| Bokeh Game Studio Inc. | |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Founded: | in Tokyo, Japan |
Bokeh Game Studio Inc. is a video game developer based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Keiichiro Toyama following his departure from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Their debut game is Slitterhead, which was released worldwide on November 8, 2024.
Prior to the imminent disbandment of Project Siren, Keiichiro Toyama met with colleagues Sato Kazunobu and Junya Okura, whom he had worked with on the Silent Hill series, Siren series (and the latter on the Gravity Rush series) to discuss the possibility of forming their own independent studio. After months of negotiations with various parties, they registered the company in August 2020[1] and made their announcement in December 2020.[2] Toyama would be CEO and Game Director, while Okura would be CTO and Game Director and Sato would be COO and Producer.
In February 2020, Toyama revealed on Bokeh Game Studio's YouTube Channel that their first project is an action-adventure game with horror elements, marking his return to the genre after more than a decade.[3] Sato also revealed that the gameplay would force players to make "sacrifices", some of them being "quite nasty".[4]
On December 9, 2021, at The Game Awards 2021, they revealed The first teaser trailer for Slitterhead.[5] On June 7, 2024, it was announced that Slitterhead would release on November 8, 2024.[6]