwide on April 10, 2019. A direct sequel of Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, called Corpse Party: Blood Drive,[f] was released in Japan on July 24, 2014, on PlayStation Vita,[9][10] and was released in North America by XSeed Games on October 13, 2015, and on October 20, 2015, in Europe.[11]

Another sequel titled Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient[g] was created for the PC by GrindHouse, a dōjin circle founded by members affiliated with Team GrisGris.[12] It is planned to be released episodically, with the first chapter released on May 29, 2013.

In August 2023, Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion was announced by MAGES. and Team GrisGris. It is the spiritual sequel to Corpse Party: Blood Drive. It will launch in 2024 in Japan on PS4, Switch, and PC with Makoto Kedouin returning as scenario writer.[13]

The series has spawned several manga works, an anime OVA series, drama CDs, theme park attractions, and two live action films.

  1. ^ "Memories of Fear...CORPSE PARTY -REBUILT-". memoriesoffear.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ ja:祁答院慎[circular reference]
  3. ^ "Team GrisGris Official Website - Products". Team GrisGris (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Marvelous USA Licenses Corpse Party Horror PSP Game". Anime News Network. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  5. ^ Ishaan (5 June 2014). "Xseed Bringing Corpse Party To PC In 2014". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ Romano, Sal (9 April 2015). "Corpse Party 3DS dated in Japan - Gematsu". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Corpse Party: Book of Shadows 2nd N. American Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. 2013-01-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
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  9. ^ Ishaan (22 April 2013). "Corpse Party Continues On PS Vita With Corpse Party: Blood Drive". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (4 October 2013). "Corpse Party: Blood Drive pushed to 2014 in Japan". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  11. ^ Romano, Sal (24 September 2015). "Corpse Party: Blood Drive launches October 13 in North America". Gematsu. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient PC Game Announced". Anime News Network. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (28 March 2024). "Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion Game Launches for Switch, PS4, PC in Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 March 2024.


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