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Kojima Productions

Hideo Kojima speaking at the Game Developers Conference in 2013

Two studios have carried the name. The first, a Konami team founded in 2005, made Metal Gear Solid V on its own Fox Engine and ended when Konami restructured in 2015. Hideo Kojima then founded an independent Kojima Productions in Tokyo in December 2015; Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2 run on Guerrilla Games’ Decima engine.

History

  • April 2005. Original Kojima Productions formed as a Konami subsidiary.
  • 16 March 2015. Konami restructured game development into a headquarters-controlled system, ending the old Kojima Productions.
  • 16 December 2015. Hideo Kojima announced an independent studio, also named Kojima Productions, with Sony Computer Entertainment.
  • 24 February 2017. Guerrilla Games announced it was sharing the Decima engine with Kojima Productions; Kojima Amsterdam set up.
  • 2019. Death Stranding released through Sony Interactive Entertainment, the studio’s first game.
  • 26 June 2025. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach released for PlayStation 5; Windows version followed on 19 March 2026.
  • 9 September 2026. Rights to Physint transferred to Xbox Game Studios after Sony informed Kojima Productions it was cancelling the project in June 2026.

Engines

  • Fox Engine (in-house): Built by the original Konami Kojima Productions for Metal Gear Solid V and used for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
  • Decima (licensed): Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2 use Guerrilla Games’ engine, shared under a partnership

Kojima Productions games on Gamenator

Each game links to its article; engines and genres link to our pages.

GameEngineGenre
Death StrandingDecimaWalking simulator
Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDecima
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground ZeroesFox Engine
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainFox Engine
P.T.Fox Engine

Read the story: Decima: how Guerrilla gave Kojima its engine on a stick.

At a glance

Founded
2015 (independent); 2005 as a Konami team
Founders
Hideo Kojima
Headquarters
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Owner
Independent, privately held
Status
Active

Sources

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  1. Kojima Productions — Wikipedia
  2. Fox Engine — Wikipedia
  3. Introducing Decima — Guerrilla Games
  4. Home — kojimaproductions.jp
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