Holo Indie
holo indie | |
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Type | Publishing Brand |
Founded | November 15, 2023 |
Store Pages | https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/holo_Indie (Steam) |
CCMC Corp | |
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Full Name | Creator Community Company |
Type | Kabushiki gaisha Subsidiary |
Industry |
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Founded | October 10, 2023 |
Headquarters | Cover Corp Office, Minato, Tokyo |
Key People | Taro Kamochi (CEO) |
Website | https://ccmc-corp.com/en (Official Site) https://ccmc-corp.itch.io/ (Itch.io Store) |
holo Indie is a game brand created by COVER Corp. for Hololive fan games.[1] The program was created after Cover noticed the massive success of HoloCure and Idol Showdown in 2023.[2][3]
The brand was created as part of the formation of Cover's Corp. new subsidiary CCMC Corp (Creator Community Company) responsible for facilitating video game licensing deals using Hololive Production IP to both other corporation as well as fans as part of Cover's focus on encouraging User Generated Content.
On June 7th, 2024, ReGLOSS member Ichijou Ririka was appointed the official Support Ambassador for holo Indie.[4] Kaela Kovalskia was appointed as a Support Ambassador for holo Indie on December 1, 2024.[5]
CCMC[edit]
CCMC was established to help facilitate officially recognized fan created games using Hololive Production IP.[6] According to Cover, CCMC and holo indie in particular operate with these goals in mind.
- Foster an ecosystem where video game creators can see a return on their efforts, providing support every step of the way.
- Create opportunities to bring a wide variety of hololive video game adaptations to as many fans as possible.
- Grow and expand alongside hololive production through ambitious endeavors with fans and creators.
Aside from handling fan games, CCMC was also given the rights to facilitate the production and publishing of licensed video game by commercial developer and received the rights to existing licensed game which includes the two horror titles Evil God Korone and Truth of Beauty Witch developed and published by Vaka Game Magazine as well as Minato Aqua's self-produced Visual Novel Aquarium by developer Entergram.
Games[edit]
Holo Indie[edit]
Name | Developer | Release Date | Genre | Price | Description |
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HoloParade | Roboqlo | 2023-12-01 | Tug of War RTS | ¥490 (Regional Prices) |
The first game to be published under holo Indie and the first fan game to be monetized under the new Fan Works Guideline. |
Idol Showdown | Besto Games Team | 2023-05-05 | 2D Anime Fighter | Free | The game was originally self-published by Besto Game and was the first Hololive fan game released for Steam Store.[7] Later announced to be under holo Indie at the end of HoloExpo 2024. |
Holo X Break | KayAnimate and HoloCure team | 2023-03-29 | Side scrolling Beat 'em up | Free | The second game by the HoloCure team inspired by Little Fighter 2. Announced at the end of HoloExpo 2024. |
WOWOWOW KORONE BOX | tian nya | 2021-08-24 (Itch.io) 2024-04-12 (Steam) |
Top-down shooter | Free | Inspired by Vlambeer's "Super Crate Box" and "Nuclear Throne", the game was initially release on Itch.io. Was later re-released on Steam under holo Indie. |
Miko in Maguma | frog blend | 2024-04-26 | Tricky Verticle Platformer | Free | |
Miko Sniper | さめGames | 2024-06-07 | Arcade Base Defense | ¥490 (Regional Prices) |
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DUEHOLO | Take | 2024-06-28 | Deck-building roguelike card RPG | ¥490 (Regional Prices) |
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Age of Advent | MooCow Games | 2023-12-01 | Mini-game Collection | Free | Originally released directly by MooCow Games. Later announced to be under holo Indie. |
hololive Treasure Mountain | B-SiDE | 2024-08-01 | 3D Puzzle/Suika Game-like | ¥980 (Regional Prices) |
First Holo Indie game to be made by a commercial development studio. |
Holo Pop | HappyHoppyHappy | 2024-10-05 | Pachinko-like | ¥490 (Regional Prices) |
(Currently not to be available in English) |
The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis | Medium Wage Media | 2024-09-12 | Vertical Shoot 'em up | ¥300 (Regional Prices) |
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Protostar Twillight | Tactical Elysium | 2024-10-17 | Strategy RPG | Free | Made in SRPG Maker, first Holostars game. |
Flare Nui Nui Quest | sulpx | 2023-02-26 (Itch.io v1.0) 2024-10-24 (Steam) |
Action Platformer | ¥980 (Regional Prices) |
Originally self-published by sulpx on their Itch.io as a free game. Later released on Steam as a paid HoloIndie release with new content update. |
Elite Exorcist Miko | tian nya | 2024-08-14 (Demo) Dec 2024 (Early Access) |
Side scrolling Bullet Hell | TBA | Inpired by Touhou Project, Enter the Gungeon and Nuclear Throne. 2nd game by tian nya, first to be release under the early access format |
Licensed Game[edit]
Name | Developer | Release Date | Genre | Description |
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Aquarium | Entergram | 2022-10-27 | Romance Visual Novel | Minato Aqua's self-produce Visual Novel. Is currently listed as being under CCMC.[8] |
Evil God Korone | Vaka Game Magazine | 2021-11-08 | Side Scrolling Horror | Self-published by Vaka Game Magazine prior to CCMC founding. Is currently listed as being under CCMC.[8] |
Truth of Beauty Witch | 2023-08-11 | |||
Doppelgänger | HOLOSTARS EN Teams | 2023-11-14 | Horror Visual Novel | Developed by the Holostars EN management team and is published directly by Cover Corp. Is hosted by CCMC on their Itch.io page. |
References[edit]
- ↑ (Nov 15, 2023). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/cover_corp/status/1724699624940933494
- ↑ (Mar 14, 2024). https://note.cover-corp.com/n/n0cdd04c374c3#c3413bd3-05fa-4401-9943-a01d3726cd54
- ↑ Austin Wood (2024-04-30). An incredible roguelike and fighting game pushed one of the biggest companies in vtubing to make its own game publisher, and now hololive's buried in over 50 ideas (English). Gameradar+. Retrieved on May 24, 2024.
- ↑ CCMC Corp. ReGLOSS member Ririka Ichijo @ichijouririka has been appointed as the support ambassador for #holoindie ! (Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved on June 7, 2024.
- ↑ CCMC Corp. Kaela Kovalskia, who regularly plays holo Indie titles, has been appointed as the holo Indie Support Ambassador! (Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved on December 1, 2024.
- ↑ Cover Corp. CCMC Corp - Company (English). CCMC Corp. Retrieved on May 24, 2024.
- ↑ (May 6, 2023). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/IdolShowdown/status/1654638809848623105
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CCMC Corp.. CCMC - License Service. CCMC Corp.. Retrieved on June 14, 2024.