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lead=yes (stylized as ω-Force) is a Japanese video game developer and a division of founded in 1996 by Akihiro Suzuki and Kenichi Ogasawara that is best known for the series of video games.


History
Omega Force was founded in 1996 as the fourth Business Division of to widen the appeal of Koei's portfolio outside of their strategy and simulation games such as Romance of Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga's Ambition. Kenichi Ogasawara originally joined Koei in hopes of being able to work on Nobunaga's Ambition, of which he was a fan, as a planner. Due to his lack of programming skills, he was assigned to a training course to become a programmer whilst porting games from NEC PC-9801 to the Super NES. Ogasawara, after being promoted to planner, was then tasked by Koei to create a 3D action game using the technological capabilities of the PlayStation. This resulted in the development of Dynasty Warriors and the establishment of Omega Force.

The studio was originally going to be named after the letter Z, but this idea never came to fruition as the letter Z can have different meanings outside of . Wanting to keep the last letter of the alphabet, they settled for Omega from the ; however, due to copyright concerns with the clock manufacturing company , Force was added – a Japanese for "fourth" – representing that they are the fourth business division.

, released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64, pioneered the cover-based third-person shooter and inspired games such as Kill Switch, Gears of War, and . It also featured an early rendition of a mechanic for weapon aiming, which would later be seen in games like Resident Evil 4. The cover system has since become a staple of the third-person shooter genre. With WinBack, which was originally shown off at the 1999 Electronic Entertainment Expo and later at the 1999 Nintendo Space World trade show, Omega Force was once again tasked by Koei to create a title it wasn't known for.

In 2016, Kenichi Ogasawara mentioned during an interview with that the next entry in their key franchise , titled Dynasty Warriors 9, was in development. He hoped to have a greater impact with Dynasty Warriors 9, as he mentioned "the evolution from Dynasty Warriors 7 to 8 was insufficient". Producers Masaki Furusawa and Akihiro Suzuki planned to overhaul the franchise's often criticized combat system. In 2018, Omega Force released Dynasty Warriors 9, moving the franchise from its arena-based combat to an .

, the third collaboration project between Omega Force and , released in 2020 and quickly became the best-selling Warriors game as well as the developer's best-selling title, shipping over 4 million copies as of January 2022.

In 2022, Omega Force announced a partnership with , along with its parent company . Their new game, Wild Hearts, would be published under their label. The game was officially announced on September 23, 2022. Wild Hearts' director, Kotaro Hirata, mentioned that Dynasty Warriors has become a pillar franchise for Omega Force, and that with Wild Hearts they wanted another strong pillar franchise for Omega Force, hoping to widen their audience and create more internationally appealing titles. EA's Andrew Wilson mentioned in an investor meeting that the success of led to EA greenlighting the title.


Games

Warriors games
The Warriors series, known in Japan as the lit. "Unrivaled" series, is an action game series created by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. The meta-series contains various series, such as the games, the games, the games, the games, and various spin-offs.


Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors, known in Japan as lit. " Unrivaled", is the first and the largest Warriors subseries. In Japanese, all games after the original Dynasty Warriors carry the lit. "True · Three Kingdom Unrivalled" title, but English localizations continue to use Dynasty Warriors, putting all international releases a number ahead of their Japanese counterparts.


Main series
1997Known as Sangoku Musō in Japan.
2000Known as 真・三國無双 in Japan.
2001An expansion, Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (known as Shin · Sangokumusou 2 Moushouden in Japan), was released in 2002.

A remastered version, Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered (known as Shin · Sangokumusou 2 with Moushouden Remastered'' in Japan), is planned for a worldwide release on 19 March 2026.

2003Several expansions were released: Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends, Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires and Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper
2005Several expansions were released: Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends, Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires and Dynasty Warriors 5: Special
2007Several expansions were released: Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires and Dynasty Warriors 6: Special
2011Several expansions were released: Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends, Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires and Dynasty Warriors 7: Special
2013Several expansions were released: Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends and Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
2018An expansion, Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires, was released.
2025, Hack and slashPlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch 2A "major DLC" expansion, "" is set to be released on January 22, 2026. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is also planned for release on the same date.


Spin-offs
2004Known as 真・三國無双 in Japan.
2005
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2010
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2016


Samurai Warriors
Samurai Warriors, known as lit. "Unrivaled Warring States" is the series based loosely around the ("Warring States") period of Japanese history.

2004An expansion released: Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends.
2006Several expansions were released: Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends, Samurai Warriors 2: Empires.
2007
2009Several expansions were released: Samurai Warriors 3: Moushouden, Samurai Warriors 3: Empires
2011
2012
2014
Several expansions were released: Samurai Warriors 4-II, Samurai Warriors 4: Empires and Samurai Warriors 4 DX
2016Known as 戦国無双 ~真田丸~ in Japan.
2021


Warriors Orochi and Warriors All-Stars
Warriors Orochi, known as Musō Orochi in Japan, is a series developed by and Omega Force. It is a crossover of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors.

2007
2008Known as lit. "Unrivalled Orochi Demon Lord Rebrith" in Japan.
2009
2011Known as Musō Orochi Tsū in Japan.
2017Crossover between multiple Koei Tecmo franchises such as , Dead or Alive, and Atelier.
2018
2025, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows


Licensed
2007Known as ガンダム無双 in Japan, published by Bandai Namco.
2008Published by Bandai Namco.
2010Known as 北斗無双 in Japan.
Published by Bandai Namco.
2012PlayStation 3
Known as 真・北斗無双 in Japan.
2013Published by Bandai Namco.
Known as 真・ガンダム無双 in Japan, published by Bandai Namco.
2014Co-developed with , published by outside of Japan.
2015Action role-playing, hack and slash, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft WindowsPublished by
Published by Bandai Namco.
2016Dragon Quest Heroes IIAction role-playing, hack and slash, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, , Microsoft WindowsPublished by
Known as Beruseruku Musō in Japan
2017Co-developed with , published by outside of Japan.
2020Persona 5 StrikersAction role-playing, hack and slash, PlayStation 4, Microsoft WindowsPublished by .
Published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Published by outside of Japan.
2022Published by in Japan, and co-developed with .
Published by outside of Japan.
2025Published by outside of Japan.


Other
1998
1999
2007
2008
2010
2013
2014
2016Based on 's Attack on Titan
2018
Co-developed and published by
2023Published by under EA Originals label
Published by
, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, WindowsCo-developed with
2026Pokémon PokopiaNintendo Switch 2


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