Hidetaka Miyazaki

Hidetaka Miyazaki is a video-game director and the Representative Director and President of FromSoftware. He is known for directing or guiding the development of action role-playing games including Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring.

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About Hidetaka Miyazaki

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Japan · Video-game director, Game-development executive · 1 affiliation

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Known for: Video-game direction; Action role-playing games; Japanese computer-entertainment industry
Country: Japan

Video-game director
Game-development executive

At a glance

FromSoftware identifies Miyazaki as its Representative Director and President.
His credited directing work includes Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, while Elden Ring was developed under his direction.
Miyazaki joined FromSoftware in 2004 after working at Oracle Corporation and began his game-development career on the Armored Core series.
In 2022, he received the Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award for his contribution to Japan's computer-entertainment industry.

Background and entry into game development

In a 2015 interview, Miyazaki said he grew up in Shizuoka, studied social science at Keio University, and worked at Oracle Corporation before entering game development. He joined FromSoftware as a developer in 2004, initially working on the Armored Core series before receiving a lead credit on Demon's Souls.

Directing career

Official platform and publisher materials identify Miyazaki as director of Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware also described Elden Ring as having been made under his guidance as director.

Leadership at FromSoftware

Reported career profiles place Miyazaki's promotion to president of FromSoftware in 2014. As of August 22, 2026, the company's official listing identified him as Representative Director and President, combining corporate leadership with his established work as a game director.

Recognition and commercial reach

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won Game of the Year at The Game Awards in 2019, while Elden Ring won Game of the Year and Best Game Direction in 2022; these awards were presented to the games and their credited companies rather than to Miyazaki personally. Separately, Miyazaki received the 2022 Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award. FromSoftware later announced that Sekiro had exceeded 10 million units sold worldwide.

Affiliations

FromSoftware, Inc. Representative Director and President 2014–present

Timeline

2004 Joined FromSoftware as a developer and entered the game industry.
2009 Received a lead credit on Demon's Souls and was subsequently identified by PlayStation as the game's director.
2014 Was promoted to president of FromSoftware, according to reported career profiles.
2015 Bloodborne was released with Miyazaki identified by PlayStation as its director.
2019 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, directed by Miyazaki, won Game of the Year at The Game Awards; the award was for the game and its credited companies.
2022 Elden Ring, made under Miyazaki's direction, won Game of the Year and Best Game Direction at The Game Awards; the awards were for the game and its credited companies.
2022 Received the Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award.
2023-09-26 FromSoftware announced that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice had exceeded 10 million units sold worldwide.

Additional verified details

Current context

FromSoftware's official company listing identifies Hidetaka Miyazaki as Representative Director and President. This corporate office is time-sensitive and should be rechecked before publication after the stated as-of date.

Biographical facts

In a 2015 interview, Miyazaki said he grew up in Shizuoka, pursued a social-science degree at Keio University, and worked at Oracle Corporation before entering game development.
Miyazaki joined FromSoftware as a developer in 2004 and worked on the Armored Core series before receiving a lead credit on Demon's Souls.
PlayStation identified Miyazaki as the director of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.
PlayStation identified Miyazaki as director of Bloodborne in its announcement for the game.
Activision identified Miyazaki as director of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and as FromSoftware's president and game director.
A Bandai Namco and FromSoftware release described Elden Ring as made under Miyazaki's guidance and identified him as FromSoftware's President and CEO/Director.
The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association selected Miyazaki for the 2022 Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, citing his contribution to Japan's computer-entertainment industry.