Elf
Japan publisher and developerfounded in 1989-04-27 closed in 2015-10 status: dead
Elf Corporation was founded on on April 27, 1989 in Tokyo by Masato Hiruta, Atsushi Kanao, and Toshihiro Abiru, a group of game designers that split off FairyTale. The company specializes in developing and publishing erotic games in various genres. Adult content in their games tends to be rather softcore; several Elf titles have been ported to console systems with adult scenes removed.
Elf's most popular games are the dating adventure Dōkyūsei (1992) and its sequels and spin-offs, as well as the role-playing game series Dragon Knight, the third installment of which has been officially translated into English and released in Western countries.
Elf as a company would eventually close down in October 2015. The publishing rights to most of their back catalogue of games went into the hands of DMM.com.
Notable collaborators: Ichikawa Saasha, Yokota Mamoru, Takei Masaki, Hiruta Masato and Doten Meikai
It is known for Biniku no Kaori, Doukyuusei, Dragon Knight
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Common gametypes
Top platforms
Windows | 41 | |
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NEC PC9801 | 32 | |
X68000 | 19 | |
FM Towns | 11 | |
NEC PC8801 | 10 | |
MSX2 | 9 | |
MS-DOS | 8 | |
Saturn | 6 | |
MSX | 5 | |
PS | 3 | |
PC Engine CD | 3 | |
PC Engine | 3 | |
SNES | 2 | |
PC-FX | 2 | |
Arcade | 2 |
Elf best rated games
Dōkyūsei 2 | 1997 | win | |
Ashita no Yukinojou | 2001 | win | |
Dragon Knight 4 | 2007 | win | |
Doukyuusei | 1995 | pecd | |
Yu-No: A Girl Who Chants Love At The Bound Of This World | 2000 | win | |
Dōkyūsei | 1992 | x68k | |
Dragon Knight III | 1994 | pecd | |
Shangrlia 2: Special Edition | 1993 | x68k | |
Konoyo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo Yu-No | 1997 | sat | |
Kakyusei | 1996 | 9801 |
Elf worst games
Words Worth | 1993 | 9801 | |
Shangrlia | 1991 | 9801 |