Hit-Point

Independent Japanese mobile and small-platform video game development studio. Legal entity: Hit-Point Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヒットポイント / Kabushiki-gaisha — Japanese joint-stock company). Founded in **2007** by **Yutaka Takasaki (Takazaki)** — programmer and current company head, also lead designer/creator on the studio's flagship titles (per Nippon.com 'Fill Your Phone with Cats' interview: 'The game is the creation of Takasaki Yutaka, a programmer at Kyoto-based software company Hit-point' and per OneMillionPower 'With the Creators' Cats' feature: 'Yutaka Takazaki of Hit-Point. He's the founder and also a programmer for the company Hit-Point. He serves as the...'). **HEADQUARTERS LOCATION DISAMBIGUATION:** Public sources show conflicting city: Nippon.com explicitly states 'Kyoto-based software company Hit-point' while Grokipedia 'Travel Frog' states 'a small independent game studio based in Nagoya, Japan' — the official corporate registration is Kyoto Prefecture per Nippon.com authoritative reporting (Hit-Point's bundle ID `jp.co.hit_point` confirms Japanese .co.jp domain registration). **FLAGSHIP TITLES — TWO VIRAL GLOBAL HITS:** (1) **Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector** (ねこあつめ, October 2014, iOS/Android cat-collecting simulation) — viral global mobile hit that captured worldwide attention as a calm 'idle pet' game, sequel Neko Atsume 2 launched 2024; (2) **Travel Frog / Tabikaeru** (旅かえる, 2017-2018 iOS/Android) — viral mobile hit especially in China and East Asia (per Japan Times 'Japanese 26-year-old who doesn't code creates Asia's hottest game Tabi-Kaeru' and Grokipedia). Both titles share design DNA with Tamagotchi and the broader Japanese 'low-engagement cute pet sim' lineage. Independent small Japanese mobile studio with multiple internationally-recognizable hits despite small team size. Independent — no parent corporation. Moby record: 'Hit-Point Co., Ltd.' 2025-2026 UPDATE: Neko Atsume 2 (launched Oct 20 2024) remains in active live-service development with updates as recent as Sep 4 2026 (per Google Play listing); the Neko Atsume series has passed 33 million downloads (per official iOS trailer notes); catalog also includes Tori Note, a bird-collecting title reusing the Neko Atsume mechanics (per community reports and store listings).

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Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/hit-point