Midas

midas (ミダス) is a video game developing team working in Koei that was officially formed on March 13, 2017. Its formation was announced to the public on March 30, 2017.

midas is mainly comprised of developers within the company who are in their twenties or thirties. Their goal is to represent current digital trends by specializing in smartphone app development. Their namesake is the golden touch of King Midas, which is better known as the Midas touch in Japan. It's a hopeful wish for the new wave of creators' work to "shine like gold" and be a huge success for them. The name was also given in the hopes that their work will touch consumers from all corners of life.