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|name = Voltage Inc.
|native_name = ((nowrap|ボルテージ))
|native_name_lang = ja
|logo = 
|slogan = 
|parent = 
|type =
|foundation = September 1999
|location = [[Tokyo, Japan]]
|industry = [[Visual Novel]]
|homepage = [http://www.voltage.co.jp/en/ www.voltage.co.jp/en/]
|subsid = Voltage Entertainment USA
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'''Voltage Inc.''' is a Japanese developer and publisher of interactive story [[Mobile app|apps]], such as [[visual novel]]s and [[otome game]]s, for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices. They also previously developed games with their [[San Francisco]] based subsidiary Voltage Entertainment USA.

==History==
The company originated in 1999,<ref>http://www.voltage.co.jp/en/corporate/history.html ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627053419/http://www.voltage.co.jp/en/corporate/history.html |date=2015-06-27 )) Voltage Official Website Milestones</ref> based in Tokyo, and began to expand to English-speaking audiences in 2011, releasing English-language versions of their games through the [[Apple Store]] and [[Google Play]]. They went on to establish a US subsidiary company, [[Voltage Entertainment USA]], in 2012.<ref>((cite web|url=https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/my-sensual-journey-into-japans-90-million-fake-anime-boyfriend-market|title=My Sensual Journey into Japan's $90 Million Fake Anime Boyfriend Market|publisher=Broadly, [[Vice (magazine)]]|date=2016-03-18|access-date=2016-04-09|archive-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325111148/https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/my-sensual-journey-into-japans-90-million-fake-anime-boyfriend-market|url-status=live))</ref> Expanded versions of several of their games were previously released through [[GREE]], however support for the [[Gree (social network)|GREE]] platform ceased in 2014.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.noobabble.com/voltage-inc-english-gree-games-to-end-service-in-november/|title=Voltage Inc. English GREE games to End Service in November|publisher=noobabble|date=2014-09-26|access-date=2016-04-09|archive-date=2016-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222146/http://www.noobabble.com/voltage-inc-english-gree-games-to-end-service-in-november/|url-status=live))</ref>

Voltage's American subsidiary, Voltage Entertainment USA, have released adaptations of existing Voltage games which have been localized to appeal to Western audiences. Beginning in 2013, the subsidiary began producing original games marketed directly to their English-speaking audience. By 2014, it was reported that Voltage had an audience of 22 million across all its games.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/22-million-women-hooked-otome-romantic-dating-simulator-games-1449353|title=22 Million Women Worldwide Hooked on 'Otome' Romantic Dating Simulator Games|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=2014-05-20|access-date=2016-04-09|archive-date=2016-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412121012/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/22-million-women-hooked-otome-romantic-dating-simulator-games-1449353|url-status=live))</ref> In 2017, Voltage Entertainment USA launched the multi-series app ''Lovestruck: Choose Your Romance'' and transitioned its AmeMix series into the app.<ref>((cite web|title=Gamasutra - Press Releases - LOVESTRUCK: CHOOSE YOUR ROMANCE available on the Apple App Store and Google Play|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/292915/LOVESTRUCK_CHOOSE_YOUR_ROMANCE_available_on_the_Apple_AppStore_and_Google_Play.php|website=[[Gamasutra]]|date=2017-03-03|access-date=2017-07-04|archive-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142125/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/292915/LOVESTRUCK_CHOOSE_YOUR_ROMANCE_available_on_the_Apple_AppStore_and_Google_Play.php|url-status=live))</ref> In July 2020, Voltage Entertainment USA's writing staff went on strike and won increased wages and greater workplace transparency.<ref>((Cite web |last1=Carpenter |first1=Nicole |title=These game writers made history by going on strike — and winning |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=2020-08-11 |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/11/21363817/lovestruck-voltage-entertainment-writers-strike-video-game-industry-unionization |language=en-US |access-date=2020-08-12 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=2020-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812040349/https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/11/21363817/lovestruck-voltage-entertainment-writers-strike-video-game-industry-unionization |url-status=live ))</ref><!--<ref>((cite web |last1=Parrish |first1=Ash |title=Freelance Game Writers Band Together To Strike Over Poor Pay |url=https://kotaku.com/popular-mobile-game-writers-go-on-strike-over-poor-pay-1844467020 |website=[[Kotaku]] |date=2020-07-22))</ref>-->

In December 2021, Voltage announced they would be shutting down Voltage Entertainment USA in 2022 to allocate resources more efficiently.<ref>((cite web |last1=Mateo |first1=Alex |title=Game Maker Voltage Shuts Down U.S. Division |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-27/game-maker-voltage-shuts-down-u.s-division/.181055 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2021-12-27 |access-date=2023-08-13 |archive-date=2023-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604165440/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-27/game-maker-voltage-shuts-down-u.s-division/.181055 |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Games==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!  Name || Release date(s) || Platform(s)
|-
| ''Celebrity Darling''|| 2008 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Love Letter from Thief X'' || 2011  <br>7 Sep. 2020 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
| ''My Forged Wedding'' || 2011 <br>17 Sep. 2020 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''My Sweet Bodyguard''  || 2011 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Pirates in Love'' || 2011 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''Be My Princess'' || 2012 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''Kiss of Revenge'' || 2012 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''Class Trip Crush'' ||2012 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''A Knight's Devotion'' || 2012 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''Seduced in the Sleepless City'' || 2012 <br>20 Oct. 2022 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''In Your Arms Tonight'' || 2012 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''Metro PD: Close to You'' || 2013 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''10 Days with My Devil'' || 2013 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Our Two Bedroom Story'' || 2013 <br>5 July 2020 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
| ''Kissed by the Baddest Bidder'' || 2013 <br>28 Nov. 2019 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''Serendipity Next Door'' || 2013 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Dreamy Days in West Tokyo'' || 2013 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Office Secrets'' || 2013 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Star-Crossed Myth'' || 2014 <br>29 Aug. 2019 (Switch)<br>22 Mar. 2023 (Steam) || Android, IOS, Switch, Steam
|-
|  ''Scandal in the Spotlight'' || 2014 <br>25 Mar. 2021 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
| ''Sakura Amidst Chaos'' || 2014 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Enchanted in the Moonlight'' || 2014 <br>13 Jun. 2019 (Switch) <br>22 Mar. 2023 (Steam) || Android, IOS, Switch, Steam
|-
| ''Kiss Me on Clover Hill'' || 2014 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''True Love Sweet Lies'' || 2014 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Be My Princess 2'' || 2014 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Finally, in Love Again'' || 2014 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''First Love Diaries - A Kiss on the Beach'' || 2014 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''My Wedding and 7 Rings'' || 2014 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''Her Love in the Force'' || 2014<br>21 Jan. 2021 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''Bad Boys Do it Better'' || 2015 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''My Last First Kiss'' || 2015 <br>25 Nov. 2021 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''Butler Until Midnight'' || 2015 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''[[Gossip Girl]]: Style Your Love'' || 2015 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''After School Affairs'' || 2016 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''Era of Samurai: Code of Love'' || 2016 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''Liar! Uncover the Truth'' || 2016 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Dangerous Seduction'' || 2016 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Irresistible Mistakes'' || 2017 <br>18 Aug. 2022 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''When Destiny Comes Knocking'' || 2017 || Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Rose in the Embers'' || 2017 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''Our Private Homeroom'' || 2017 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Kings of Paradise'' || 2017 <br>27 May 2021 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
| ''In Your Arms Tonight Season 2'' || 2018 ||  Android, IOS
|-
|  ''Love Brings you Home'' || 2018 || Android, IOS
|- 
|  ''Masquerade Kiss'' || 2018 || Android, IOS
|-
| ''A World with(out) You'' || 2018 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''Ayakashi: Romance Reborn'' ||  2018 <br>3 Apr. 2021 (Switch) || Android, IOS, Switch
|-
|  ''Romance MD: Always On Call'' || 2019 || Android, IOS
|-
| '' Destined Mr.Almost Right '' || 2019 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| '' Love's Hella Punk '' ||2020 ||  Android, IOS
|-
| ''Even If Tempest'' || 6 Sep. 2022||  Switch
|}

===Voltage Entertainment USA===
====Adaptations====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year || Name || Adaptation of:
|-
| 2012 || ''My Lover's a Thief'' || ''Love Letter from Thief X''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2013 || ''My Killer Romance'' || ''10 Days with My Devil''
|-
| ''White Lies & Sweet Nothings'' || ''My Forged Wedding''
|-
| ''Knight of My Heart'' || ''A Knight's Devotion''
|-
| ''Intimate Business'' || ''Office Secrets''
|-
| ''Glass Stilettos in Manhattan'' || ''Seduced in the Sleepless City''
|-
| ''To Love & Protect'' || ''My Sweet Bodyguard''
|}

====Original titles====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year || Name 
|-
| 2013 || ''Speakeasy Tonight'' 
|-
| 2014 || ''Queen's Gambit'' 
|-
| 2015 || ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss''((refn|group=nb|Originally titled ''Labyrinths of Astoria''.)) 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016 || ''Kisses & Curses'' 
|-
| ''Gangsters in Love'' 
|-
| ''Castaway! Love's Adventure'' 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''Love & Legends'' 
|-
| ''Starship Promise'' 
|-
| ''Havenfall Is For Lovers'' 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''Villainous Nights'' 
|-
| ''Astoria: Lost Kisses'' 
|-
| ''Sweet Enchantments'' 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019 || ''Queen of Thieves'' 
|-
| ''Sin With Me'' 
|-
| ''Reigning Passions'' 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020 || ''Wicked Lawless Love'' 
|-
| ''Tales of the Wild'' 
|-
| ''Ever After Academy'' 
|-
| 2021 || ''Immortal Heart Society'' 
|}

== Augmented and virtual reality ==
On January 13, 2017, Voltage Inc. released their first augmented reality title made available to users through the App Store and Google Play, entitled “Let’s Snuggle! AR”. The app is a unique first edition to the company's game portfolio, permitting fans of the Visual Novel romance apps to interact and talk with popular characters in a more personal setting. Following the release and success of the augmented reality app, Voltage Inc. created Voltage VR Inc., a subsidiary of Voltage Inc., dedicated to ensuring and providing fans high quality AR and VR games in the future. [https://www.voltage.co.jp/en/p-release/170201.html][https://www.voltage.co.jp/en/p-release/170410.html]
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Genre
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''Let’s Snuggle! AR''
|Augmented Reality
|-
|''Intimate VR: Eisuke''
|Virtual Reality
|}

== Notes ==
((Reflist|group=nb))

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website|http://www.voltage.co.jp/en/ www.voltage.co.jp/en/))
* https://www.voltage-ent.com
* [https://www.lovestruckgame.com Lovestruck: Choose Your Romance]

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