Boden
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1996
- HeadquartersPrinceton, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
Boden firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Boden
- Website
- https://bodeninc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1996
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Boden industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Visual Novel Games
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (513210)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mobile & F2P Game Studios (MPAFAAAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Digital Game Distribution Platforms & Storefronts (PC/Mobile/Console) (MPAFABAB)
Keywords
Where Boden is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Princeton
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Boden business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Free game - no pricing |
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Boden product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Boden runs a digital distribution platform that hosts and promotes the pixel-style simulation visual novel game "与夏日姐姐们的甜蜜时光" (Sweet Time with Summer Sisters / ぼくと夏のおねえちゃん達), originally by Nitro+. The game is delivered as a free download for Android mobile and PC, featuring 14 interactive characters and a day/night cycle system across multiple in-game locations.
Product overview
Boden operates a digital game distribution platform featuring the core product '与夏日姐姐们的甜蜜时光' (Sweet Time with Summer Sisters), a pixel-style simulation visual novel game. The game is available as Android and PC versions with approximately 1.8M downloads and 750K active users. It features character interaction mechanics across multiple locations with a day/night cycle system.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- 与夏日姐姐们的甜蜜时光 (Sweet Time with Summer Sisters / ぼくと夏のおねえちゃん達) A pixel-style simulation visual novel game originally by Nitro+, localized in Chinese for Android and PC. Players interact with 14 characters (including three sisters and other townspeople) across locations such as the entrance, kitchen, living room, river, dam, shrine, police station, bus stop, hot spring, and beach, with a day/night cycle that changes atmosphere. Distributed as a free complete version.
Quantifiable outcome
- 4.9/5 rating
Companies that use Boden
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Boden technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Boden partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Boden competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Nutaku: Nutaku is a major digital platform for adult browser and mobile games, including visual novels. It competes for the same adult-game audience and operates in the adjacent distribution-platform space Boden uses for its game.
- Kagura Games: Kagura Games publishes and distributes localized Japanese adult visual novels and indie titles. It is comparable to Boden across product type (adult visual novels), business model (digital distribution), and target customer (Western niche VN audience).
- DLsite: DLsite is a major Japanese digital distribution platform for doujin/indie adult games, visual novels, and similar content. Boden distributes its adult visual novel game with DLsite attribution on its site, making DLsite a directly comparable distribution and content channel peer.
- MangaGamer: MangaGamer is a leading Western publisher and distributor of Japanese adult visual novels, offering localization and digital distribution. It directly competes with Boden for adult visual novel audiences and the same downloadable niche product category.
- Sekai Project: Sekai Project localizes and publishes Japanese visual novels (both all-ages and adult) for Western audiences. It is a direct competitor in the cross-border visual novel publishing space that Boden operates in.
- JAST USA: JAST USA publishes and distributes localized Japanese adult visual novels in Western markets. It shares Boden's core product type (adult visual novels), distribution model (digital download), and target demographic.
- Denpasoft: Denpasoft develops and publishes adult visual novels (often slice-of-life/romance themed) for PC and mobile. It is comparable to Boden as a developer/publisher of adult VNs with similar content style and audience.
Emerging players
- Cherry Kiss Games: Cherry Kiss Games is a smaller publisher focused on adult visual novels and sim/dating games on PC. It targets the same niche as Boden's pixel-style visual novel and represents an emerging competitor in the same genre.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat2 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Boden financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Boden leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Boden funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Boden M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Boden
What does Boden do?
Boden runs a digital distribution platform that hosts and promotes the pixel-style simulation visual novel game "与夏日姐姐们的甜蜜时光" (Sweet Time with Summer Sisters / ぼくと夏のおねえちゃん達), originally by Nitro+. The game is delivered as a free download for Android mobile and PC, featuring 14 interactive characters and a day/night cycle system across multiple in-game locations.
When was Boden founded?
Boden was founded in 1996. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Boden based?
Boden is headquartered in Princeton, United States, in the North America region.
Who are Boden's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Nutaku, Kagura Games, DLsite, MangaGamer, Sekai Project, JAST USA and Denpasoft. Cherry Kiss Games is listed as an emerging player.
Does Boden have an API?
No public API is recorded for Boden.
What industry is Boden in?
Boden's product category is Visual Novel Games. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAFAAAB, Mobile & F2P Game Studios, with a secondary code of MPAFABAB, Digital Game Distribution Platforms & Storefronts (PC/Mobile/Console). Its NAICS code is 513210 and its SIC code is 7372.