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Engine:Katana Engine

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Katana Engine
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Katana Engine, formerly known as KTGL (Koei Tecmo Game Library), [1] is a game engine developed by Future Tech Base, formerly known as the Technical Support Department, [2] which is the R&D department within Koei Tecmo responsible for developing game engines among other things. [3]

Development of the KTGL engine started around 2000, in order to develop games for multiple platforms with great efficiency. At the time, the KTGL engine was just a software library with individual production tools. Only in around 2010 did the development of a full-fledged integrated production environment start. [4]

AI technology is increasingly used in order to streamline the development process. Most Koei Tecmo titles have been developed using the Katana Engine as of 2024. [5]


  1. Nikkei - テクモとの統合なければ完成しなかったゲーム「仁王」 - last accessed on 2024-03-15
    "新しい開発システムは「KTGL(コーエーテクモゲームライブラリー)」といいます。"
  2. Koei Tecmo - 組織変更のお知らせ - last accessed on 2024-03-15
    "技術支援部の部署名をフューチャーテックベースに変更いたします。"
  3. Nikkei XTECH - ニッチを育てメジャーに! 原点回帰でゲームビジネスの精度を上げる - last accessed on 2024-03-15
  4. 4Gamer.net - [インタビュー]コーエーテクモという会社のAIへの向き合い方は,堅実かつ歴史に裏打ちされたものだった。AIの使い方から会社のポリシーに至るまで,普段は表に出ない人にあれこれ聞いてみよう - last accessed on 2024-03-15
    "元々2000年代前半にソフトウェアライブラリと個々の制作ツールとして作っていたものがあって,それを,統合的な制作環境がないと難しいなという話になって……2010年頃から本格的な統合制作環境としても開発し、今にいたります。"
  5. Koei Tecmo - Integrated Report 2023 - last accessed on 2024-03-15
    "Most KOEI TECMO titles have been developed using “Katana Engine™”"