Hideki Kamiya
Director · Designer · Writer · Studio Executive
Hideki Kamiya is a Japanese game developer, game director, and game designer. He is Studio Head and Chief Game Designer at CLOVERS Inc.
Career
Hideki Kamiya joined Capcom in 1994 and initially worked as a planner on Resident Evil.
He made his directorial debut with Resident Evil 2 in 1998.
He joined Capcom subsidiary CloverStudio in 2004, and Okami was released in 2006.
In August 2006 he moved to SEEDS Inc., which later became PlatinumGames.
He left PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023 and joined CLOVERS Inc. as Studio Head and Chief Game Designer in October 2024.
Interesting Facts
- Kamiya says Bayonetta began as a draft for a 3D action game, after which he deliberately chose a woman as the lead character.
- SOL CRESTA was presented as an April Fool’s joke, but Kamiya says internal development had already begun when the trailer was released.
Credited Games
Viewtiful Joe
Director
Bayonetta
Director · Writer
The Wonderful 101: Remastered
Director
Bayonetta 2
Other · Writer +1
Sol Cresta
Creative Director · Director +1
Bayonetta 3
Director · Writer
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
Director · Writer
Project G.G.
Director