Game developer jobs in Japan

Game developer: 227 open roles at 71 companies in Japan. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 1 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 24 Oct 2026
open roles
227
companies
71
open to any nationality
100%
median stated pay
$44k

Studios hiring

StudioOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Bandai Namco Studios14100%
CyberAgent13100%
Adglobe11100%
Cygames10100%
Tencent9100%
Nintendo Systems9100%
Matrix9100%
Game Freak7100%
Wicked Workshop7100%
CAPCOM7100%
2007 - 2026 h.a.n.d., Inc.7100%
Aiming6100%
DeNA6100%
ARSTECH GUILD5100%
Applibot5100%

Newest roles

AltPlus

altplus.co.jp
altplus.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 8, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 8, 1 new
AltPlus is a Japanese company that plans, develops and operates social and mobile games and supports the development and operation of IT services. It had 188 consolidated employees in June 2026 and hires UI motion designers, lead server engineers, tech leads and project managers for new Unity mobile game titles. The company is headquartered in the Sunshine 60 building in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

サーバエンジニア(新規ゲーム案件)

$389k – $777k per year • In office (Tokyo, Japan)
PHP
PHP
Laravel
PHPUnit
Pest
Databases
SQLite
TiDB
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
DevOps
GitHub
AWS
+2
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CyberAgent

cyberagent.co.jp
cyberagent.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Mobile Games • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Advertising • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1998 • Trust D • Hiring 142, 7 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Mobile Games • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Advertising • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1998 • Trust D • Hiring 142, 7 new
CyberAgent is a Tokyo internet company founded in 1998 that runs one of the largest digital advertising agencies in Japan. It operates the ABEMA streaming service, a substantial mobile game business through Cygames and other studios, and invests in artificial intelligence for advertising creative. The company develops its own advertising technology stack and media platforms in house.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
C#
Game Dev
Unity
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≈ $25k – $70k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
GitHub
Web3
NFT
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Matrix

matrixsoft.co.jp
matrixsoft.co.jp • Tokyo • Trust C • Hiring 18, 4 new
Tokyo • Trust C • Hiring 18, 4 new
歌舞伎町から世界にエンタメを届けたい!多彩なジャンルのゲーム開発、パチンコ・パチスロの演出企画や映像制作をおこなう株式会社マトリックスの公式サイトです。.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

【ゲーム】背景モデラー

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
Unreal Engine
Substance 3D Designer
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

【ゲーム】キャラクターモデラー

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
Unreal Engine
Design
Adobe Photoshop
ZBrush
Substance 3D Painter
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Fuji Nextera Labo

fnl.co.jp
fnl.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Digital Media • Trust A • Hiring 11, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Digital Media • Trust A • Hiring 11, 1 new
Fuji Nextera Labo is a digital company born from Fuji Television that works across media, entertainment and digital transformation. It provides IT services for broadcasters, system development, data analysis and AI, marketing and game production, and supports the FOD streaming service, hiring network, security and infrastructure engineers, data analysts and designers. The company is based in Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 3 hours ago 5 days ago Likely open · 62%

ゲーム:鬼太郎フロントエンジニア(業務委託)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Freelance
ChatGPT
Claude Code
Copilot
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FromSoftware

fromsoftware.jp
fromsoftware.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 1986 • Hiring 3
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 1986 • Hiring 3
FromSoftware is a Tokyo game studio founded in 1986 that defined the modern action role playing game with Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Its titles are known for demanding combat, interconnected level design and indirect storytelling. The studio is majority owned by KADOKAWA with an investment from Sony and Tencent.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 3 hours ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 89%

【キャリア】ゲームプログラマ

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
C#
C++
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Koei Tecmo

koeitecmo.co.jp
koeitecmo.co.jp • HQ: Yokohama, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2009 • Hiring 11, 1 new
HQ: Yokohama, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2009 • Hiring 11, 1 new
Koei Tecmo is a Yokohama game company formed in 2009 from the merger of Koei and Tecmo. It publishes the Dynasty Warriors, Nioh, Atelier and Dead or Alive series and licenses its Warriors formula to other publishers. The company also develops games under contract for Nintendo and other partners.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 89%

ゲームプログラマー みなとみらい 市ヶ谷

In office (Yokohama, Japan)
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Skills these roles ask for

C++ 71C# 68Unreal Engine 51Unity 37GitHub 31Adobe Photoshop 31Slack 24Python 20Git 19Substance 3D Painter 17Windows 16ZBrush 14MySQL 12AWS 123ds Max 11HLSL 10

Where the roles are

Tokyo 184Osaka 19Nagoya 9Yokohama 3Beihai 3Toyonaka 3Sapporo 3Fukuoka 2

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

227 of the 227 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which game studios hire most?

Bandai Namco Studios (14), CyberAgent (13), Adglobe (11), Cygames (10), Tencent (9).

Which roles count as game developer jobs?

Every game design, gameplay, engine (Unity, Unreal, Godot), graphics and AR/VR role at any employer, and the backend, platform, AI, data, QA, art and product roles of the game studios - mobile, console and PC developers and publishers, esports and metaverse companies. Gambling and betting companies are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 227 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 24 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0