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#REDIRECT [[Square Enix Holdings]]
{{Infobox_Company |
  company_name  = Square Enix|
  company_logo  = [[File:Square Enix.jpg|300px]]|
  company_type  = Private|
  foundation    = September 22, 1975 (Eidansha Boshū Service Center)<br />February 5, 1980 (Eidansya Fudōsan)<br />August 18. 1981 (Eidansha Systems)<br />August 30 1982 (Enix Corporation)<br />October 1983 (Square)<br />September 1986 (Square Co., Ltd.)<br />April 1, 2003 (Square Enix)<br />October 2008 (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)|
  location      = United States|
  key_people    = [[Yasuhiro Fukushima]] (Enix)<br />[[Masafumi Miyamoto]] (Square)|
  num_employees  = 4,601|
  industry      = Video games |
  products      = Video games|
  homepage      = http://www.square-enix.com/|
}}
'''Square Enix Co., Ltd.''' is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distributor.
 
==Eidansha Boshū Service Center==
'''Eidansha Boshū Service Center (営団社募集サービスセンター, "Corporate Recruitment Service Center")''' was incorporated by [[Yasuhiro Fukushima]] on September 22, 1975.
 
==Enix Corporation==
'''Eidansya Fudōsan (営団社不動産, "Real Estate Company")''', a subsidiary of Eidansha Boshū Service Center, was incorporated on February 5, 1980. On August 18. 1981, it was renamed '''Eidansha Systems (営団社システムス, "Corporate Systems")'''. On August 30 1982, it was renamed '''Enix Corporation'''. Enix is a portmanteau of [[ENIAC]], the first digital computer, and "phoenix", a mythical bird that rises from its own ashes.
 
==Square==
[[Masafumi Miyamoto]] created Square as a division of his powerline construction company, Den-Yu-Sha in October 1983. '''Square Co., Ltd.''' was founded as a separate company in September 1986.
 
==Eidansha Boshū Service Center companies merge into Enix Corporation==
On April 1, 1989, Enix Corporation, and its two sister companies, Konika Enix and Enix Products were merged into Eidansha Boshū Service Center, which was then renamed Enix Corporation.
 
==Square Enix==
'''Square Enix''' was founded on April 1, 2003 as a result of the merger of Square and Enix.
 
==Square Enix Co., Ltd.==
Square Enix was renamed [[Square Enix Holdings|Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.]] in October 2008 and the development divisions were reorganized into Square Enix Co., Ltd.
 
==Video games by Enix (1982-2003)==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!| Title
!| Released
!| Platforms
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Door Door]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[FM-7]], [[MZ-2000]], [[PC-8801]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Portopia Serial Murder Case]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[FM-7]], [[FM-8]], [[MSX]], [[PC-6001]], [[PC-8801]], [[X1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Door Door mkII]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[FM-77]], [[MSX]], [[Pasopia 7]], [[PC-6001]], [[PC-9801]], [[S1]], [[X1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Door Door]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Portopia Serial Murder Case]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest (video game)|Dragon Quest]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]], [[MSX2]], [[NES]], [[PC-9801]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]], [[MSX2]], [[NES]], [[PC-9801]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ActRaiser]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Quintet]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest V]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Soul Blazer]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Quintet]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest I & II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Heartbeat]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1996
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Heartbeat]]. Original game by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest I & II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1999
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Color]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Tose]]. Original games by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1996
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Color]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Tose]]. Original game by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Heartbeat]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[ArtePiazza]] and [[Heartbeat]].<br />Original game by [[Chunsoft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Portopia Serial Murder Case]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Mobile phone]] ([[Java ME]])
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Chunsoft]].
|}
 
==Video games developed by Square (1983-2003)==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!| Title
!| Released
!| Platforms
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX2]], [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy III]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Secret of Mana]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Breath of Fire (video game)|Breath of Fire]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Capcom]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy I・II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Mario RPG]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Trials of Mana]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1997
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1997
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1997
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1998
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Chrono Cross]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1999
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1999
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1999
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[WonderSwan Color]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Front Mission 3]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Legend of Mana]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[WonderSwan Color]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Playstation 2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[WonderSwan Color]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy Origins]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Developed by [[Tose]]. ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' developed by [[Square]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 2]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
 
==Video games developed by Square Enix (2003-present)==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!| Title
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dawn of Mana]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2006
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Collection of Mana]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[M2]]. Includes ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'', ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', and ''[[Trials of Mana]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2011
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2015
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue|Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2013
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Includes ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'', and a video of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' story.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX|Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5]]'' + ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX|2.5 ReMIX]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Includes ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'', a video of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' story, ''[[Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep|Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix]]'', and a video of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts: coded|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' story.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Includes ''[[Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep|Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix]]'', and a video of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts: coded|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' story.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2007
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: coded|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts VR Experience]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ|Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2016
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Square Enix
Type Private
Founded September 22, 1975 (Eidansha Boshū Service Center)
February 5, 1980 (Eidansya Fudōsan)
August 18. 1981 (Eidansha Systems)
August 30 1982 (Enix Corporation)
October 1983 (Square)
September 1986 (Square Co., Ltd.)
April 1, 2003 (Square Enix)
October 2008 (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Headquarters United States
Key people Yasuhiro Fukushima (Enix)
Masafumi Miyamoto (Square)
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 4,601
Website http://www.square-enix.com/

Square Enix Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distributor.

Eidansha Boshū Service Center

Eidansha Boshū Service Center (営団社募集サービスセンター, "Corporate Recruitment Service Center") was incorporated by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975.

Enix Corporation

Eidansya Fudōsan (営団社不動産, "Real Estate Company"), a subsidiary of Eidansha Boshū Service Center, was incorporated on February 5, 1980. On August 18. 1981, it was renamed Eidansha Systems (営団社システムス, "Corporate Systems"). On August 30 1982, it was renamed Enix Corporation. Enix is a portmanteau of ENIAC, the first digital computer, and "phoenix", a mythical bird that rises from its own ashes.

Square

Masafumi Miyamoto created Square as a division of his powerline construction company, Den-Yu-Sha in October 1983. Square Co., Ltd. was founded as a separate company in September 1986.

Eidansha Boshū Service Center companies merge into Enix Corporation

On April 1, 1989, Enix Corporation, and its two sister companies, Konika Enix and Enix Products were merged into Eidansha Boshū Service Center, which was then renamed Enix Corporation.

Square Enix

Square Enix was founded on April 1, 2003 as a result of the merger of Square and Enix.

Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Square Enix was renamed Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2008 and the development divisions were reorganized into Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Video games by Enix (1982-2003)

Title Released Platforms Notes
Door Door 1983 FM-7, MZ-2000, PC-8801 Developed by Chunsoft.
The Portopia Serial Murder Case 1983 FM-7, FM-8, MSX, PC-6001, PC-8801, X1 Developed by Chunsoft.
Door Door mkII 1985 FM-77, MSX, Pasopia 7, PC-6001, PC-9801, S1, X1 Developed by Chunsoft.
Door Door 1985 Family Computer Developed by Chunsoft.
The Portopia Serial Murder Case 1985 Family Computer Developed by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest 1986 MSX, MSX2, NES, PC-9801 Developed by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest II 1987 MSX, MSX2, NES, PC-9801 Developed by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest III 1988 NES Developed by Chunsoft.
ActRaiser 1990 Super Famicom Developed by Quintet.
Dragon Quest IV 1990 NES Developed by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest V 1992 Super Famicom Developed by Chunsoft.
Soul Blazer 1992 Super Famicom Developed by Quintet.
Dragon Quest I & II 1993 Super Famicom Developed by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest VI 1995 Super Famicom Developed by Heartbeat.
Dragon Quest III 1996 Super Famicom Developed by Heartbeat. Original game by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest I & II 1999 Game Boy Color Developed by Tose. Original games by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest III 1996 Game Boy Color Developed by Tose. Original game by Chunsoft.
Dragon Quest VII 2000 PlayStation Developed by Heartbeat.
Dragon Quest IV 2001 PlayStation Developed by ArtePiazza and Heartbeat.
Original game by Chunsoft.
The Portopia Serial Murder Case 2001 Mobile phone (Java ME) Developed by Chunsoft.

Video games developed by Square (1983-2003)

Title Released Platforms Notes
Final Fantasy 1987 MSX2, NES
Final Fantasy II 1988 Family Computer
Final Fantasy III 1990 Family Computer
Final Fantasy Adventure 1991 Game Boy
Final Fantasy IV 1991 SNES
Final Fantasy V 1992 Super Famicom
Secret of Mana 1993 SNES
Breath of Fire 1994 PlayStation Developed by Capcom.
Final Fantasy I・II 1994 Family Computer
Final Fantasy VI 1994 SNES
Super Mario RPG 1994 SNES
Chrono Trigger 1995 SNES
Trials of Mana 1995 Super Famicom
Final Fantasy IV 1997 PlayStation
Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 PlayStation
Final Fantasy VII 1997 PlayStation, Windows
Final Fantasy V 1998 PlayStation
Chrono Cross 1999 PlayStation
Chrono Trigger 1999 PlayStation
Final Fantasy VIII 1999 PlayStation, Windows
Final Fantasy 2000 WonderSwan Color
Final Fantasy IX 2000 PlayStation
Front Mission 3 2000 PlayStation
Legend of Mana 2000 PlayStation
Final Fantasy II 2001 WonderSwan Color
Final Fantasy X 2001 Playstation 2
Final Fantasy IV 2002 WonderSwan Color
Final Fantasy Origins 2002 PlayStation Developed by Tose. Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II developed by Square.
Final Fantasy XI 2002 PlayStation 2, Windows
Kingdom Hearts 2002 PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy X-2 2003 PlayStation 2

Video games developed by Square Enix (2003-present)

Title Released Notes
Kingdom Hearts II 2004
Dawn of Mana 2006
Collection of Mana 2019 Co-developed with M2. Includes Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana, and Trials of Mana.
Final Fantasy XIII 2009
Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011
Final Fantasy XIV 2010
Final Fantasy Type-0 2015
Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage 2017
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX 2013 Includes Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, and a video of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days story.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX 2017 Includes Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, a video of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days story, Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix, and a video of the Kingdom Hearts Re:coded story.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX 2014 Includes Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix, and a video of the Kingdom Hearts Re:coded story.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue 2017
Kingdom Hearts III 2019
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 2009
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep 2014
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance 2017
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories 2007
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded 2010
Kingdom Hearts VR Experience 2019
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] 2016
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